Procurement Consultant

Jefferson Wells is seeking a Procurement Consultant for a client in Detroit. This would be a contract role.

The Procurement Consultant will hep drive efficiency and cost-effectiveness of the purchasing process within the organization. This involves developing/implementing purchasing policies, managing purchasing budgets, and overall management of purchasing processes.

The role also involves providing guidance on the overall purchasing strategy of the organization. In addition, they work with other professionals both inside and outside the organization regarding purchasing, including communicating with managers, engineers, administrators, and sales representatives. They also work with vendors and suppliers to ensure the procurement process runs smoothly and improving it where necessary.

Responsibilities

• Maintaining an in-depth knowledge of the market to ensure best value and practices are maintained.

• Developing a procurement business plan for the organization and ensuring that's it's communicated.

• Forecasting ongoing demand for goods and services.

• Negotiating contracts and service agreements with suppliers.

• Acting as the main contact point for organizational procurement related questions.

• Researching options to source best value products and services

About ManpowerGroup, Parent Company of: Manpower, Experis, Talent Solutions, and Jefferson Wells

ManpowerGroup® (NYSE: MAN), the leading global workforce solutions company, helps organizations transform in a fast-changing world of work by sourcing, assessing, developing, and managing the talent that enables them to win. We develop innovative solutions for hundreds of thousands of organizations every year, providing them with skilled talent while finding meaningful, sustainable employment for millions of people across a wide range of industries and skills. Our expert family of brands - Manpower, Experis, Talent Solutions, and Jefferson Wells - creates substantial value for candidates and clients across more than 75 countries and territories and has done so for over 70 years. We are recognized consistently for our diversity - as a best place to work for Women, Inclusion, Equality and Disability and in 2022 ManpowerGroup was named one of the World's Most Ethical Companies for the 13th year - all confirming our position as the brand of choice for in-demand talent.

ManpowerGroup is committed to providing equal employment opportunities in a professional, high quality work environment. It is the policy of ManpowerGroup and all of its subsidiaries to recruit, train, promote, transfer, pay and take all employment actions without regard to an employee's race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, religion, age, disability, protected veteran status, or any other basis protected by applicable law.