Procurement Specialist HR Services

Responsibilities

We are seeking a highly client‑focused Senior Consultant with proven experience in Professional Services, especially HR Services sourcing such as:

• Talent Acquisition & RPO
• Payroll & Benefits Administration
• HRIS / HCM solutions
• Learning & Development / Training Services
• Contingent Workforce Programs (non‑IT)
• Talent & leadership consulting
• Assessment, coaching, and other HR‑related services

Main responsibilities include

Strategic Intake, Requirement Gathering & Demand Shaping

• Working with stakeholders to define business needs, project scope, timelines, budgets, and success criteria
• Challenging and shaping HR-related demand before requirements are finalized
• Translating business objectives into multi‑year sourcing roadmaps for Professional Services, including HR

Category Strategy Alignment & Optimization

• Ensuring HR sourcing requests align with Professional Services category strategy, preferred suppliers, frameworks, and rate cards
• Supporting updates to category strategy based on market trends and client needs

Market Intelligence & Supplier Ecosystem Development

• Conducting deep market analysis across HR services (labor trends, pricing drivers, delivery models, etc.)
• Building and refining a high‑performing supplier ecosystem, including niche and strategic HR providers

Strategic Sourcing Approach

• Designing sourcing strategies for HR services that maximize long‑term value
• Evaluating alternative delivery models (RPO, MSP, managed services, consulting, hybrid)

RFx Creation & Management

• Leading complex RFI/RFQ/RFP processes, including advanced scoring frameworks
• Driving alignment across client and internal stakeholders

Bid Evaluation & Analysis

• Analyzing proposals across cost, capability, methodology, risk, diversity, innovation, and compliance
• Identifying supplier‑led innovation opportunities in HR

Financial Analysis & Cost Modeling

• Performing rate benchmarking, cost validation, scenario comparison, TCO, ROI, and financial risk assessments

Supplier Shortlisting & Recommendations

• Facilitating evaluation workshops and preparing recommendation decks
• Communicating sourcing outcomes, tradeoffs, and long‑term value

Negotiation Leadership

• Leading commercial and operational negotiations with HR suppliers
• Covering pricing, rate cards, deliverables, SLAs, milestones, and performance‑based incentives

Contract Development & Redlining

• Managing SOWs, MSAs, and contract redlines
• Aligning commercial terms and resolving legal and operational issues

Stakeholder Governance & Approvals

• Managing alignment with business stakeholders, finance, legal, and governance boards

Contract Execution & Supplier Onboarding

• Overseeing execution, archiving, PO creation, and transition to vendor management and operations teams

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Supply Chain, Finance, Economics, or related field (advanced degree preferred)
• 3 years of hands‑on sourcing or procurement experience, including commercial evaluations and contract execution
• Minimum 2 years of direct sourcing experience in HR Benefits categories
• Strong background collaborating with legal, finance, and global category teams
• Proven ability to manage senior stakeholders and suppliers across regional and cultural boundaries
• Skilled in negotiation, financial analysis, market intelligence, and supplier management