Global Procurement Contractor - Technology Procurement, Data and Content

Job Description

Title: Global Procurement Contractor - Technology Procurement, Data and Content

Location: Remote

Duration: 10 Months (potential for temp to perm hiring)

Business Unit:

CoRe Procurement – one of seven global shared services supporting the *** network of member firms.

Roles and Responsibilities:

We are looking for a senior staff or manager-level contractor resource to temporarily join our Technology Procurement team, with the potential for temp to perm hiring. The role will focus on contracting activities in the Market/Financial Data category:

• Applies Data category knowledge to interact with both local and global stakeholders in shaping business requirements for contracts and purchases.
• Manages/coordinates contracting discussions serving as liaison between Business Requester, Supplier, Office of General Counsel, Risk and other stakeholders to discuss/resolve contract terms
• Negotiates pricing and commercial terms. Draws on Data category knowledge to inform negotiations and achieve beneficial results for Client.
• Understands how to navigate across different SMEs and teams to gain cross-functional input and facilitate decisions
• Experienced working with leadership level stakeholders.

Qualifications:

• Education: Bachelor's Degree required; Procurement certification preferred
• Years of Experience: 3-8 years of Procurement and/or Market Data experience. Full-time employment within job history is strongly desired.

Skills:

• Knowledge of Market Data category (at least 1 year of experience.) Can name several "name brand” data suppliers they have worked with. (Examples: Moody's, Dow Jones, Factiva, Dun & Bradstreet, S&P, MergerMarket, Bloomberg.)
• Strong background working with sourcing/contracting/procurement processes
• Understands supplier contracts and has experience working with/negotiating a variety of contract templates
• Experience working in a large, complex organization.
• Experience working in a large, complex organization. Global organization experience highly desirable.
• Strong interpersonal skills to drive coordination between legal and business and other stakeholders for contract completion
• Organized and able to handle multiple simultaneous contracting efforts
• Adept at virtual teaming, virtual and hybrid working environments.