Associate Specialist, Procurement Operations

Southfield, MI
Full Time
Product & Procurement Services Mgmt
Mid Level
Summary:
K2 Services, LLC provides strategic technology managed services to clients in the legal industry and adjacent sectors.  Procurement Operations oversees strategic sourcing, buying and contract review for the IT Managed Services Portfolio of clients. This role is responsible for process improvement, savings on third party contracts, and client satisfaction.  Role will require collaboration with Partner Management, Sales Operations, Finance, Accounting, Security, Project Management Office, Architecture, Systems, Service Delivery Management and Client Engagement to ensure 100% referenceable clients.
 
Developing effective sourcing strategies across a wide breadth of commodity areas is key along with ability to train, mentor and lead project teams and a desire to learn and grow are essential.

Responsibilities:

  • Communicate effectively both verbally and in writing with leadership, staff, managers, and vendors
  • Prepare strategic Vendor Management materials for Client, Client Engagement, and Service Delivery Management teams on a daily/weekly basis
  • Own the customer contract management process by monitoring and reporting on all upcoming expirations; maintain accurate and current records in the contract management system
  • Provide general expense & budget management support for the entire client portfolio
  • Assist with day-to-day operations of Product Resale and Procurement-as-a-Service (PaaS) client offerings
  • Utilize Request-to-Pay systems technology in a fast-paced environment daily
  • Provide procurement technology support for internal + client end-users
  • Conduct IT financial analysis and research
  • Assist client engagement team in converting transactional resale clients into recurring services clients
  • Navigate vendor channel programs, seeking to maximize incentives and rebates
  • Support Telecom Expense Management function – track and manage telecom inventory, carrier dispute management, liaison to 3rd party TEM, and field ad hoc telecom inquiries.
  • Perform audit analysis on vendors and reporting
  • Perform other operational duties as required and assigned
  • Support Team and Organizational goals through effective expense management

Qualifications:

  • Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Supply Chain or Management Information Systems preferred
  • 1-3+ years of relevant experience focused on procurement / purchasing, experience building purchasing processes, and implementation of procurement tools
  • Strong MS Office Suite knowledge, including the ability to work with large data sets and create calculation and audit formulas in Excel.
  • Familiarity with reading and understanding contractual agreements
  • Proven analytical and quantitative skills
  • Experience in a professional services, technology distributor, and/or technology reseller environment is a plus
  • Permanent U.S. work authorization
  • Occasional travel as required
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