Strategic Relationship Mgr 1 at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

The purpose of the SRM 1 is to be an experienced procurement professional who is developing strategic relationship management expertise to help optimize the value of and manages the relationships between Church organizations and preferred suppliers and vendors.

The SRM 1 is a seasoned and experienced procurement professional who will typically be responsible for the overall support, planning, and execution of the least complex commodities or supplier relationships. This person may work on more complex initiatives under the mentorship of an SRM 2 or SRM, Sr.

Specific duties include the following:

Manage supplier relationships: leverage Church enterprise expenditures to qualify, negotiate, select, and establish legal contracts with vendors of products and services at the best value for the Church. Ensure supplier performance of contracted terms and conditions.

Understand and articulate customer and internal partner needs: document, design solutions for, and ensure that both product and service needs of sponsoring organizations are satisfied at the best possible value; interact with vendors, consultants and professional groups; serve as a product and service industry authority.

Meet procurement needs: Use Purchasing tools including eMarket, PeopleSoft, and AX/Dynamics 365 to accept requisitions, create purchase orders, expedite orders, and create catalogs of frequently used goods and services.

Required Qualifications: Bachelor's degree and 4 years of related experience, or equivalent combination of education and experience required

Requires seasoned supply-chain knowledge and experience, and experience in supplier relationship management, strategic sourcing, outsourcing or purchasing. 

Well-developed interpersonal skills and ability to negotiate and resolve conflicts. 

Up to 15% domestic and international travel for up to 2 weeks at time. 

Preferred Qualifications: CPM or CPSM certification.

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