Procurement specialist negotiating and executing purchasing processes for electronics and chemicals in Germany. Seeking suppliers and ensuring product quality with a focus on strategy.
About the role
- Procurement Category Manager for Office Operations at global law firm. Leading strategic sourcing and supplier collaboration while maintaining confidentiality and compliance.
Responsibilities
- Acting as the lead procurement professional for the Office Operations category in a strategic and supportive manner to purchase required products and services
- Using a consultative approach and expertise to conduct strategic sourcing events, including collecting, analyzing, and presenting data and recommendations to various levels of management across the organization
- Partnering with the business in contract and price negotiations, including reviewing business terms, Service Level Agreements, Statements of Work, etc.
- Facilitating a collaborative approach to Category Management, including but not limited to category spend analytics, multi-year strategic sourcing roadmaps, and acquiring and educating the enterprise on markets, suppliers, and trends
- Working collaboratively with suppliers and Real Estate and Workplace Experience teams to enhance supplier value and innovation
- Protecting and maintaining any highly sensitive, confidential, privileged, financial, and/or proprietary information that Latham & Watkins retains
Requirements
- A bachelor’s degree or equivalent
- A minimum of seven (7) years of progressively responsible strategic sourcing experience, including vendor negotiations and RFx events
- Experience in procurement category management, vendor management/vendor risk management, and commercial negotiations
- Experience establishing a Strategic Sourcing function or helping significantly mature a function, preferably Global Procurement experience
Benefits
- Healthcare, life and disability insurance
- A generous 401k plan
- At least 11 paid holidays per year, and a PTO program that accrues 23 days during the first year of employment and grows with tenure
- Well-being programs (e.g. mental health services, mindfulness and resiliency, medical resources, well-being events, and more)
- Professional development programs
- Employee discounts
- Affinity groups, networks, and coalitions for lawyers and staff
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