Procurement Specialist

About Us

Diligent is the global leader in modern governance, providing SaaS solutions across governance, risk, compliance, audit and ESG. Empowering more than 1 million users and 700,000 board members and leaders with a holistic view of their organization’s GRC practices so they can make better decisions, faster. No matter the challenge.

At Diligent, you are an agent of positive change. You are joining a team of passionate, smart, creative people who not only want to help build the software company of the future, but who want to make the world a more sustainable, equitable and better place. Be a part of a global community on a mission to make a real impact.

Learn more at diligent.com.

Position Overview:  

As the Procurement Specialist at Diligent, you play a pivotal role ensuring cost-effective purchasing, supplier relationship management, proposal analysis and evaluation, contract review and renewal. This position demands strong communication skills, problem solving and strategic thinking to ensure that Diligent operates at the highest level

Key Responsibilities  

• Maintain and enforce business partner compliance with organizational procurement policies 
• Support the procurement lifecycle, including vendor onboarding and management, proposal analysis and evaluation, negotiations, contract review and redlining, and renewal support
• Partner and provide coaching to business partners, budget owners and their direct reports surrounding the vendor engagement process
• Enable daily operations within the Procure-to-Pay (P2P) system and other internal process control solutions including, but not limited to, development and implementation of training initiatives, end-user adoption, process creation, documentation and improvement, business reporting, system and process performance metrics management, and conflict resolution
• Support and manage the procurement team through reporting monthly/quarterly analytics
• Partner with Finance to provide guidance to departments across the organization on cost and budget control through PO management
• Create a culture of cost efficiency, operational excellence, innovation, and simplification

Required Experience/Skills  

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills. We are relationship builders who interface with some of the most senior leaders in our Organisation
• Adaptable, creative and willing to partner with multiple stakeholders through a wide variety of scenarios  
• Analytical and problem-solving mindset to assist organizational leaders with their 3^rd Party Vendor needs
• A Cross-functional focus to collaborate with a variety of different teams and personas
• Organised, detail oriented and skilled at prioritisation
• The capacity to think big picture and forward-looking when supporting the execution of the strategy 

Preferred Experience/Skills  

• Basics in Procure-to-Pay processes, knowledge of the Coupa Platform is an added bonus
• Ability to analyse spend and identify savings opportunities
• Experience in supporting and providing analytical support with various professional service industries, software, hardware and other spend categories is a plus

What Diligent Offers You 

• Creativity is ingrained in our culture. We are innovative collaborators by nature. We thrive in exploring how things can be differently both in our internal processes and to help our clients
• We care about our people. Diligent offers a flexible work environment, global days of service, comprehensive health benefits, meeting free days, generous time off policy and wellness programs to name a few
• We have teams all over the world. We may be headquartered in New York City, but we have office hubs in Washington D.C., Vancouver, London, Galway, Budapest, Munich, Bengaluru, Singapore, and Sydney.
• Diversity is important to us. Growing, maintaining and promoting a diverse team is a top priority for us. We foster and encourage diversity through our Employee Resource Groups and provide access to resources and education to support the education of our team, facilitate dialogue, and foster understanding.

Diligent created the modern governance movement. Our world-changing idea is to empower leaders with the technology, insights and connections they need to drive greater impact and accountability – to lead with purpose. Our employees are passionate, smart, and creative people who not only want to help build the software company of the future, but who want to make the world a more sustainable, equitable and better place. 

Headquartered in New York, Diligent has offices in Washington D.C., Baltimore, London, Galway, Budapest, Vancouver, Bengaluru, Munich, and Sydney. 

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