Senior Procurement Specialist

About the Role
As a Senior Procurement Specialist, you will take ownership of end-to-end procurement for medium to higher-value, complex, and commercially sensitive requirements within the company. This role spans across media production, broadcasting, content, events, and corporate services. You will be responsible for significant sourcing assignments, conducting commercial evaluations, and negotiations. Collaborating with a Buyer who focuses on routine purchasing, you will provide technical guidance as necessary, though you will not have direct line-management responsibilities.

Key Responsibilities

1 | Complex Sourcing & Commercial Negotiation

• Lead end-to-end sourcing for larger-scale, complex, or high-risk requirements from scope review and market engagement through commercial evaluation and award recommendation.
• Develop RFQs/RFPs, bid evaluation criteria, pricing comparisons, and negotiation strategies with end users; challenge unclear specifications and identify cost-effective alternatives.
• Lead negotiations on price, service levels, milestones, warranties, liability, and payment terms, working with Legal and Finance where needed.
• Conduct market benchmarking, total-cost analysis, and supplier comparisons; document recommendations with a clear commercial rationale and an auditable decision trail.

2 | Procurement Execution & Project Delivery

• Manage an assigned portfolio of major procurement requirements in Oracle Fusion, including PR validation, sourcing, PO/contract coordination, delivery follow-up, and close-out.
• Drive procurement readiness for assigned priority media productions, live events, campaigns, and other deadline-driven projects, anticipating lead-time, supply, and execution risks.
• Handle urgent or exceptional requirements through approved escalation and waiver processes, ensuring compliance with procurement governance.
• Coordinate with project managers, production, events, marketing, and content teams to align supplier deliverables, timelines, and budgets.

3 | Buyer Collaboration & Technical Guidance

• Collaborate with the Buyer on purchase coordination, supplier follow-up, document collection, and handovers where routine and complex requirements intersect.
• Provide technical advice on sourcing methods, quotation comparisons, supplier assessment, negotiation approaches, and Oracle Fusion processes when required.
• Share supplier market knowledge, practical templates, and procurement best practices to maintain consistent service and policy compliance within the company.
• Retain full accountability for assigned complex sourcing files and raise any commercial, delivery, or compliance issues directly with the Procurement Manager / Head of Procurement.

4 | Supplier & Contract Management

• Develop qualified supplier options for AV equipment, creative and production services, studio services, event logistics, technology, and other relevant categories.
• Support supplier onboarding, qualification, performance reviews, and corrective-action plans; promptly address delivery, quality, or commercial disputes.
• Coordinate contract scopes, service-level requirements, deliverables, and renewal opportunities with Legal, Finance, and business stakeholders.
• Identify opportunities for rate cards, framework/blanket agreements, and supplier consolidation to improve value and reduce repetitive procurement cycles.

5 | Governance, Systems & Performance

• Ensure sourcing and purchasing activities follow procurement policy, approval matrices, conflict-of-interest requirements, and audit/document-retention standards.
• Maintain accurate and traceable transactions in Oracle Fusion Procurement, including Sourcing, Purchasing, and Supplier Management modules; support contract-related workflows as applicable.
• Analyze spend, sourcing cycle times, savings, and supplier performance for assigned projects and categories; prepare concise procurement reports and recommendations for management.
• Contribute to SOP improvements, digital workflow enhancements, automation, and the development of practical controls for emergency procurement.

Position Authority & Accountability
This is a senior individual-contributor role without direct reports. The Buyer does not report to this position; both roles operate within the same company under procurement management. The Senior Procurement Specialist owns larger-scale sourcing assignments and can provide technical guidance to the Buyer, without supervising performance or allocating work. All approvals and supplier commitments follow the company’s delegation of authority.

Required Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Procurement, Business Administration, Engineering, or a related field.
• Typically 6–8 years of progressive procurement experience, including substantial responsibility for complex sourcing, commercial negotiations, and supplier management.
• Strong working knowledge of Oracle Fusion Procurement (or equivalent enterprise ERP), with hands-on experience across sourcing, purchasing, supplier processes, and reporting.
• Experience supporting fast-moving media, broadcasting, production, creative services, or events environments is strongly preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to manage large and complex sourcing assignments independently, provide practical guidance to a Buyer, and engage effectively with senior business stakeholders.
• Advanced proficiency in Excel, bid evaluation models, commercial analysis, reporting, and contract-related documentation.

Preferred Qualifications

• CIPS, CPSM, or equivalent certification; major media/event sourcing, framework agreements, and procurement improvement experience.

Core Competencies & Success Measures

• Competencies: Commercial negotiation, stakeholder engagement, knowledge-sharing, analytical thinking, risk management, integrity, agility, and improvement.
• Performance measures: On-time complex sourcing, documented savings, compliant award records, supplier performance, sourcing cycle time, and management of commercial risks.