Procurement Specialist II
On-siteDurham, North Carolina, United States
Job Summary
Drive sourcing activities, supplier evaluations, quote reviews, and award recommendations while managing contract preparation, routing, renewals, and amendments for Master Procurement Agreements, SaaS, and professional services. Process assigned procurement requests to support timely purchase order creation, facilitate purchase requisitions for completeness and policy compliance, and direct requestors and suppliers on required documentation and purchasing procedures. Partner with Legal, Finance, Accounts Payable, and business stakeholders to resolve procurement, invoice, and service continuity issues, ensuring all records, approvals, and contract documentation remain audit-ready. Maintain bilingual proficiency in English and Spanish for clear communication with global suppliers and cross-functional partners.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, Finance, or a related field, or equivalent work experience
- Minimum 5 years of experience in procurement, sourcing, supply chain, contract administration, purchasing operations
- Experience supporting contract negotiation, contract creation, contract lifecycle activities, renewals, amendments, supplier onboarding, supplier performance tracking
- Experience reviewing purchase requisitions, purchase orders, supplier quotes, contracts, invoices
- Working knowledge of common commercial and legal contract terms, including RFx, confidentiality, warranties, indemnification, limitation of liability, intellectual property, and data protection
- Strong organizational, analytical, communication, and problem-solving skills
- Ability to exercise judgment within defined policies, procedures, and approval requirements
- Proficiency with Microsoft 365 tools including Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Outlook, SharePoint
- Bilingual proficiency in English and Spanish, with the ability to communicate, read and write clearly and professionally with suppliers, business stakeholders, and cross-functional partners in both languages
Desired Qualifications
- Experience supporting artificial intelligence (AI), software-as-a-service (SaaS), cloud, or other technology agreements, including familiarity with data privacy, information security, intellectual property, service levels, licensing, usage rights, and supplier risk considerations
- Knowledge of procurement compliance, risk management, governance frameworks, and approval routing requirements
- Experience with Power BI, Tableau, Oracle or similar
- Experience with spend and commercial bid analysis, cost models, purchase price analysis, supplier benchmarking, service provider cost structure analysis
- Ability to resolve invoice issues, track contract renewals, support supplier follow-up, and help maintain service continuity
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