Position Title: Procurement Associate
Work Location: North Chicago, IL 60064  Hybrid (Tuesday–Thursday Onsite | Monday & Friday Remote/Flexible)
Assignment Duration: 12 Months
Work Arrangement: Onsite

Position Summary: This position supports the Facilities Procurement organization with a primary focus on procurement sourcing and contracting support rather than transactional purchasing or Procure-to-Pay (P2P) activities.

Background & Context: The selected candidate will support RFPs, contract negotiations, Master Service Agreements (MSAs), supplier contracting activities, stakeholder management, contract lifecycle management, and sourcing-event support.

Key Responsibilities:
• Support sourcing and contracting activities including RFPs and contract negotiations.
• Review supplier agreements and help determine which suppliers currently have contracts in place, contract expiration dates, upcoming sourcing or contracting needs, and recommended next steps from a contracting perspective.
• Download, review, compare, and organize contract-related information and help provide visibility into future contract requirements. • Frequent interaction with Legal teams, business stakeholders, Procurement partners, and Suppliers.
• Support sourcing events within Coupa.
• Provide tactical sourcing support, contracting support, and administrative sourcing support throughout the procurement process.
• May participate in sourcing-strategy discussions.

Qualification & Experience:
• Strong sourcing experience.
• Strong contracting experience. • Experience running RFPs.
• Experience supporting sourcing events. • Experience negotiating and facilitating contracts.
• Experience working with Master Service Agreements (MSAs).
• Experience partnering with legal teams and business stakeholders.
• Experience managing supplier-contract lifecycles.
• Minimum 5+ years of procurement experience. • Strong problem-solving capability.
• Strong stakeholder-management skills. • Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office.
• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Supply Chain, or related field.
• Facilities procurement experience. • Coupa sourcing experience. • Coupa contracting experience.
• Facility-services category experience.
• Indirect procurement experience. • Experience reviewing contract redlines.
• Experience working with attorneys and legal teams during contract negotiations.
• Understanding of contract repositories and contract-management processes.

 
 
At SPECTRAFORCE, we are committed to maintaining a workplace that ensures fair compensation and wage transparency in adherence with all applicable state and local laws. This position’s starting pay is: $ 50.00/hr.