Sr. Procurement Specialist

Help at Home is the leading national provider of in-home personal care services, where our mission is to enable individuals to live with independence and dignity at home. Our team supports 66,000 clients monthly with the help of 50,000 compassionate caregivers across 12 states. We’re looking for people who care about others, who are willing to listen, lean in and make impactful change. Each role at Help at Home can have a positive impact in supporting our caregivers and clients. If you are someone who leads with passion and integrity and are looking to join a rapidly growing, industry leading team, Help at Home may be a good fit for you.

The Sr Procurement Specialist, under the direct supervision of the Procurement and Real Estate Manager will support the procurement function by managing the sourcing, negotiations, and suppliers base for risk mitigation, operational support, and cost savings opportunities.  The Sr Procurement Specialist will play a large role in evaluating new vendor while collaborating with business partners across the organization.

Our Benefits: 

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage
• 401(k) retirement plan
• Paid time off and holidays
• Employee assistance programs and wellness initiatives
• Flexible options to support a balanced life
• Compensation range of $100,000-$110,000 based on experience

What You'll Do:

• Support end-to-end procurement across Indirect categories such as Operations, Real Estate, IT, Finance, Audit/Compliance, and HR.
• Lead and conduct negotiations, contract management, and performance improvement initiatives.
• Evaluate vendor performance, conducting various analysis and business reviews.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with strategic vendors and internal stakeholders.
• Develop and implement sourcing strategies by partnering with internal stakeholders to align on project
• Serves as an expert on procurement issues and procedures.
• Execute RFPs and supplier evaluations focused on total value, risk and scalability.
• Drive supplier consolidation and preferred supplier frameworks.
• Partner with Legal and Business Stakeholders to structure agreements and contracts.
• Support cost optimization and spend management initiatives across the organization.
• Influence stakeholders to adopt recommended sourcing approaches and governance standards.
• Supports and reinforces new policies and procedures regarding procurement processes.
• Lead resolution of sourcing challenges requiring cross-functional coordination.
• Support adoption of intake, sourcing, and contract enablement tools.
• Builds and maintains strong relationships with all functions touching the P2P process (Finance, Accounting, Legal, Regional Field Operations, Compliance).
• Supports change management initiatives.
• Performs spend analysis on purchase categories to monitor against budget and overall usage.
• Experience with Vendor management as related to identifying savings opportunities, monitoring vendor spend across entire organization,
• Perform other duties as assigned.

What You'll Bring: 

• Collaborative team member able to build a positive working relationship with various levels of HAH associates and departments.

• Ability to work independently and influence change in the face of complexity and ambiguity.

• Demonstrated strong communication and presentation skills.

• Must be proficient in MS Office Suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint) and have a working knowledge of eProcurement and eSourcing tools (Coupa, Ariba, etc.).

• Knowledge of internal sourcing/procurement procedures and processes, and of external/industry trends, and best practices.

• Exceptional analytical, problem-solving, and project management skills; ability to lead projects and build and execute sourcing strategies is desired.

• Strong interpersonal and negotiation skills, ability to manage the procurement process and build relationships with internal stakeholders and external suppliers.

• Detailed spend analysis experience, analyzing different reporting channels and generating high level outputs from raw data.

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Supply Chain, Business Administration, Logistics, Finance, Economics or a related discipline required. MBA or Master’s Degree a plus.

• Two (2) to Five (5) years of professional experience in sourcing and procurement with an understanding of best practices and world-class processes.

• Experience in various categories including: accounting, finance, corporate services, facilities and/or IT.

• Strong understanding of financial measurement; ability to identify and quantify legitimate areas of business benefit (cost savings, avoidance, client satisfaction, quality improvement, etc.)

• Experience with Coupa or similar P2P system and supplier and category management preferred.

• Familiarity with RFx processes and running competitive exercises preferred.

Physical Requirements:

• Sedentary – ability to remain in a stationary position for extended periods of time.
• Ability to communicate effectively and clearly with others to exchange information.