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Procurement Consultant

Coordinate with Procurement, Contracting, Spend Analytics, Risk, Responsible Sourcing, Accounts Payable, Enterprise Risk Management, Enterprise Technology etc. to ensure an effective sourcing process and end-to-end supplier management approach. Determine and lead appropriate supplier specific ongoing monitoring plan (operational business review meetings, executive oversight meetings, issue management reviews, performance monitoring, contract management reviews, risk management reviews etc.).

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Procurement Consultant Full-TimeBoston, MA or Springfield, MAThe Opportunity At MassMutual, we’re passionate about helping millions of people find financial freedom and this passion has driven our approach to developing highly interactive digital experiences for our customers. As a Procurement Consultant, you will be responsible for managing supplier relationships, negotiating deals, facilitating sourcing events, and providing directed and independent analytical support for the assigned categories. To help us achieve our mission, we are hiring a Procurement Consultant to join our team.<h2>The Team</h2>Our ideal Procurement Consultant candidate will serve as a procurement subject matter expert for your category, partnering across the business and with other procurement functional areas including responsible sourcing, and procurement operations.  A strong mix of analytic, strategic negotiation, creativity, strategic vision, and communication skills will ensure your success in this role.<h2>The Impact</h2>This role focuses on being a subject matter expert (SME) to assigned business groups.  The Procurement Consultant partners with business leaders/internal procurement group to meet expectations to make sure that all purchases are smart, timely, cost-effective, and aligned with MassMutual Procurement policies. <ul><li>Drive key sourcing events and negotiations, leveraging the full suite of sourcing capabilities and market analysis</li><li>Responsible for managing and negotiating deals for select supplier relationships in the organization</li><li>Coordinate with Procurement, Contracting, Spend Analytics, Risk, Responsible Sourcing, Accounts Payable, Enterprise Risk Management, Enterprise Technology etc. to ensure an effective sourcing process and end-to-end supplier management approach</li><li>Champion third party risk management process compliance</li><li>Partner with Procurement to develop and execute supplier negotiations strategies to achieve the best value and least risk for MassMutual</li><li>Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure key contracting elements, including service level agreement components and evaluation process are aligned and included in the draft contract before passing to Legal for review</li><li>Lead supplier onboarding and offboarding activities, including, but not limited to, coordinating supplier training, granting system access and ensuring that the supplier is familiar with their main contacts within MassMutual</li><li>Determine and lead appropriate supplier specific ongoing monitoring plan (operational business review meetings, executive oversight meetings, issue management reviews, performance monitoring, contract management reviews, risk management reviews etc.)</li></ul><h2>The Minimum Qualifications</h2><ul><li>3+ years procurement, sourcing and negotiation experience</li></ul><h1></h1><h2>The Ideal Qualifications</h2><ul><li>B.S. in business or related fields</li><li>Experience in financial or insurance industry desirable</li><li>Experience in working complex sourcing projects</li><li>Experience creating and leading RFI/RFX sourcing activities to realign suppliers in the category</li><li>Possesses a strong understanding and prior working experience in supplier management activities including performance management (SLAs, KPIs etc.), relationship management, contracting and risk management</li><li>Seasoned individual capable of handling broad-scope projects with short to medium term focus independently</li><li>Team player who collaborates with business units and functional partners (i.e., IT, finance, HR, legal)</li><li>Extensive experience in negotiating agreements and managing complex vendor / client relationships and being creative to structure win-win outcome while optimizing value for MassMutual</li><li>Strong influencing skills to encourage leaders from across MassMutual towards positive supplier relationships and results delivery</li><li>Courage to influence across the organization for compliance with standards and escalate noncompliance when needed</li><li>Demonstrated verbal and written communication, change management capabilities, business acumen, project management and leadership skills</li><li>Ability to lead through transition; Communicate the vision for the future and provide motivation for people to change; Address questions and resistance to change with confidence and an understanding of what is needed for buy-in</li></ul><h2>What to Expect as Part of MassMutual and the Team</h2><ul><li>Regular meetings with the Procurement Team</li><li>Focused one-on-one meetings with your manager</li><li>Access to mentorship opportunities</li><li>Networking opportunities participation in Employee Resource Groups</li><li>Access to learning content on Degreed and other informational platforms</li><li>Access to industry leading pay and benefits</li></ul>#LI-MM1MassMutual is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer Minority/Female/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity/Individual with Disability/Protected Veteran. We welcome all persons to apply. Note: Veterans are welcome to apply, regardless of their discharge status. If you need an accommodation to complete the application process, please contact us and share the specifics of the assistance you need.

MassMutual

Accounts Payable

Analysis Skills

Business Skills

Change Management

Communication Skills

Consulting

Contract Analysis

Contract Creation

Contract Management

Contract Negotiation

Contract Review

Cross-Functional

Customer Experience

Customer Relations

Expense Analysis

Finance

Insurance

Leadership

Legal

Market Analysis

Negotiation Skills

Onboarding

Operational Audit

Operations Planning

Performance Analysis

Performance Management

Performance Metrics

Presentation/Verbal Skills

Project Estimates

Project/Program Management

Purchasing/Procurement

Regulatory Compliance

Relationship Management

Request for Information (RFI)

Risk

Risk Management

Sales Management

Service Level Agreement (SLA)

Supplier Relationship Management (SRM)

Team Player

Time Management

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Vendor/Supplier Management

Vendor/Supplier Planning

Vendor/Supplier Relations

Vendor/Supplier Selection

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Management Consultant

The team supports advisors in all aspects of leading their businesses, including strategic planning, human capital, systemization, client value creation, business structures, financial management, organic growth, practice acquisitions, and succession. This is a recently formed team that is rapidly building new offerings and an extensive service model—making it an exciting opportunity to join a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment within a larger, established organization.

The OpportunityAs a Practice Management Consultant, you will help financial advisors excel in their role as entrepreneurs. This position serves as an acquisition and succession planning specialist, providing guidance to buyers for sourcing and executing acquisitions and to sellers for continuity and exit planning. The role is highly visible in the field and makes a meaningful impact through consulting, workshops, resource creation, and thought leadership. Practice Management consultants deliver advanced expertise and drive innovation in their respective areas of specialization.The TeamOur Practice Management team is expanding MassMutual’s business support and resources to help our affiliated financial advisors successfully grow and strengthen their businesses. Our objectives are to increase advisor growth, productivity, retention, and recruiting. The team supports advisors in all aspects of leading their businesses, including strategic planning, human capital, systemization, client value creation, business structures, financial management, organic growth, practice acquisitions, and succession. This is a recently formed team that is rapidly building new offerings and an extensive service model—making it an exciting opportunity to join a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment within a larger, established organization.The Impact:<ul><li>Serve as the practice management specialist for acquisition and succession planning, providing guidance to buyers for sourcing and executing acquisitions and to sellers for continuity and exit planning</li><li>Provide advanced expertise to help prospective buyers source acquisition opportunities and position their practice in a competitive marketplace</li><li>Provide advanced expertise on exit planning to help advisors grow business value, protect their businesses through continuity planning, and realize value through external or internal succession strategies</li><li>Provide advanced expertise on deal execution, covering due diligence, valuation, deal terms, financing, negotiation, contracting, and integration</li><li>Deliver presentations and workshops for one-to-many offerings and one-to-one consulting for large practices</li><li>Build a comprehensive business toolkit to help advisors operate more effectively</li><li>Design and deliver interactive workshops for advisors with an emphasis on actionable outcomes</li><li>Provide specialist expertise to general agencies to strengthen their practice management offerings</li><li>Support the Business Development team’s practice management coaching programs in a specialist capacity</li><li>Partner with Society Concierge Consultants to support practice management needs for qualifying advisors</li><li>Deliver sessions for MassMutual Academy, Society 1851, agency meetings, and other events</li><li>Develop expertise of MassMutual’s advisor platform and resources in relation to center of excellence and spearhead enhancements</li></ul>The Minimum Qualifications<ul><li>Bachelor’s degree</li><li>8+ years’ experience in financial services or, alternatively, in an unrelated field serving small business owners</li><li>Willingness to travel approximately 10-20% of the time</li><li>Due to the nature of the position, as a part of our background check process, candidates must be able to pass a non-registered fingerprinted background check to qualify as a fingerprinted person under FINRA</li></ul>The Ideal Qualifications<ul><li>Master of Business Administration (MBA)</li><li>Deep understanding of the issues facing financial advisors as small business owners</li><li>Advanced expertise working with advisors on practice acquisitions and succession planning</li><li>Ability to independently identify, build, and deliver new business resources</li><li>Strong analytical and creative problem-solving skills</li><li>Ability to navigate ambiguous business situations</li><li>Experience delivering consulting engagements that span both technical factors and interpersonal dynamics</li><li>Strong presentation skills in both live and virtual formats</li><li>Ability to clearly communicate nuanced concepts</li><li>Team player who is also comfortable working independently</li><li>Preference to work in a fast-paced, high-demand, dynamic environment</li></ul>What to Expect as Part of MassMutual and the Team<ul><li>Regular meetings with the Head of Practice Management</li><li>Focused one-on-one meetings with your manager</li><li>Access to mentorship opportunities</li><li>Networking opportunities including access to Asian, Hispanic/Latinx, African American, women, LGBTQIA+, veteran and disability-focused Business Resource Groups</li><li>Access to learning content on Degreed and other informational platforms</li><li>Your ethics and integrity will be valued by a company with a strong and stable ethical business with industry leading pay and benefits</li></ul>#LI-BC1MassMutual is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer Minority/Female/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity/Individual with Disability/Protected Veteran. We welcome all persons to apply. Note: Veterans are welcome to apply, regardless of their discharge status. If you need an accommodation to complete the application process, please contact us and share the specifics of the assistance you need.

Practice Management Consultant, Acquisitions & Succession

Acquisitions Management

Background Investigation

Business Administration

Business Development

Business Growth

Business Support

Coaching

Due Diligence

Entrepreneurship

Financial Management

Financial Services

Human Capital

Interpersonal Skills

Management Consulting

People Management

Problem Solving Skills

Sales

Small Business

Strategic Planning

Succession Planning

Thought Leadership

Willing to Travel

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Supply Chain Coordinator

Client is a trusted and award winning supplier to Technology, Medical Device, Aerospace and Consumer Products companies that are household names. This role involves creating and maintaining a detailed schedule that balances customer demand, material availability, and machine capacity.

Supply Chain - Planning Coordinator Client is a trusted and award winning supplier to Technology, Medical Device, Aerospace and Consumer Products companies that are household names. They continue to grow due to their superior product capabilities and outstanding customer focus. Currently have three (3) Domestic sites and two (2) International sites. This Supply Chain Planning Coordinator will be the link between the planner and the production supervisor. This role involves creating and maintaining a detailed schedule that balances customer demand, material availability, and machine capacity. Key responsibilities include • Managing the flow of materials to ensure seamless production • Swiftly responding to changes in demand • Monitoring the execution of the production plan • Ensure that production targets are met efficiently while maintaining high standards of quality and minimizing downtime • Excellent organizational skills, attention to detail, and the ability to adapt to dynamic production environments. • Monitors, analyzes, and reports production performance and potential production problems • Revises production schedules when required to address labor or material shortages or to accommodate unexpected situations Qualifications/Requirements • Bachelor's Degree preferred • Excellent computer skills, particularly Excel • High sense of urgency and ability to work well in a fast-paced environment • Strong organizational and analytical skills Contact me to schedule a confidential conversation regarding this opportunity or other opportunities. Please consider our professional referral network as you review this opportunity and think of others that we should contact.

Murphy Search Group specializes in the search and recruitment of experienced, top-flight technical and professional talent. We have a 20 year track record of client satisfaction in direct-hire and contract placement along with the capability to meet a broad range of technical and professional personnel needs. Our firm's success in an industry crowded with competition can be attributed to three factors:
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<li>We know our market. Yes, technology has extended every recruiter's reach, but the knowledge gained over 20 years as a local-area specialist is invaluable. We know what works. We know who works. And we know how to make it work for you.</li>
<li>We're small. Our clients and candidates like it that way. Personalized service is not a buzzword for us... it's the only way we know how to conduct business.</li>
<li>We always work for a win-win. This means that every client deserves to be presented with the most qualified candidates we can source, and that every candidate we qualify deserves a position worthy of their talent.</li>
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Hamilton Murphy is a member of the <a href="http://www.recruitinglife.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">National Association of Personnel Services</a> (NAPS) and the <a href="http://www.caps.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">http://www.caps.org</a> (CAPS). All of our Technical Staffing Group recruiters are nationally certified. WHAT OUR CLIENTS SAY: "We have hired a number of various senior and mid-level managers (manufacturing, credit & human resources) with the assistance of Hamilton Murphy. They delivered the most qualified candidates to us that also matched our corporate culture. The HM professionals take the time to know and understand the company, the position, and the candidate to make sure it's a good fit on all sides. They are a pleasure to work with." The CFO of CT Based, $400MM Trading, Distribution and Manufacturing Company

Murphy Search Group

Planning Coordinator - Supply Chain

Aerospace and Defense

Computer Skills

Detail Oriented

Medical Equipment

Organizational Skills

Production Management

Production Planning

Production Schedule

Production Systems

Supply Chain

Supply Chain Management

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