Are you ready to leverage your expertise in strategic sourcing and category management to drive significant value in HR and Professional Services?

Want to play a pivotal role in optimizing our procurement strategies and ensuring consistent delivery and value creation?

About the Team

RELX leverages its spend through a central Global Procurement function with responsibilities for delivering procurement savings, driving process efficiencies, and mitigating supply risks across specific spend categories (e.g. Indirect, Direct, Technology).  Global Procurement (GP) is led by the Chief Procurement Officer along with several Global Category Leaders, and a Program Management Office responsible for procurement policies processes, tools, and operational activities across all spend categories. This role sits within the Business and Professional Services team which has responsibilities for key services categories within HR Services, Legal and Professional Services, and reports into the Director-Business and Professional Services.

About the Role

In this role, you will focus on providing support in a number of the sub-categories that form the Business and Professional Services space, most notably across HR Services categories such as Employee Benefits, Payroll  HR and broader Professional Services . Your ability to successfully manage key HR and Professional Services  categories will help us to progress opportunities and deliver increased value in this traditionally complex area of spend. 

You will leverage current best practice analytics around organizational spend and usage, facilitating and supporting the strategic sourcing process for broad Professional Services & HR engagements, engaging with stakeholders, (often at senior levels within the organization) and leading with a number of contracting efforts (NDAs, MSAs and SOWs).

Main Tasks and Accountabilities:

Conducting opportunity Analysis to include reviewing and providing analysis of data on spend/usage with current suppliers.Utilizing both internal spend and market/industry data to assist with rate analytics modeling that can be shared with business stakeholders.Supporting the business with ad-hoc tactical requirements (contracting, price negotiation etc.) in cases where end to end strategic sourcing support may not have been provided.Leading contracting efforts to put often complex MSA, SOWs, and NDAs in place as required, liaising with the GP Contracts Managers and Group and Divisional legal teams as appropriate.Managing and aligning stakeholder requirements and expectations to category strategy.Helping to identify opportunities, facilitating the strategic sourcing process for new projects and ensure the business achieves the optimal commercial/service delivery mix.Developing relationships with HR/Professional Services suppliers to ensure consistent delivery and value creation while implementing an effective Supplier Relationship Management Program for all relevant suppliers within the category space. Contributing to cost savings goals through successful identification, participation in and completion of projects.Ensuring that all relevant systems and tools are supported, including listing all significant procurement projects in the global procurement pipeline and updating accordingly and ensuring all agreements are loaded into the GP contracts database. Ensure category spend is correctly categorized on an ongoing basis.Working with Global Procurement PMO and Business Stakeholders to assess and approve/reject new suppliers in categories of responsibility.

Requirements: 

Have a relevant education background in procurement, finance, or related fieldBe CPM/CIPS QualifiedHave significant experience with strategic sourcing, procurement best practices, category management, managing supplier relationships, business process improvement, with an expertise in Indirect Procurement, ideally within the HR and Professional  Services CategoriesDisplay excellent analytical/quantitative skills that have produced demonstrable successes with a detail oriented approachBe able to coordinate and manage multiple programs/engagementsHave the ability to communicate effectively between internal and external partners (often at highest levels of the organization)Have experience writing and generating RFPs, RFIs and RFQs to suppliersBe able to use influencing skills while reviewing, drafting, and negotiating contracts

Work in a way that works for you:

We promote a healthy work/life balance across the organization. We offer an appealing working prospect for our people. With numerous wellbeing initiatives, shared parental leave and study assistance  we will help you meet your immediate responsibilities and your long-term goals.

Working for you:

We know that your wellbeing and happiness are key to a long and successful career. These are some of the benefits we are delighted to offer:

Health Benefits: Comprehensive, multi-carrier program for medical, dental and vision benefitsRetirement Benefits: 401(k) with match and an Employee Share Purchase PlanWellbeing: Wellness platform with incentives, Headspace app subscription, Employee Assistance and Time-off ProgramsShort-and-Long Term Disability, Life and Accidental Death Insurance, Critical Illness, and Hospital IndemnityFamily Benefits, including bonding and family care leaves, adoption and surrogacy benefitsHealth Savings, Health Care, Dependent Care and Commuter Spending AccountsIn addition to annual Paid Time Off, we offer up to two days of paid leave each to participate in Employee Resource Groups and to volunteer with your charity of choice

About the Business

RELX is a global provider of information-based analytics and decision tools for professional and business customers.

RELX serves customers in more than 180 countries and has offices in about 40 countries. It employs more than 36,000 people over 40% of whom are in North America. The headquarters is in London. The market capitalization is about £60bn ($80bn), making it one of the 10 largest listed companies in the UK. The company is listed on the London Stock Exchange, Euronext and NYSE.

The company has four market segments. It develops information-based analytics and decision tools for professional and business customers in the Risk, Scientific, Technical & Medical, Legal, and Exhibitions sectors.

RELX is an equal opportunity employer: qualified applicants are considered for and treated during employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, national origin, citizenship status, disability status, protected veteran status, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law. We are committed to providing a fair and accessible hiring process. If you have a disability or other need that requires accommodation or adjustment, please let us know by completing our Applicant Request Support Form: https://forms.office.com/r/eVgFxjLmAK , or please contact 1-855-833-5120.

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