Procurement Specialist

Responsibilities

TExecute sourcing initiatives across the S2C lifecycle, including supplier outreach, RFx

events, negotiations, award recommendations, and contract execution.

Develop and support category strategies, roadmaps, and pipelines by leveraging market

intelligence, supplier research, and financial/commercial analyses to align with client

business goals.

Perform financial and commercial analyses of supplier proposals and contracts to inform

negotiation strategies, optimize outcomes, and provide advisory recommendations.

Champion the use of AI and digital tools, applying enterprise-approved assistants to

streamline workflows, enhance reporting, and accelerate delivery of sourcing outcomes.

Contribute to market intelligence and thought leadership content, synthesizing cross-client

learnings and industry research into actionable insights for both internal teams and external

stakeholders.

Support business development efforts, including contract assessments, due diligence,

business case development, and preparation of case studies.

Mentor peers and junior team members, building capability in sourcing execution,

stakeholder engagement, AI literacy, procurement best practices, and expertise.

Drive continuous improvement and innovation in procurement delivery models, sourcing

practices, and supplier engagement approaches.

Willingness to travel up to 50% to multiple customer locations.

Qualifications

Bachelors degree required (or equivalent professional experience). Advanced degrees

and/or professional certifications (e.g., CPSM, MCIPS) preferred.

Must have 57 years of strategic sourcing, category management, and/or consulting

experience, with demonstrated expertise in, including engaging with key suppliers, and the flexibility to adapt across multiple spend areas

C1 C2 (Fluent, Near Native) in Korean language

Hands-on experience supporting category strategy development, executing sourcing events, supplier evaluations, and contract negotiations; proven ability to balance execution

excellence with emerging advisory responsibilities.

Demonstrate the ability to efficiently and responsibly use AI in day to day work, including the following. Please note candidates with Source to Contract experience are welcome, even if

they have not used AI tools in your work; candidates without direct experience are expected

to have an ability to adopt new methods that improve speed, quality and risk management in

sourcing and contracting. All candidates should approach AI with curiosity, structured

thinking and a willingness to challenge old ways of working.

Practical, consistent use of enterprise AI assistants to complete core S2C tasks with sound

judgment and quality control.

Ability to translate business goals into clear prompts and iterate quickly to produce accurate, usable outputs.

Habit of validating AI outputs against source data, policies, and stakeholder guidance.

Ability to prepare and refine documents for effective AI use (e.g., reformatting tables,

flattening tracked changes, converting scans/PDFs, adding headers/context) so assistants

can parse them reliably.

Strong numeric and text-based analytical ability; experience conducting financial and

commercial analysis of supplier contracts and proposals; ability to translate data into

actionable recommendations.

Independent contributor capable of managing own workstreams; experience mentoring peers

or junior colleagues in sourcing execution, AI literacy, procurement practices, and expertise.

Skilled at building trust with suppliers and stakeholders; able to tailor communications for

executives, functions, and external partners.

Adept at prioritizing and managing multiple projects in dynamic, fast-paced environments;

able to operate independently while contributing effectively in shared services and matrixed

structures.

Strong critical thinker and self-starter with the ability to take initiative under high-level

direction; adaptable problem-solver with a passion for continuous self-learning and growth.

Strong written and verbal communication skills; ability to create client-facing deliverables and thought leadership; proven ability to adapt messaging for C-suite executives, functional

stakeholders, and suppliers.

Interest in contributing to business development through contract assessments, due

diligence, and case studies; emerging ability to support pursuit team