Procurement Associate

Position Title: Procurement Associate

Work Location: North Chicago, IL 60064 Hybrid (Tuesday-Thursday Onsite | Monday & Friday Remote/Flexible)

Assignment Duration: 12 Months

Work Arrangement: Onsite

Position Summary: This position supports the Facilities Procurement organization with a primary focus on procurement sourcing and contracting support rather than transactional purchasing or Procure-to-Pay (P2P) activities.

Background & Context: The selected candidate will support RFPs, contract negotiations, Master Service Agreements (MSAs), supplier contracting activities, stakeholder management, contract lifecycle management, and sourcing-event support.

Key Responsibilities:

* Support sourcing and contracting activities including RFPs and contract negotiations.

* Review supplier agreements and help determine which suppliers currently have contracts in place, contract expiration dates, upcoming sourcing or contracting needs, and recommended next steps from a contracting perspective.

* Download, review, compare, and organize contract-related information and help provide visibility into future contract requirements. * Frequent interaction with Legal teams, business stakeholders, Procurement partners, and Suppliers.

* Support sourcing events within Coupa.

* Provide tactical sourcing support, contracting support, and administrative sourcing support throughout the procurement process.

* May participate in sourcing-strategy discussions.

Qualification & Experience:

* Strong sourcing experience.

* Strong contracting experience. * Experience running RFPs.

* Experience supporting sourcing events. * Experience negotiating and facilitating contracts.

* Experience working with Master Service Agreements (MSAs).

* Experience partnering with legal teams and business stakeholders.

* Experience managing supplier-contract lifecycles.

* Minimum 5+ years of procurement experience. * Strong problem-solving capability.

* Strong stakeholder-management skills. * Strong written and verbal communication skills.

* Proficiency with Microsoft Office.

* Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Supply Chain, or related field.

* Facilities procurement experience. * Coupa sourcing experience. * Coupa contracting experience.

* Facility-services category experience.

* Indirect procurement experience. * Experience reviewing contract redlines.

* Experience working with attorneys and legal teams during contract negotiations.

* Understanding of contract repositories and contract-management processes.