At Parsons, you can imagine a career where you thrive, work with exceptional people, and be yourself. Guided by our leadership vision of valuing people, embracing agility, and fostering growth, we cultivate an innovative culture that empowers you to achieve your full potential. Unleash your talent and redefine what’s possible.
Job Description:
Parsons is looking for an amazingly talented Senior Procurement Specialist to join our team! In this role you will get to manage software assets and procurement, renewals, contracts, vendor updates, and workflows.
What You'll Be Doing:
- Create and track requests for new and existing software/subscriptions including monitoring approvals and procurement processes.
- Manage upcoming renewals and contract dates and act as the procurement point of contact for engineering software and technical library vendors.
- Analyze purchasing requisitions for accuracy and prepare contracts for legal review.
- Create new vendor and vendor update requests.
- Assist in vendor negotiations.
- Assist with budget management.
- Provide asset management and procurement support to the Engineering Systems team.
What Required Skills You'll Bring:
- Proven experience in procurement, contract management, and vendor negotiations.
- Proficiency in asset management and procurement software platforms.
- Strong organizational and analytical skills with exceptional attention to detail.
- Ability to manage multiple tasks, deadlines, and priorities effectively.
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills to work with internal teams and external vendors.
- Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration or Economics (or related field).
- In leu of degree we would consider someone with 6+ years of related work experience is required.
What Desired Skills You'll Bring:
- Proficiency in Asset Manager, SAP Ariba, PRISM, Salesforce, and other relevant platforms.
- Experience in managing software procurement and renewals
- Knowledge of software licensing workflows and implementation.
- Ability to identify process improvements and implement solutions to enhance efficiency.
Security Clearance Requirement:
NoneThis position is part of our Corporate team.For over 80 years, Parsons Corporation, has shaped the future of the defense, intelligence, and critical infrastructure markets. Our employees work in a close-knit team environment to find new, innovative ways to deliver smart solutions that are used and valued by customers around the world. By combining unique technologies with deep domain expertise across cybersecurity, missile defense, space, connected infrastructure, transportation, smart cities, and more, we're providing tomorrow's solutions today.Salary Range: $74,800.00 - $130,900.00We value our employees and want our employees to take care of their overall wellbeing, which is why we offer best-in-class benefits such as medical, dental, vision, paid time off, Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP), 401(k), life insurance, flexible work schedules, and holidays to fit your busy lifestyle!This position will be posted for a minimum of 3 days and will continue to be posted for an average of 30 days until a qualified applicant is selected or the position has been cancelled.Parsons is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, veteran status or any other protected status.We truly invest and care about our employee’s wellbeing and provide endless growth opportunities as the sky is the limit, so aim for the stars! Imagine next and join the Parsons quest—APPLY TODAY!Parsons is aware of fraudulent recruitment practices. To learn more about recruitment fraud and how to report it, please refer to https://www.parsons.com/fraudulent-recruitment/.
Skills Required
- Proven experience in procurement
- Experience in contract management
- Experience with vendor negotiations
- Proficiency with asset management and procurement software platforms
- Strong organizational and analytical skills with exceptional attention to detail
- Ability to manage multiple tasks, deadlines, and priorities effectively
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills
- Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Economics, or a related field
- Six or more years of related work experience in lieu of a degree
- Experience managing software procurement and renewals
- Knowledge of software licensing workflows and implementation
- Ability to identify process improvements and implement efficiency solutions
- Proficiency in Asset Manager, SAP Ariba, PRISM, Salesforce, or related platforms
Parsons Corporation Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Parsons Corporation and has not been reviewed or approved by Parsons Corporation.
-
Retirement Support — Retirement programs are framed as a major value driver, with an ESOP alongside a 401(k) match and additional stock-purchase options contributing meaningfully to total rewards. This structure is positioned as especially attractive for employees who value long-term wealth-building over immediate cash.
-
Healthcare Strength — Health coverage is described as broad and choice-rich, with multiple plan types (PPO, HDHP, and some HMO networks) plus dental, vision, EAP, and wellness resources. The availability of different plan designs and national-carrier coverage supports varied employee needs.
-
Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time-off offerings are portrayed as competitive, including PTO, holidays, flexible schedules such as a 9/80 option for eligible roles, and floating holidays in the U.S. Paid parental leave of 160 hours is also highlighted as a meaningful component of the overall package.
Parsons Corporation Insights
What We Do
Parsons is a digitally enabled solutions provider with a focus on making the world safer, smarter, healthier, more sustainable, and more connected. Founded in 1944, Parsons primarily serves the defense, security, and infrastructure markets. Uniquely qualified to deliver cyber/converged security, technology-based intellectual property, and other innovative services, the corporation delivers state-of-the-art solutions to federal, regional, and local government agencies as well as to private industrial customers worldwide. Parsons has a reputation for inclusion and diversity and has been named to the Ethisphere Institute’s list of World’s Most Ethical Companies for 10 consecutive years. Parsons facilitates a culture of innovation by encouraging collaboration among its employees and providing opportunities for career growth. With offices around the globe, people of varied talents and backgrounds, and a wide range of exciting projects, the possibilities at Parsons are endless. For more about Parsons, visit www.parsons.com. Mission: Delivering innovative infrastructure, defense, and security solutions to enable a more sustainable, safer, smarter, and more connected world.
