Practice Group / Department:
Finance and Tax
Job Description
We are a global law firm with a powerful strategic focus and real momentum. Our industry-focused strategy is seeing us take on pioneering work in places that others have yet to reach. Our shared values define our culture and our workplace. You will find us to be unusually collegial, team-oriented, and ready to innovate. We work seamlessly across practices, offices and around the world. This elimination of boundaries has allowed us to evolve into a law firm that works as hard for its culture as it does for its clients.
The Procurement Analyst will support vendor management services including contract management, vendor conflicts, strategic sourcing, support the creation and deployment of the firm’s diversity supplier program, contract review and management, and relationship management. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in procurement, negotiation skills, and a proven ability to drive efficiency and cost savings.
This position reports to the Manager, Procurement. This position is ideally located in Houston, Texas. The role will require presence in office from time to time pursuant to the firm’s hybrid work policy.
Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
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Partner in developing a comprehensive procurement strategy aligned with the firm's goals and objectives, including policies and procedures for purchasing products and services.
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Assist in identifying, evaluating, and onboarding vendors and suppliers, negotiating favorable terms and pricing agreements while ensuring quality and compliance.
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Maintain relationships with a specified portfolio of vendors, monitoring performance, and addressing any issues or concerns in a timely manner.
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Manage the contract life-cycle management process, from initial vendor selection to contract negotiation, execution, and renewal for a specified portfolio of vendors.
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Collaborate with product owners and internal legal counsel to review and negotiate contract terms and conditions, ensuring alignment with firm policies.
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Ensure compliance with legal and regulatory requirements, as well as ethical standards, in all procurement activities.
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Work closely with the Procurement Manager to monitor and analyze procurement spend, identifying opportunities for cost savings and process improvements.
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Assess and mitigate risks associated with procurement activities, including supplier reliability, compliance, and data security for a specified portfolio of vendors.
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Support the NDA process, opportunity tracking, and development of category strategies and sourcing plans.
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Document procurement processes, policies, and develop a procurement toolkit.
Other duties
Please note this job description does not cover or contain all activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
Skills and Experience:
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Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Supply Chain Management, or a related field.
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Minimum 3-5 years of experience in procurement, supply chain management, or vendor management, preferably within a legal or professional services environment.
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Ability to build strong trusting relationships with business partners and suppliers.
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Demonstrated experience in problem solving, consensus building, and negotiation.
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Excellent analytical and problem-solving abilities, with a focus on data-driven decision-making.
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Familiarity with procurement software and systems, such as e-procurement platforms or contract management tools.
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Knowledge of contract law and IT Service Delivery Management (ITIL) preferred.
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Proficiency in Microsoft Office suite in particular data manipulation in Excel and presentation build in PowerPoint.
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Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively across departments and levels of the organization.
Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer and complies with all applicable federal laws and their implementing regulations that require the collection and recording of certain data and information. The information we receive will not be used to make any decision regarding employment and will be kept separate from your application. Similarly, self-identification information is kept confidential and used only in accordance with applicable federal laws and regulations. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or protected veteran status. Norton Rose Fulbright is committed to providing reasonable accommodation as an Equal Opportunity Employer to applicants with disabilities. If you require assistance or accommodation to complete your application, please contact [email protected]. Please provide your contact information and a description of your accessibility issue. We will make a determination on your request for reasonable accommodation on a case-by-case basis.
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What We Do
We provide the world’s preeminent corporations and financial institutions with a full business law service. We have more than 3,500 lawyers and other legal staff based in Europe, the United States, Canada, Latin America, Asia, Australia, the Middle East and Africa.
Recognized for our industry focus, we are strong across all the key industry sectors: financial institutions; energy, infrastructure and resources; consumer markets; transport; technology; and life sciences and healthcare. Through our global risk advisory group, we leverage our industry experience with our knowledge of legal, regulatory, compliance and governance issues to provide our clients with practical solutions to the legal and regulatory risks facing their businesses.
Wherever we are, we operate in accordance with our global business principles of quality, unity and integrity. We aim to provide the highest possible standard of legal service in each of our offices and to maintain that level of quality at every point of contact.
Norton Rose Fulbright Verein, a Swiss verein, helps coordinate the activities of Norton Rose Fulbright members but does not itself provide legal services to clients. Norton Rose Fulbright has offices in more than 50 cities worldwide, including London, Houston, New York, Toronto, Mexico City, Hong Kong, Sydney and Johannesburg. For more information, see nortonrosefulbright.com/legal-notices
