Procurement Specialist

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Other Portland , Oregon Contract Hybrid Oct 5, 2026

• Title: Procurement Specialist
• Location: Portland, OR (Hybrid: 3 days/week onsite; remote considered for PST or MST time zones)
• Contract: W2 only, 6-month contract with potential for extension or conversion to full time with the client
• Pay: $60-65/hour + optional medical, dental, vision, 401(k) match

As a Category Manager (Procurement Specialist – P3), you will lead strategic procurement initiatives across complex and high-impact categories. You will own category strategy development end-to-end, drive value creation across the enterprise, and serve as a strategic advisor to stakeholders through sourcing, negotiations, and supplier management.

• Lead development of comprehensive bid packages (RFP/RFQ/RFI), including scope definition, pricing structures, evaluation criteria, and commercial terms for complex sourcing initiatives.
• Drive end-to-end sourcing events, facilitating cross-functional evaluations, analyzing commercial and risk factors, and leading supplier negotiations to achieve optimal total value.
• Draft, negotiate, and finalize contracts across a range of complexity levels, ensuring alignment with sourcing strategy, risk mitigation standards, and business objectives.
• Oversee contract lifecycle management, including renewals, amendments, and terminations, ensuring timely execution, system workflow compliance, and audit readiness.
• Maintain rigorous contract documentation and governance standards to support regulatory and internal controls.
• Serve as strategic point of contact for suppliers, managing commercial relationships and ensuring alignment with performance expectations and contractual obligations.
• Evaluate supplier capabilities, financial stability, and risk exposure as part of sourcing and ongoing performance management.
• Lead performance reviews, address service or delivery gaps, and implement corrective action plans in partnership with Category Managers and business stakeholders.
• Support supplier onboarding and ensure compliance with governance, safety, and operational standards.
• Collaborate with senior business stakeholders to define requirements, assess demand, and translate operational needs into sourcing and contracting strategies.
• Provide expert guidance on procurement methods, market dynamics, and contracting approaches to drive informed decision-making.
• Influence stakeholders through data-driven insights, cost modeling, and risk analysis to support strategic outcomes.
• Develop and execute sourcing strategies aligned with enterprise objectives, market conditions, and risk tolerance.
• Apply advanced knowledge of procurement methodologies, contract structures, and negotiation strategies to solve complex or recurring business challenges.
• Ensure full compliance with procurement policies while identifying opportunities to enhance processes, improve efficiency, and optimize total cost of ownership.

• 5+ yearsin supply chain, category management/strategic sourcing or related field.
• Excellent organizational work management skills
• Verbal and written communication skills
• Supply chain procurement and contracting experience
• Advanced knowledge of inventory control practices and systems (depending on area of specialization)
• Advanced knowledge of contracting and procurement methods, standards, procedures and processes
• Intermediate knowledge of business practices and market conditions applicable to program and technical requirements sufficient to evaluate bids, contractor responsibility and contractor performance
• Intermediate skills in formulating sourcing strategies that accomplish performance and savings goals, anticipate potential threats or opportunities and are consistent with company…