Marketing/Advertising Procurement Specialist

Salt Talent Search is looking for a Vendor Manager for a 12 months extendable contract role

What will you Do

• Review and triage Sourcing requests to ensure the Sourcing is handled through the optimal channel or team to optimize total cost, comply with policies, and ensure speed and efficiency
• Run rapid sourcing processes and negotiate with cross functional teams to generate the best total cost and quality.
• Evaluate and process purchase requisitions efficiently to reduce downstream holds and positively impact payment cycles.
• Lead initiatives, either independently or within a team, to optimize our business processes and standards, by leveraging market knowledge, subject matter expertise, and business insights.
• Manage creative development processes, which can be within our Global Sourcing team, with our Agencies, with our Marketing teams, or any of our internal business partners including but not limited to Marketing, Operations, Legal, Risk/Insurance, Privacy, Engineering, and Finance.
• Competent with concise, clear verbal and written communications internally and externally.
• Comfort with analytics and strong attention to detail, ensuring that business activities comply with internal policies and guidelines, as well as with industry standards, and legal considerations, including data privacy laws.
• Willingness to also support the Vendor Management team with updating and creating spreadsheets, analyzing and creating reports, and other similar tasks.

What Will You Need:

• At least 5+ year of Marketing Industry experience in procurement or similar areas,
• Proven experience in strategic sourcing and managing supplier relationships within the Advertising &/or Marketing industry.
• Highly motivated and able to work effectively in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong verbal, written, analytical, and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to flourish in an environment of fast growth and ambiguity.
• Disciplined, organized, and flexible.
• Adept in working with various tools, including MS Office and Google Suite.
• Able to prioritize and be highly productive in a high-volume environment.
• Ability to communicate with stakeholders across different regions and timezones

CEI No: R1763696 / EA No: 07C3147