Overview

SRI International is seeking a Procurement Project Specialist to join our dynamic team of contract professionals. 

As part of SRI’s Contracts team, you will have the opportunity, as a Procurement Project Specialist to utilize your experience to support SRI's corporate functions. 

This position is Fully Remote. 

• As a research and development company, our Procurement Special Projects team is constantly brought new scenarios and questions to apply our problem-solving skills. There is always opportunity to learn!
• The procurement landscape is constantly evolving with changes in technology, market trends, and regulations. This provides ample opportunities for learning and professional development, keeping the work dynamic and engaging.
• Procurement often requires collaboration with colleagues from various departments. Working together towards common goals fosters a sense of camaraderie and maintains work interest.

Responsibilities

Vendor Maintenance

• Analyze vendor master new & change requests for completeness.
• Provide expertise in troubleshooting vendor request data that will lead to errors in tax reporting, payment, small business reporting, etc.
• Run and analyze vendor data report to determine clean up required.
• Review/Analyze daily vendor exception reporting for corrections & compliance.
• Ensure accuracy, completeness, and consistency of vendor information

Purchase Card

• Serve as point of contact for purchase cardholders, offering guidance, assistance and training on card usage, policies, and procedures.
• Resolve inquiries, issues, and disputes promptly
• Monitors for potential fraud by utilizing reports and contacting cardholders.
• Perform tasks for new card holder setup.
• Review Maintain MCC Codes & Groups including requests to card provider.
• Ensure compliance with policies & regulations

Special Projects

• Part of team to continuously assess and improve the efficiency and effectiveness of our processes and training materials
• Opportunities arise based on organizational needs and priorities

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree
• 1-2 years procurement, vendor management and/or AP experience preferred
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, Particularly Excel, Word, and PowerPoint
• Costpoint, Ariba (a plus)
• Ability to work effectively in a team environment and collaborate with cross-functional teams

The salary range is: $59,440.00-$88,420.00. Salary ranges will vary and are based on several factors, including geographic location, market competitiveness and equity amongst internal employees in similar roles. Positions may also qualify for SRI's Pay for Outstanding Performance program or the annual Performance Based Compensation program. SRI also has a competitive benefits package, to view details please go to https://www.sri.com/resources/benefits/.

SRI is an independent nonprofit research institute headquartered in Menlo Park, Calif., with a rich history of supporting government and industry. We create and deliver world-changing solutions for a safer, healthier, and more sustainable future. For more than 75 years, we have collaborated across technical and scientific disciplines to discover and develop groundbreaking products and technologies and bring innovations and ideas to the marketplace.