The Opportunity
Huron is redefining what a global consulting organization can be. Advancing new ideas every day to build even stronger clients, individuals and communities. We're helping our clients find new ways to drive growth, enhance business performance and sustain leadership in the markets they serve. And, we're developing strategies and implementing solutions that enable the transformative change they need to own their future.
As a member of the Huron corporate team, you'll help to evolve our business model to stay ahead of market forces, industry trends and client needs. Our accounting, finance, human resources, IT, legal, marketing and facilities management professionals work collaboratively to support Huron's collective strategies and enable real transformation to produce sustainable business results.
Join our team and create your future
Position Summary
This position will be working within Huron's Procure to Pay Team and part of our Global Finance team. This position will be responsible for tasks and projects related to vendor agreements, purchase requests, renewals, and vendor spend analysis across all areas of the business. This role will also be working closely with corporate departments including Marketing, Finance, HR, IT, and Facilities to help negotiate and complete assigned purchase requests to meet business needs.
Qualifications
Responsibilities:
- Manages completion of requests and projects across multiple priorities and deadlines.
- Support all global requests, though majority of requests will be US based.
- Helps manage and guides procurement requests, including verifying business need, scope, and terms.
- Reviews purchase requisitions from business, works requests through to approval and contracting and issue of purchase order.
- Helps maintain contract repository and reporting, both manual and through Huron's contract management tools. (Excel, DocuSign CLM, Workday, etc.)
- Works with vendors for quotes and proposals. Coordinates with Contracting and other teams to complete final review and sign off before execution of agreements.
- Helps ensure renewals and requests are completed on time, and with proper lead time.
- Works with vendor and business to achieve the best value to Huron. Helps business prepare for renewals or purchases, evaluating vendor options. Assists with formal RFP process as directed.
- Assists with overall Vendor Management escalations, tracking, reporting, and review.
- Assist with vendor score carding and tracking.
- Creates and maintains spend analysis reporting as assigned.
- Reviews, investigates and resolves invoice charges and PO inquiries, matching to Purchase Orders, Contract terms and scope.
- Work with business and vendors and stays up to date on service offerings, to support business needs and decisions.
- Maintains proper vendor documentation and tracking through process for tracking and compliance, creates/runs reports as requested.
- Works on projects as assigned, such as vendor tracking, analysis, research, or other vendor management initiatives (diversity tracking, compliance reports, spend reports, etc.)
- Creates pivot tables, reports, and analysis from raw data dumps and varied data sources.
- Follows company request and approval processes, ensures purchases receive necessary approvals before completion.
- Assist with developing and enhancing the Vendor Management process at Huron.
Requirements / Skills
- Excellent English communication skills (written and verbal) with the ability to work with all levels of the business as well as with suppliers.
- Ability to work quickly and independently, with minimal supervision.
- A minimum of 3 to 6 years of contracting or procurement experience.
- Experience reviewing and drafting contracts, reviewing purchase requests, and managing Purchase Orders.
- Experience with Microsoft Office (Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, O365, etc.)
- Ability to create reports from detailed data. Proficient in Excel and experience with Excel.
- Strong skills in negotiation and influencing.
- Strong ability to develop effective relationships with both business teams, as well as vendors.
- Excellent attention to detail: reconciling contracts, reviewing terms, redlines, confirming invoices, and reviewing budgets.
- Ability to work flexible hours, with at least half of working day during US hours.
Posting Category
Corporate
Opportunity Type
Regular
Country
India
