Sr. Procurement Specialist - HR, Benefits, Consultants (Mars Veterinary Health)

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Summary and Qualifications:

As part of the Mars Petcare family of businesses, Mars Veterinary Health is a global network of veterinary practices made possible by 75,000 Associates who care for millions of pets across nearly 3,000 clinics in more than 20 countries each year. We are committed to leveraging our reach to make a long-term positive impact on people, pets, and the planet and know our Purpose – A BETTER WORLD FOR PETS – starts with the people who care for them. We strive to offer unparalleled veterinary care for pets by first and foremost enabling and empowering our Associates to do what they love, whether in primary, specialty, and emergency care or management and leadership.

Role Purpose

​The Sr. Procurement Specialist – Indirect supports the Category Managers in maximizing value in the assigned indirect category(s) which support the daily operation of the business. The role is responsible for the sourcing of goods and services and leading the contracting process with those suppliers. The Sr. Sourcing Specialist manages supplier relationships and takes a lead role on cross-functional teams in the development and implementation of sourcing strategies. 

​The Sr. Procurement Specialist works to insure MVH hospitals have an uninterrupted supply of goods, services and equipment at the lowest overall demonstrated cost and to develop, foster and maintain effective communication and relationships with all internal and external customers. 

​They participate in the development, implementation, managing and monitoring of world class supply network practices ensuring the best value to the organization.​ 

They will fulfill their purpose through proactive problem solving and communication skills, a focus on the internal customer, and contributing to our Mars Petcare purpose of a better world for pets.

Essential Responsibilities and Tasks:

• Live and exemplify the Five Principles of Mars, Inc. within self and team.
• Negotiate price, terms, conditions, and supplier returns/allowances and serve as a point of contact on contracts.  Implement new and renewed contract terms and services through the Coupa system, coordinating with related teams.​  
• ​Develop sourcing strategies, build a scope, stakeholder map, sourcing approach and spend analysis.  Identify current and future business needs, business capabilities and constraints. Define the market, cost structure and suppliers.  
• ​​Negotiate and set up confidentiality and purchasing agreements with suppliers, understanding ownership and rights as it pertains to intellectual property.​ 
• ​Develop appropriate supplier relationship management strategies, analyzing cost reductions and supplier performance improvement opportunities or risks.  
• ​Partner with Finance to determine input for the business operating plans, regularly communicating any risks and opportunities or variances versus plan.  
• ​Maintain strong business relationships with suppliers and internal stakeholders, seamlessly incorporating appropriate strategies and tactics to creatively solve negotiations.    
• ​Participate in ongoing purchasing process improvement efforts; evaluate and recommend best purchasing methods (formal and informal bid processes, purchase orders, disbursements, procurement cards, etc.).    
• ​Recognize intellectual property risks, manage issues that arise and elevate appropriately in a confidential manner.  
• ​Interpret and evaluate contract provisions, conduct research on requirements, evaluate findings, and make recommendations.  
• ​Conduct spend, internal and market analysis, preparing, coordinating and conducting negotiations.  
• ​Prepare purchase orders through Coupa system, ensuring completeness, accuracy, and compliance with existing policies and procedures.  
• ​Compare quotes with the specifications and availability of good and services, placing practice wide orders accordingly.  
• ​Demonstrate continuous effort to improve operations, decreasing turnaround times and streamlining work.  Determine quantity, product availability and sources of supply.  Organize, update, and retain product information files and purchase order records.  
• ​Other job duties as assigned.​  

Special Working Conditions:

• Ability to work at a computer for long periods of time. 
• Project timelines and work volume/deadlines may often require more than 40 hours per week to complete essential duties of this job.
• Must have mental processes for reasoning, remembering, mathemat