Procurement Associate

Providing key support within the Global Procurement team to deliver on the requirements of the business.

The Global Procurement Group is the owners of ICON’s 3^rd Party Vendors. The Procurement Specialist is a key member that manages Global Vendor/Partner Management including Delivery, Quality, Risk to support ICON’s Functional & Service Line Business Needs.

The Procurement Specialist manages the key areas of Risk, Competitive Cost, Service and Sponsor needs. Drives savings/best financial solutions and Supplier Relationships supporting sourcing, vendor selection and contract negotiation.

Procurement:

·         Category Management and drive global vendor discovery, sourcing and vendor selection including the development of sourcing and vendor management strategies, strategic relations to meet ICON’s commercial, cost saving and operational objectives.

·         Contribute to formulation of Global Procurement strategy and group/individual category strategies.

·         Ensure the execution of standards, controls, policies, procedures and performance metrics to effectively and efficiently manage 3^rd party spend for your categories across the enterprise.

·         Create strategic relationships with key vendors to meet/exceed requirements for cost reduction & service improvement.

Vendor Management:

·         Custodian with responsibility to manage to meet high thresholds in the Global Procurement/Business  performance for:

·         Manage key vendor performance for your categories to support continuous improvement with the implementation and management of Scorecard/KPI performance in the key areas of Delivery, Quality and Cost Control, taking corrective action as appropriate.

·         Working with Procurement Management to act as key internal lead in any issue escalation / issue resolution discussions/solutions. Developing strong relationships with key ICON & Vendor stakeholders and act as the focal point for all issues relating to selected category/vendor to contain any risk regarding potential situations affecting operations &/or contractual issues and root-cause to eliminate problems.

·         Principle point of contact with vendor/3^rd party.

·         Develop strong relationships with key ICON & Vendor stakeholders to ensure vendor reporting, Scorecard management and feedback on vendor performance is understood.

Contracts:

·         Key contributor and liaison with legal department in addressing and managing the process of vendor contract review & sign off.

·         On client studies, ensure metrics in place and tracking tools to ensure 3rd party contract versions are correctly tracked, filed centrally and agreed budgets carefully managed.

Individual:

·         Meet individual performance goals/objectives as agreed with Procurement Management

·         Recognize, exemplify and adhere to ICON's values which centre on our commitment to People, Clients and Performance; Ensure adherence to PRO001-SOP & PRO001-POL (ICON Global Supplier Management and Procurement policy) and contribute to ICONs culture of continuous improvement.

·         Drive projects relating to continuous improvement with active involvement and positive contribution to the success of the Global Procurement department and ICON plc.

·         Assist other Global Procurement team members by providing relief & back-up, when required in the day to day running of the department and contributing to the achievement of its Goals/Objectives & KPI’s.

·         Balances the Global Procurement daily client demands with achieving longer term procurement strategies and also the broader company synergies.

Travel (approximately 5%) domestic and/or international.

Experience, Skills, Knowledge Requirements

·         To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty to a high standard. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

·         Excellent combination of technical and business skills, including but not limited to the following:

·      A strong commercial awareness with understanding of effective financial, contractual & risk management focusing on cost & bottom line impacts.

·         Excellent interpersonal and team skills, ensuring maximum results are achieved across all functions & levels.

      A self-starter with the ability to multi-task with in a high paced, dynamic, global environment capable of working under pressure to tight deadlines

Education Requirements