Sr. Sourcing Specialist - Contract

At Early Warning, we’ve powered and protected the U.S. financial system for over thirty years with cutting-edge solutions like Zelle®, Paze℠, and so much more. As a trusted name in payments, we partner with thousands of institutions to increase access to financial services and protect transactions for hundreds of millions of consumers and small businesses.

Positions located in Scottsdale, San Francisco, Chicago, or New York follow a hybrid work model to allow for a more collaborative working environment.

Candidates responding to this posting must independently possess the eligibility to work in the United States, for any employer, at the date of hire. This position is ineligible for employment Visa sponsorship.

Overall Purpose 

The Senior Sourcing Specialist supports sourcing activities for products and services, ensuring business requirements are met in a cost effective and efficient manner. This role will partner with stakeholders and suppliers to execute sourcing strategies and manage negotiations to achieve optimal procurement results. The Sr. Specialist will assist in evaluating supplier performance and identify opportunities for process and cost improvements.  

Essential Functions  

• Supports sourcing activities to identify, evaluate, and recommend qualified suppliers to meet organizational product and service needs.  

• Executes sourcing activities in alignment with company policies and strategies, including management of high value and moderately complex purchases.  

• Assists in negotiating and executing supplier contracts to achieve optimal pricing, terms, and service levels while ensuring compliance with established guidelines.  

• Collaborates with stakeholders to define requirements, clarity specifications, and ensure timely and accurate delivery of goods and services.  

• Utilizes strategic sourcing tools and processes to support optimization.  

• Monitors supplier relationships, addressing performance issues, and escalating concerns as appropriate to ensure consistent quality and service.  

• Maintains effective working relationships with internal departments, suppliers, and procurement leadership to ensure alignment with sourcing activities.  

• Represents the company in a professional manner and maintains a high level of confidentiality and integrity in all business interactions. 

• Stays informed of procurement trends, market conditions, and relevant regulations to support informed sourcing decisions.  

• Support the company's commitment to protect the integrity and confidentiality of systems and data. 

Minimum Qualifications 

• Education or experience typically obtained through completion of a bachelor’s degree in business, procurement, or related field. 

• A minimum of 3-5 years of progressive procurement or related experience. 

• Demonstrated procurement experience in related product and services categories. 

• Effective written and verbal communication skills.   

• Established and progressed skills in evaluating and negotiating contractual language and pricing associated with master agreements, vendor services agreements, statements of work (SOW), subscriptions and licensing agreements within a compliance framework. 

• Competence in analyzing business needs or procurement opportunities for significantly improving expense, service and quality. 

• Effective organizational, project and planning skills. 

• Knowledge of laws and regulations guiding procurement practices. 

• Relevant experience in independently drafting and analyzing RFP’s, RFQ’s, RFI’s 

• Demonstrated high level of proficiency in the Microsoft suite of productivity applications such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and Visio. 

• Familiarity with enterprise financial systems along with finance and accounting requirements relating to budgets and procurement.   

• Background and drug screen. 

Preferred Qualifications 

• Master’s degree or MBA degree in business or related field preferred. 

• Experience with Dynamics GP and/or ReQlogic (DXC Procurement Platform). 

• Experience with workflow management 

• Additional related education and/or experience 

Physical Requirements

Working conditions consist of a normal office environment. Work is primarily sedentary and requires extensive use of a computer and involves sitting for periods of approximately four hours. Work may require occasional standing, walking, kneeling and reaching. Must be able to lift 10 pounds occasionally and/or negligible amount of force frequently. Requires visual acuity and dexterity to view, prepare, and manipulate documents and office equipment including personal computers. Requires the ability to communicate with internal and/or external customers.

Employee must be able to perform essential functions and physical requirements of position with or without reasonable accommodation.

The above job description is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of duties and standards of the position. Incumbents will follow instructions and perform other related duties as assigned by their supervisor.

The anticipated hourly pay rate range for this staff augmentation contractor position is:
Phoenix, AZ: $29.00 - $33.00 USD per hour

This position is intended to be filled through a third-party staffing agency. The selected contractor will not be an employee of Early Warning Services and will be employed and paid by the third-party staffing agency responsible for the engagement.

The hourly pay rate range listed above is provided for transparency and reflects the anticipated range for this assignment. Final pay rate, benefits eligibility, and other terms and conditions of engagement will be determined by the staffing agency and may depend on job-related factors, including experience, skills, qualifications, geographic location, market rates, and the specific requirements of the assignment.

Early Warning Services, LLC (“Early Warning”) considers for employment, hires, retains and promotes qualified candidates on the basis of ability, potential, and valid qualifications without regard to race, religious creed, religion, color, sex, sexual orientation, genetic information, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, protected veteran or disability status or any factor prohibited by law, and as such affirms in policy and practice to support and promote equal employment opportunity and affirmative action, in accordance with all applicable federal, state, and municipal laws. The company also prohibits discrimination on other bases such as medical condition, marital status or any other factor that is irrelevant to the performance of our employees. 

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