<p>Our client in The Woodlands is searching for a Procurement and Sourcing Specialist on a contract basis. The Procurement and Sourcing Specialist is responsible for managing the full contract lifecycle and supporting strategic sourcing and procurement activities across the organization. This role plays a key part in drafting, reviewing, negotiating, and administering contracts while also identifying, evaluating, and managing supplier relationships to ensure cost-effective, compliant, and efficient procurement operations. The ideal candidate combines strong contract management expertise with sourcing, negotiation, and analytical skills to support business objectives and mitigate risk. The position is fully onsite, Monday-Friday from 8-5 with overtime required. </p><p><br></p><p><strong>Key Responsibilities</strong></p><p><strong>Contracts</strong></p><ul><li>Draft, review, and revise contracts, amendments, renewals, and terminations.</li><li>Support negotiations with internal and external stakeholders.</li><li>Manage the contract lifecycle from initiation through closeout.</li><li>Ensure compliance with legal, regulatory, and company requirements.</li><li>Maintain accurate contract records and documentation.</li><li>Identify contract risks and support issue resolution.</li><li>Track contract milestones, performance, and deadlines.</li><li>Prepare reports on contract status and key issues.</li></ul><p><strong>Sourcing/Procurement</strong></p><ul><li>Identify and evaluate suppliers based on business and procurement needs.</li><li>Support supplier vetting, onboarding, and compliance checks.</li><li>Manage sourcing activities including RFPs, RFQs, bids, and tenders.</li><li>Negotiate pricing, terms, and supplier agreements.</li><li>Build and maintain strong supplier relationships.</li><li>Support cost-saving and strategic sourcing initiatives.</li><li>Maintain procurement records and reporting.</li></ul>
<p><strong>Location:</strong> Houston (preferred), Dallas, Austin / San Antonio</p><p><strong>Work Model:</strong> Predominantly remote | Hybrid as needed</p><p><br></p><p>Role Overview</p><p>We are seeking a <strong>Global Procurement Specialist – IT</strong> on a contract‑to‑hire basis to support enterprise‑wide IT procurement. This role sits within a global procurement function that manages high‑impact, organization‑wide IT contracts and licensing. The ideal candidate has strong IT procurement experience, excellent communication skills, and thrives in a collaborative, global environment.</p><p><br></p><p>Key Responsibilities</p><ul><li>Manage the <strong>full IT procurement lifecycle</strong>, including reviewing, negotiating, and redlining IT contracts</li><li>Support <strong>large‑scale, high‑volume IT agreements</strong> and vendor relationships</li><li>Lead sourcing activities including <strong>RFIs, RFPs, and RFQs</strong></li><li><strong>Negotiate favorable commercial terms focused on cost savings and risk mitigation</strong></li><li><strong>Partner with internal stakeholders to ensure contract alignment and compliance</strong></li><li><strong>Maintain contract and vendor documentation and support governance activities</strong></li><li><strong>Ensure procurement processes comply with internal policies and regulations</strong></li></ul><p>Team & Environment</p><ul><li>Work closely with <strong>one other procurement team member</strong></li><li><strong>Additional procurement hire underway in London</strong></li><li><strong>Global collaboration requires flexibility outside traditional business hours</strong></li></ul>
<p>The SAP PTP Lead is a hands-on role that will provide SAP Functional design leadership and direction as a part of the newly formed SAP Center of Excellence (COE) within the Information Technology organization. This position will help lead the functional / solution architecture and design of a newly implemented SAP S4/Hana system in the areas of PTP (Procure to Pay). The person in this position is required to work with the business sales, distribution, warranty and operational teams, the AMS (Application Managed Services) team, as well as the other SAP functional leads in the SAP COE to ensure that the functional design and configuration in the areas of VMS, Material Management, Variant Configuration, Sales and Distribution, Order to Cash, Procure to Pay and Plant maintenance align with SAP best practices and documentation compliance and can support the operational requirements of the business. This SAP Functional Lead will be supporting (from a PTP perspective) a new SAP S/4HANA implementation within the automotive industry within a high-volume supply chain operation. The person in this position will proactively work with the AMS partner, business and technical teams to resolve and reduce identified defects and changes required. The SAP Functional Lead should be able to make changes to or guide the efforts to customize existing programs or add new programs to existing platforms. The SAP Functional Lead would also help in the organizational change management around the use of SAP software.</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p>