Assistant Director of Procurement

Job Description

Job Description

Position Description:

• Manage the competitive bid processes for purchases as assigned, including sourcing goods and services, evaluating bids, and negotiating contracts.

• Identify opportunities for cost savings through competitive bidding, bulk purchasing, and vendor consolidation.

• Perform bid analysis, reporting, and benchmarking for internal partners, as needed.

• Build relationships with key internal stakeholders and suppliers to identify opportunities for improvement, drive best practices, ensure procurement compliance, and manage issues.

• Assist in management of the supplier master database, to include monthly, quarterly, and annual reporting and close processes, as well as scheduled review and clean up tasks.

• Coordinate with internal partners in Accounting, Finance, and other Administrative Services to ensure procurement process compliance, triage incoming requests, and troubleshoot any PO and payment issues.

• Other duties as assigned.

Job Requirements

• Education Required High school diploma or equivalent. Bachelor’s degree preferred.

• Minimum of 3+ years strategic procurement and/or financial analysis experience in organization of comparable or larger size.

• Experience with Oracle Cloud Financials and Purchasing system preferred.

• Experience with Zip procurement orchestration tool preferred.

• Ability to meet deadlines while on time constraints.

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

• Ability to apply critical thinking skills to solve problems and bring new ideas to the process.

• Experience in Windows environment with emphasis on Microsoft Excel.

• This position will be based out of the national office in Indianapolis, Indiana. Current work environment is hybrid; 2 days in the office and 3 days are remote.

Key Competencies

• Accountability | Holds self and others accountable for measurable high-quality, timely, and cost-effective results. Determines objectives, sets priorities, and delegates work. Accepts responsibility for mistakes. Complies with established control systems and rules.

• Drive for Results | Can be counted on to consistently accomplish work effectively and efficiently, is very bottom-line oriented, steadfastly pushes self and others for results.

• Effective Communication | Can exchange ideas, thoughts, opinions, knowledge, and data so that the message is understood with clarity and purpose.

• Problem Solving | Identifies and analyzes problems; weighs relevance and accuracy of information; generates and evaluates alternative solutions; makes recommendations.

• Stakeholder Focus | Is dedicated to meeting the expectations and requirements of internal and external stakeholders, gets first-hand stakeholder information and uses it for improvements in products and services, acts with stakeholders in mind, establishes and maintains effective relationships with stakeholders and gains their trust and respect through honesty, integrity, authenticity, and inclusivity.

About BCforward:

Founded in 1998 on the idea that industry leaders needed a professional service, and workforce management expert, to fuel the development and execution of core business and technology strategies, BCforward is a Black-owned firm providing unique solutions supporting value capture and digital product delivery needs for organizations around the world. Headquartered in Indianapolis, IN with an Offshore Development Center in Hyderabad, India, BCforward’s 6,000 consultants support more than 225 clients globally.

BCforward champions the power of human potential to help companies transform, accelerate, and scale. Guided by our core values of People-Centric, Optimism, Excellence, Diversity, and Accountability, our professionals have helped our clients achieve their strategic goals for more than 25 years. Our strong culture and clear values have enabled BCforward to become a market leader and best in class place to work.

Company Description

About BCforward:\n\nFounded in 1998 on the idea that industry leaders needed a professional service, and workforce management expert, to fuel the development and execution of core business and technology strategies, BCforward is a Black-owned firm providing unique solutions supporting value capture and digital product delivery needs for organizations around the world. Headquartered in Indianapolis, IN with an Offshore Development Center in Hyderabad, India, BCforward’s 6,000 consultants support more than 225 clients globally.\n\nBCforward champions the power of human potential to help companies transform, accelerate, and scale. Guided by our core values of People-Centric, Optimism, Excellence, Diversity, and Accountability, our professionals have helped our clients achieve their strategic goals for more than 25 years. Our strong culture and clear values have enabled BCforward to become a market leader and best in class place to work.