Procurement Associate ($32.00-35.00 per hour)

Downtown Pittsburgh financial services group in need of a Procurement Associate. The selected candidate will assist with the end-to-end procurement lifecycle, including vendor selection, onboarding, contract administration, monitoring, and reporting.

Duties to include:

• Support centralized procurement processes and assist in implementing best practices.
• Ensure compliance with related policies, procedures, regulations, and laws
• Support initiatives to mature procurement processes; contribute ideas for efficiency and risk mitigation.
• Facilitate vendor search and onboarding while considering supplier diversity; maintain accurate vendor data for reporting purposes.
• Supports the contract administration processes by understanding and guiding contract and vendor owners through the vendor management process, maintaining data relating to qualifying vendors, understanding and supporting the RFP/RFQ process, and learning the relevant IT systems.
• Work with Audit, Legal, Information Technology and Operations teams to ensure compliance with policies and regulations
• Facilitate the communication of Purchase Orders to vendors
• Review and input vendor information into systems of record; ensure data accuracy for reporting and compliance.
• Compile reports on internal service agreements and performance Indicators
• Create presentations to communicate progress for leadership and committee meetings
• Use vendor lifecycle tools and ERP systems (e.g., JD Edwards)
• Support the annual review of vendors and identify/remove inactive vendors from systems
• Monitor contract renewal dates and follow-up with the vendor owners regarding contract status.
• Create and conduct training and awareness activities to educate managers and employees about procurement policies and procedures
• Compiles and communicates information to provide updates on Procurement Team’s day-to-day effectiveness and processing metrics.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree required (Business, Finance, or Information Technology preferred)
• 3 or more years of experience in procurement, vendor management, or contract administration (within financial services preferred).
• Professional verbal and written communication skills
• Strong analytical, critical thinking and problem-solving skills
• Proficient MSOffice skills to include Excel and PowerPoint
• Familiarity with procurement tools and ERP systems is a plus.
• Skilled at building slide decks and presentations as communication tools
• Ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams and maintain strong stakeholder relationships.
• Understanding of contract types (MSAs, SOWs, License Agreements) and contract lifecycle management.
• Knowledge of vendor risk management tools and processes.
• Detail-oriented with strong organizational skills to ensure accuracy in data entry and reporting.
• Ability to interpret and apply procurement policies and compliance requirements.
• Tableau experience is a plus.