Procurement Specialist

SS&C is a global provider of investment and financial services and software for the financial services and healthcare industries. Named to Fortune 1000 list as top U.S. company based on revenue, SS&C is headquartered in Windsor, Connecticut and has 20,000+ employees in over 90 offices in 35 countries. Some 18,000 financial services and healthcare organizations, from the world's largest institutions to local firms, manage and account for their investments using SS&C's products and services.

Job Description

Procurement Specialist

Locations: Basildon, Essex | Hybrid

SS&C are looking for a Procurement Specialist to join our team. This position will be focused in carrying out day-to-day procurement activities, including contract management, contract negotiation, use and management of financial systems to generate purchase orders, and partner with business units to facilitate their procurement needs.

Why You Will Love It Here!

• Flexibility: Hybrid Work Model & a Business Casual Dress Code, including jeans.
• Your Future: Contributory pension scheme.
• Work/Life Balance: Flexible Personal/Vacation Time Off, Sick Leave, Paid Holidays
• Your Wellbeing: Medical, Dental, Vision, Employee Assistance Program, Parental Leave
• Diversity & Inclusion: Committed to Welcoming, Celebrating and Thriving on Diversity
• Training: Hands-On, Team-Customized, including SS&C University
• Extra Perks: Discounts on fitness clubs, travel and more!

What You Will Get To Do:

• Assessment of services, associated contracts, and prioritization.
• Plan, direct and monitor purchasing activities, including supplier selection processes, issuing purchase orders and coordinate contract reviews.
• Compile a schedule of Vendor meetings with an agenda to discuss services levels, compliance and service related issues.
• Work with Risk teams, including but not limited to Business Continuity, Information Security and Data Protection to ensure we protect the business from such risks within our supply chain.

What You Will Bring:

• Practical procurement and supplier management experience
• Contract management and contract review experience including a reasonable understanding of legal clauses and experience of contract drafting and redlining.
• Ability to manage stakeholders at all levels
• Ability to multi-task and work to tight deadlines
• Quick learner and able to adjust to internal governance and processes
• Strong team working, collaboration and Interpersonal skills
• Negotiating skills and experience
• Proven analytical and problem solving skills
• Good communication and presentation skills
• Understanding of Microsoft Office tools
• Related skills of budget control, performance analysis
• General familiarity with the  General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) outsourcing requirements is encouraged
• Experience of working in a Procurement and Supplier Management function within the financial services industry is desirable.
• Procurement and supply chain management related certifications are encouraged.  Examples include:  CIPS, ITIL

SS&C quality

All employees are accountable for the delivery of a Quality service, driving for excellence in all their work activities:

• To be quality driven, aiming for 100% accuracy and timeliness of delivery.
• To effectively plan the way services are delivered so that all activity is directly related to providing quality services and meeting the expectations of the customer.
• To continuously review processes and practices relating to the role and act as a catalyst for change and improvement in individual and team performance.
• To observe proper standards of market, business, and personal conduct, demonstrating integrity in the execution of duties.
• To communicate and promote the values which reinforce and support a consistent quality culture.

We encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and particularly welcome applications from under-represented groups, to enable us to bring a diversity of perspectives to our thinking and conversation. It's important to us that we strive to have a diverse workforce in the widest sense.

Unless explicitly requested or approached by SS&C Technologies, Inc. or any of its affiliated companies, the company will not accept unsolicited resumes from head-hunters, recruitment agencies, or fee-based recruitment services.

Background Checks

All offers of employment at SS&C are subject to background verification checks, including 5-year employment history, proof of eligibility to work in the hiring location, proof of address, credit check and criminal record check (where permitted by local law). The accuracy of all information you submit as part of your application is vital and may be used as part of the background-checking process should you be successful.

Unless explicitly requested or approached by SS&C Technologies, Inc. or any of its affiliated companies, the company will not accept unsolicited resumes from headhunters, recruitment agencies, or fee-based recruitment services.

SS&C Technologies is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and does not discriminate against any applicant for employment or employee on the basis of race, color, religious creed, gender, age, marital status, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, veteran status or any other classification protected by applicable discrimination laws.