Procurement Specialist (Maternity Cover)
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Who we are
The Workshop is a tech company that develops intuitive software for the online gaming industry. Our motto is to move “Fearlessly Forward” together. Cooperative innovation is at the center of everything we do – from our games, new products and technologies, to how we collaborate and share inspiration with one another.
Within The Workshop, Host Co. is a managed services provider that values our customers privacy, data sovereignty and security. We offer our clients a number of products and services including Cloud (IaaS, PaaS and SaaS), co-location in our own data centres and many other ‘as a’ services. Our business is made up of diverse, highly skilled people who enable our customers and their businesses by matching the right solutions to their technology needs.
Your mission
*This position is for a maternity leave cover with an overall duration of 9-12 months*.
The Procurement team is responsible for the end-to-end purchasing lifecycle. The team supports the organization and its customers for its commercial and buying needs across a variety of different functions, departments and locations worldwide. This includes sourcing strategies, managing the procurement stages for goods and services, contract negotiation and closeouts and supply chain management that span multiple office locations.
As the Procurement Specialist, you play a vital role in the supply of procurement services and work closely Legal, Finance and business stakeholders to facilitate contract preparation, procurement support, logistics and guidance in the acquisition of goods and services, primarily relating to our newly acquired Data Centre, located in the Free Trade Area of Tocancipá, Cundinamarca.
To be successful in your role, you will need excellent organizational and communication skills, great attention to detail and the ability to balance competing priorities.
What you'll do
- Providing superior procurement services across the organization to support business objectives.
- Ensuring NDAs are fully executed and stakeholders/clients are provided with a full supplier engagement service.
- Agreeing the best possible commercial and contractual terms for the business & it’s stakeholders.
- Providing a highly professional and valued service in line with organizational policies and procurement best practices.
- Coordinating, execution and close out of contracts and services agreements across multiple corporate entities and locations.
- Onboarding of new supplier relationships.
- Maintaining and maximizing current relationships with suppliers.
- Provide coverage where and when required within the Commercial Procurement team.
- Analysing costs and recommending improvements and opportunities for efficiencies.
- Negotiating prices and setting up accounts and contracts.
- Compiling, reviewing and editing contracts, tender and service agreement documents.
- Monitoring and maintaining approved supplier lists.
- Investigation of any queries or issues that arise in relation to contracts, commercial relationships, basic legal entity questions and supplier services and products.
- Maintain close contact and management of key stakeholders to ensure efficiency and knowledge is shared through the organization with regard to all commercial and purchasing activities.
- Support legal and finance teams with improving process flow and efficiencies.
- Ensure that the administration of all purchasing and accounting requests are handled with exemplary attention to detail and within pre-defined timeframes.
What you'll bring
- Comprehensive understanding and proven track record in delivering all aspects of the commercial procurement and purchasing lifecycle.
- Proficient with Microsoft Office Applications including Word, Excel and Outlook.
- Ability to manage multiple concurrent objectives or activities, and effectively make judgments in prioritizing and time allocation in a high-pressure environment.
- Flexibility and the ability to adapt to change.
- Ability to work and communicate effectively in a multi-office environment and willingness to travel to other offices overseas as required.
- Excellent interpersonal skills and communication skills (both written and verbal).
- Demonstrate professionalism and maturity when working with internal business functions, peers, senior management, and vendors.
- Advanced command of English.
What's in it for you
- A friendly, inclusive and multicultural environment. We are made up of over 35 nationalities and speak almost 30 languages.
- An attractive salary and personal growth opportunities.
- A sabbatical program, which offers the opportunity to take one period of six weeks (30 working days) paid leave every for 4 years of service at The Workshop.
- Private health insurance.
- Gym membership discount.
- Self-managed learning budget.
- Employee referral bonus programme.
- In-company English lessons at different levels with native teachers.
- The possibility of enjoying your holiday period before completing the first year with us.
- The opportunity to take up to three paid volunteering days each year.
- A range of events throughout the year, including Learning Labs, Hackathons and Designathons.
- Department
- Host Co. - Operations
- Locations
- Colombia
Colombia
Life at The Workshop
We’re lucky enough to have a home in some of the world’s best tech hubs – Málaga, London, Reading and Auckland. Our Inventors represent 40 different nationalities and speak almost 30 languages. Check out our current vacancies above, but don’t worry if there’s nothing available – we’d love to hear from you anyway.
Procurement Specialist (Maternity Cover)
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