Senior Procurement Specialist

FICO (NYSE: FICO) is a leading global analytics software company, helping businesses in 100+ countries make better decisions. Join our world-class team today and fulfill your career potential! The Opportunity We're looking for a dynamic professional to join our team in a role that sits at the intersection of big-picture thinking and operational excellence. In this position, you'll take ownership of contract negotiations and deal activity, working both independently and alongside our Indirect Procurement team, while driving meaningful improvements across Procurement Operations including system implementations, vendor consolidation, and other process efficiencies. If you thrive in a fast-paced environment where no two days look alike, you'll appreciate the variety and autonomy this role has to offer. Best of all, you'll do it alongside a talented, collaborative, and supportive team that is passionate about the work they do. This is a rare opportunity for a self-starter with contract expertise and a forward-thinking mindset to make a visible, lasting impact across the organization. What You’ll Contribute Exhibit a diversity of capabilities, including general contract knowledge and ability to negotiate, Contract Administration, Business Analysis and User Acceptance Tester and general understanding of System Tools and Approval processes. Contract repository administration which includes contract and document management. Support contract deal activity including handling deals independently and with a team. Support key initiatives including vendor management to reduce and consolidate global vendors, process efficiencies and controls to ensure adherence to procurement governance. Assist with User Acceptance Testing (UAT) in system migrations and implementations, plus ad-hoc projects. Collaborate with multiple stakeholder teams including Procurement Leadership, Finance, Accounts Payable, Internal Audit, Business Applications, Marketing, Human Resources, Physical Security and Safety, and Legal teams. Asks critical questions to challenge status quo thinking. What We’re Seeking Bachelor’s degree in related field is strongly preferred. Experience working in Procurement or operational role with understanding of contracts and general Procurement principles. Experience working with and managing different workflows of a CLM tool. Customer Service and Team Building: Has a customer focused mindset; gains support and trust from all levels of the organization, with minimal supervision. Proficient in Microsoft Office (Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Teams, Project) and DocuSign. Systems Self-Starter: Willingness and ability to quickly learn how to become a subject matter expert of multiple software tools. Possess the ability to deal effectively under pressure, managing multiple tasks, deadlines, and rapidly changing priorities. Strong written and verbal communication skills. Demonstrates adaptability for working in culturally diverse environments within a global team. Experience using Oracle EBS and data visualization tools is preferred. Ability and willingness to travel occasionally. Our Offer to You An inclusive culture strongly reflecting our core values: Act Like an Owner, Delight Our Customers and Earn the Respect of Others. The opportunity to make an impact and develop professionally by leveraging your unique strengths and participating in valuable learning experiences. Highly competitive compensation, benefits and rewards programs that encourage you to bring your best every day and be recognized for doing so. An engaging, people-first work environment offering work/life balance, employee resource groups, and social events to promote interaction and camaraderie. The targeted base pay range for this role is: $84,000 to $132,000 with this range reflecting differences in candidate knowledge, skills and experience. #LI-CH1 #LI-Remote Why Make a Move to FICO? At FICO, you can develop your career with a leading organization in one of the fastest-growing fields in technology today – Big Data analytics. You’ll play a part in our commitment to help businesses use data to improve every choice they make, using advances in artificial intelligence, machine learning, optimization, and much more. FICO makes a real difference in the way businesses operate worldwide: • Credit Scoring — FICO® Scores are used by 90 of the top 100 US lenders. • Fraud Detection and Security — 4 billion payment cards globally are protected by FICO fraud systems. • Lending — 3/4 of US mortgages are approved using the FICO Score. Global trends toward digital transformation have created tremendous demand for FICO’s solutions, placing us among the world’s top 100 software companies by revenue. We help many of the world’s largest banks, insurers, retailers, telecommunications providers and other firms reach a new level of success. Our success is dependent on really talented people – just like you – who thrive on the collaboration and innovation that’s nurtured by a diverse and inclusive environment. We’ll provide the support you need, while ensuring you have the freedom to develop your skills and grow your career. Join FICO and help change the way business thinks! Learn more about how you can fulfil your potential at www.fico.com/Careers FICO promotes a culture of inclusion and seeks to attract a diverse set of candidates for each job opportunity. We are an equal employment opportunity employer and we’re proud to offer employment and advancement opportunities to all candidates without regard to race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, pregnancy, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. Research has shown that women and candidates from underrepresented communities may not apply for an opportunity if they don’t meet all stated qualifications. While our qualifications are clearly related to role success, each candidate’s profile is unique and strengths in certain skill and/or experience areas can be equally effective. If you believe you have many, but not necessarily all, of the stated qualifications we encourage you to apply. Information submitted with your application is subject to the FICO Privacy policy at https://www.fico.com/en/privacy-policy