Job Title: Sr. Procurement Analyst
Location: Seattle  WA USA 98134 (Hybrid, 3x per week)
Duration: 6 months
Job Hours: 40hr/week, PST  hours.
 
Position Overview:
This role contributes to the client’s success by being a key player in protecting the business and delivering value through analysis and sourcing insights.
 
Key Responsibilities:
Shaping the Business:

• Project Management:
  Support sourcing managers with timely and accurate execution of sourcing activities. Proactively communicate project information and collaborate with suppliers and cross-functional teams. Independently manage multiple projects and deadlines while acting as a sourcing consultant to cross-functional teams. Responsible for administrative processes and reporting related to projects.
• Sourcing Process:
  Apply and improve sourcing-related processes to enhance efficiency, effectiveness, and compliance. Execute daily sourcing administrative tasks to maintain high-quality data and information.
• Strategy Development:
  Support sourcing strategy by researching key industry players, competitors, and market dynamics to build robust market analyses.

 
Driving Value:

• Value Analysis:
  Develop visual spend reports to identify trends and negotiation opportunities. Lead benchmarking and cost modeling efforts to identify cost savings and improve margins. Collaborate with suppliers to develop analytical insights and sourcing recommendations.
• Supply Base Management:
  Assist in developing supplier scorecards, assessments, and performance metrics to manage supplier relationships effectively.
• Process Optimization:
  Identify and implement opportunities to improve business efficiencies and operational processes.

 
Protecting Supply & Reducing Risk:

• Risk Management:
  Assist in identifying and mitigating supplier and supply chain risks. Maintain and analyze supplier risk data, including financial, commodity, ethical sourcing, and market insights.

 
Technology Requirements:

• Microsoft Office
• Ariba
• Smartsheets
• SharePoint
• Oracle (Nice to Have)

 
Qualifications:

• Education:
  A degree is not required but will influence the level of experience needed.
• Experience:

• 4–5 years in sourcing or external manufacturing with no or unrelated degree
• 2–3 years with a relevant degree

 
Required Skills & Background:

• Supply relationship management
• Strong communication skills
• Manufacturing knowledge
• Market analysis skills
• Team-oriented, collaborative mindset
• Sourcing foundations: Intermediate to expert level knowledge of procurement processes, including RFXs, category strategies, supplier management, risk management, and legal terms

 
Additional Competencies:

• Teamwork:
  Ability to influence peers and senior management and demonstrate leadership across strategic initiatives.
• Communication:
  Clear, concise verbal, written, and visual communication skills, including the use of storytelling techniques to align cross-functional teams and leadership.
• Intellectual Curiosity:
  Enthusiastic about learning through benchmarking, education, conferences, and applying/sharing learnings with peers.

 
Nice-to-Haves:

• Experience with Oracle
• Knowledge of BPA, purchase orders, and standard buying practices

 
  

About Us: SPECTRAFORCE is one of the fastest-growing workforce solutions firms in the United States. As a diversity-owned business, we place human connection at the heart of everything we do, building strong relationships with both clients and candidates to fill roles successfully. Our teams in North and Central America and India serve more than 150 Fortune clients globally, leveraging custom AI technology to provide direct hire, executive search, nearshoring, offshoring, and project staffing solutions.
 
Benefits: SPECTRAFORCE offers ACA compliant health benefits as well as dental, vision, accident, critical illness, voluntary life, and hospital indemnity insurances to eligible employees. Additional benefits offered to eligible employees include commuter benefits, 401K plan with matching, and a referral bonus program. SPECTRAFORCE provides unpaid leave as well as paid sick leave when required by law.

Equal Opportunity Employer: SPECTRAFORCE is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, religion, color, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, disability or veteran status, or any other category protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. Please contact Human Resources at LOA@spectraforce.com if you require reasonable accommodation.
 
California Applicant Notice: SPECTRAFORCE is committed to complying with the California Privacy Rights Act (“CPRA”) effective January 1, 2023; and all data privacy laws in the jurisdictions in which it recruits and hires employees. A Notice to California Job Applicants Regarding the Collection of Personal Information can be located on our website. Applicants with disabilities may access this notice in an alternative format by contacting NAHR@spectraforce.com.
 
LA County, CA Applicant Notice: If you are selected for this position with SPECTRAFORCE, your offer is contingent upon the satisfactory completion of several requirements, including but not limited to, a criminal background check. We consider qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records for employment in accordance with all local ordinances and state laws, including the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers (FCO) and the California Fair Chance Act (FCA). The background check assessment will consider whether a criminal history could reasonably have a direct, adverse impact on the job-related safety, security, trust, regulatory compliance, or suitability for this role. Such findings may result in withdrawal of a conditional job offer. 


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: $51.04/hr.