Banfield Pet Hospital

Senior Procurement Specialist – IT

Banfield Pet Hospital

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: Vancouver • California • Florida • United States

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Salary

💰 $90,300 - $141,094 per year

Job Level

Senior

About the role

  • Live and exemplify the Five Principles of Mars, Inc. within self and team.
  • Negotiate price, terms, conditions, and supplier returns/allowances and serve as a point of contact on contracts.
  • Implement new and renewed contract terms and services through the Coupa system, coordinating with related teams.
  • Develop sourcing strategies, build a scope, stakeholder map, sourcing approach and spend analysis.
  • Identify current and future business needs, business capabilities and constraints.
  • Define the market, cost structure and suppliers.
  • Negotiate and set up confidentiality and purchasing agreements with suppliers, understanding ownership and rights as it pertains to intellectual property.
  • Develop appropriate supplier relationship management strategies, analyzing cost reductions and supplier performance improvement opportunities or risks.
  • Partner with Finance to determine input for the business operating plans, regularly communicating any risks and opportunities or variances versus plan.
  • Maintain strong business relationships with suppliers and internal stakeholders, seamlessly incorporating appropriate strategies and tactics to creatively solve negotiations.
  • Participate in ongoing purchasing process improvement efforts; evaluate and recommend best purchasing methods (formal and informal bid processes, purchase orders, disbursements, procurement cards, etc.).
  • Recognize intellectual property risks, manage issues that arise and elevate appropriately in a confidential manner.
  • Interpret and evaluate contract provisions, conduct research on requirements, evaluate findings, and make recommendations.
  • Conduct spend, internal and market analysis, preparing, coordinating and conducting negotiations.
  • Prepare purchase orders through Coupa system, ensuring completeness, accuracy, and compliance with existing policies and procedures.
  • Compare quotes with the specifications and availability of good and services, placing practice wide orders accordingly.
  • Demonstrate continuous effort to improve operations, decreasing turnaround times and streamlining work.
  • Determine quantity, product availability and sources of supply.
  • Organize, update, and retain product information files and purchase order records.
  • Other job duties as assigned.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree is required.
  • 5-years of experience in purchasing cycles and buying processes for medium complexity contracts is required.
  • Must have experience creating micro strategies for contracts between $3M - $5M and working with preferred suppliers.
  • Excellent communication skills are required, with a collaborative mindset regarding partnership and stakeholder relationship building.
  • Knowledge of purchasing regulations, legal compliance, policies and procedures with demonstrated advanced negotiations, contract and sourcing skills.
  • Preferred: Background and experience in the following sourcing categories: Digital Technologies.
  • Preferred: Ability to understand and interpret key financial statements and components of ROTA.
  • Preferred: Understanding of and ability to conduct SWOT, and TOWS Matrix.
Benefits
  • Competitive salary with paid time off & holidays so you can spend time with the people you love.
  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance for you and your loved ones.
  • Fertility and family-building assistance.
  • Paid Parental leave.
  • Practice Paid Basic Life Insurance.
  • Practice Paid Short- and Long-Term Disability.
  • Automatic enrollment 401(k) Savings Plan after 60 days of employment with generous company match.
  • Commuter Benefits.
  • Legal Plan.
  • Health Savings Account & Flexible Spending Account.
  • Mental health support and resources.
  • Paid Volunteering.
  • Optimum Wellness Plans® for up to three pets.
  • Continuing Education allowance & MED hours for eligible positions.
  • Student Debt Relief (for full-time DVMs).
  • A Variety of discounts including Mars, PetSmart, Royal Canin, fitness, cellular and so much more.

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard skills
contract negotiationsourcing strategiesspend analysissupplier relationship managementpurchasing agreementsmarket analysisprocurement processescontract provisions evaluationfinancial statement interpretationSWOT analysis
Soft skills
communication skillscollaborative mindsetstakeholder relationship buildingproblem-solvingnegotiation skillsorganizational skillsanalytical skillsconfidentiality managementrisk managementcontinuous improvement
Certifications
Bachelor's degree