Procurement Specialist II

Toshiba Global Commerce Solutions is seeking a Procurement Specialist II to support global indirect procurement activities within Worldwide Operations. This role reviews purchase requisitions, drives sourcing and contract administration, supports purchase order creation, coordinates with suppliers and internal stakeholders and ensures procurement activities are completed in accordance with TGCS policies, procedures, and approval requirements. The ideal candidate is detail-oriented, analytical, collaborative, and comfortable supporting multiple procurement activities in a fast-paced business environment. The Procurement team supports Toshiba Global Commerce Solutions by sourcing goods, services, and intellectual property assets in a timely, compliant, and cost-effective manner. The team partners with business stakeholders, suppliers, Legal, Finance, and other functions to support sourcing, supplier evaluation, contracting, purchase order execution, supplier management, and procurement governance.   Required Qualifications Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, Finance, or a related field, or equivalent work experience. Minimum 5 years of experience in procurement, sourcing, supply chain, contract administration, purchasing operations. Experience supporting contract negotiation, contract creation, contract lifecycle activities, renewals, amendments, supplier onboarding, supplier performance tracking. Experience reviewing purchase requisitions, purchase orders, supplier quotes, contracts, invoices Working knowledge of common commercial and legal contract terms, including RFx, confidentiality, warranties, indemnification, limitation of liability, intellectual property, and data protection. Strong organizational, analytical, communication, and problem-solving skills. Ability to exercise judgment within defined policies, procedures, and approval requirements. Proficiency with Microsoft 365 tools including Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Outlook, SharePoint Bilingual proficiency in English and Spanish, with the ability to communicate, read and write clearly and professionally with suppliers, business stakeholders, and cross-functional partners in both languages. Preferred Qualifications and  Areas of Expertise Experience supporting artificial intelligence (AI), software-as-a-service (SaaS), cloud, or other technology agreements, including familiarity with data privacy, information security, intellectual property, service levels, licensing, usage rights, and supplier risk considerations Knowledge of procurement compliance, risk management, governance frameworks, and approval routing requirements. Experience with Power BI, Tableau, Oracle or similar Experience with spend and commercial bid analysis, cost models, purchase price analysis, supplier benchmarking, service provider cost structure analysis. Ability to resolve invoice issues, track contract renewals, support supplier follow-up, and help maintain service continuity. Key Responsibilities Drive sourcing activities, supplier evaluations, quote reviews, award recommendations, and supplier communications under the direction of procurement management. Drive contract preparation, routing, renewals, amendments, and execution in accordance with standards, policies, and procedures. Agreements include Master Procurement Agreements, Statements of Work, Amendments, NDAs, Software as a Service (SaaS) and Professional Service Agreements Process assigned procurement requests to support timely purchase order creation and supplier fulfillment. Direct requestors and suppliers on procurement procedures, required documentation, and purchasing process requirements. Facilitate purchase requisitions for completeness, accuracy, policy compliance, appropriate documentation, and required approvals. Partner with requestors, suppliers, Legal, Finance, Accounts Payable, business stakeholders, and procurement leadership to resolve procurement, invoice, supplier, and service continuity issues. Support procurement-related analysis, including pricing, market trends, product or service availability, supplier performance, and procurement planning. Escalate commercial, legal, compliance, supplier risk, or approval concerns as appropriate. Ensure procurement records, approvals, supplier communications, and contract documentation are maintained in a complete and audit-ready manner. Key Competencies Learns quickly and applies procurement knowledge to support business and supplier needs. Builds productive relationships with internal stakeholders, suppliers, and cross-functional partners. Demonstrates strong analytical thinking, attention to detail, and financial acumen. Communicates clearly and professionally with requestors, suppliers, and business stakeholders. Maintains an organized, self-directed work style and manages multiple tasks simultaneously. Works effectively in a team environment and seeks guidance or escalation when needed. Maintains supplier relationships and conducts performance-related discussions professionally when needed. Demonstrates a process improvement and operational excellence mindset. ABOUT THE COMPANY  Toshiba Global Commerce Solutions is a dynamic billion-dollar global company based in Research Triangle Park, NC, providing retail store solutions to your favorite brands.  Have you ever been in a hurry and made use of the self-checkout at Lowe’s Foods, earned fuel rewards at Kroger, or just paid for purchases at retailers such as Walmart, Michaels, Carrefour, The Gap, Calvin Klein, Boots, Cencosud, BJ’s, or Costco?  These are just a few examples of our in-store solutions and impressive customer base that made us the world's installed market share leader.   The nature of retail is changing quickly, so if you share our 'Together Commerce' vision of a seamless two-way, participatory shopping experience, let’s get together to drive the new economy.