Are you a sourcing & procurement professional? Are you eager to interface across multiple departments as a subject matter expert?
If you want to pursue your professional goals as you help grow an innovative real estate tech company, this work is for you.
Join us as our newest Strategic Sourcing & Procurement Analyst and help change the world of real estate, one home at a time.
We're currently considering candidates for this hybrid role out of : Santa Clara, CA; Austin, TX; New York, NY; Vancouver, BC.
The Strategic Sourcing & Procurement Analystwill be responsible for supporting strategic sourcing, vendor management and internal stakeholder management at across all business units.
This position requires excellent internal and external stakeholder abilities. This role will support strategic sourcing processes and initiatives that take into consideration the impact on operations, customers and internal partners.
This position will support consistency in approach and quality and depth of analysis during the procurement / sourcing process, will help control and reduce spend across the organization, provide ad-hoc analyses and will report into the Director of Strategic Sourcing.
What you’ll do :
Develop, strategize, implement and manage sourcing for select spend categories
Establish and nurture relationships with key vendors and respective supplier base
Demonstrate best practices for supplier relationship management and support vendor business reviews
Work cross-functionally with FP&A and stakeholders to develop savings targets and deliver agreed upon economic value to the Business
Evaluate total cost / supply analyses to identify opportunities to reduce Total Cost Ownership
Serve as a business partner to key Business Unit stakeholders by identifying their critical business requirements and providing procurement services to meet / exceed their deliverables
Lead supplier engagement processes including conducting vendor due diligence, RFx, negotiations and vendor management across a variety of categories
Prepare and execute clear, structured, negotiations following the Strategic Sourcing process
Managing the contract database and Procurement sourcing tools
Align with consistent application of procurement processes across constituent groups to drive compliance
Institutionalize procurement performance measures that demonstrate value and ensure supplier performance
What you’ll bring :
Bachelor’s degree required in a quantitative business discipline, MBA preferred
3-8+ years experience in a Procurement or Strategic Sourcing function
Supply chain management and / or FP &A experience preferred
Internal / external business consulting experience desired
Demonstrated experience of leading stakeholders
Demonstrated ability to exceed demands of various internal stakeholders across multiple business units
Ability to make decisions based on cost / financial analysis
Superior negotiation skills with an ability to develop mutually beneficial relationships with vendors
Strong verbal and written communication skills
Customer service orientation and client-centered focus
Knowledge of best practices, procurement rate cards, strategic alliances, supplier certification, etc.
Knowledge of external market analysis to ensure best pricing / service mix
Related industry experience procuring a diversified range of products and services 
