Role: Market Research/Procurement Consultant
Duration: 12 months (Possible Extension)
Location: Tampa Bay, FL (Hybrid: 2 days in office: Tuesday and any other day)
Project Overview:
Team Structure: They are a collaborative team. There is a lot of overlap with team, and this resource should be able to collaborate. 1 team member works from home, 3 are based in Newark, Manager is based in Tampa, and 1 team member is based in Pittsburg. This resource will be on teams to connect and should feel comfortable making a phone call. The training and ramp-up is moving quickly. While they know some things will take time, there are certain processes they expect this person to pick up on quickly.
Responsibilities:
- Contract reviews (renewal and new).
- Review and identify to businesses any contractual restrictions and/or concerns with the agreement, including usage rights and business terms.
- Negotiations (vendor fees, usage rights, business terms).
- Track renewals and auto-renewals.
- Internal coordination with stakeholders.
- Contract intake and execution.
- Contract termination requirements.
- Contract compliance.
- Inquiries regarding index data (access, cost, distribution, disclosure).
- Inquiries regarding market data usage rights.
- New service requests, moves, changes.
- Respond to User inquiries.
- FITS/SPEND inventory updates.
Skills and Requirements
- Required: market data or procurement experience, no specific vendors required – experience should be in the financial industry. 5 years’ experience in market by default, or procurement experience in the financial space. Should not be IT/technical in nature. They are non-IT through and through.
- Someone who understands the affiliates broadly.
- Should be comfortable talking to vendors, talking to internal business partners.
- Should be a fast learner (the ramp up is quick).
- Understanding contracts, renewals, general services.
- Understands efficiency and who can move quickly and understands urgency.
- Willing to learn the process.
- Detailed oriented/organized.
- Should review processes, procedures and policies provided by the HM to ensure they are on track before reaching out.
- Should ask questions, be sure you are following the processes. Someone who is thorough (for example, if manager asked for a document to be sent out, he expects this candidate to review the document to ensure no errors are there. They should be proactive in reviewing and circling back as needed).
- Nice to have: basic excel skills, basic word, basic communicate, FITZ is great to have(not required). Experience with the vendors is a plus (Bloomberg, Frank Russell, MSCI, SMP)
- Someone who is direct.
Position is offered by a no fee agency.
Location : 1150 Assembly Drive, Suite 6, Tampa FL 33607
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LA County, CA Applicant Notice: If you are selected for this position with SPECTRAFORCE, your offer is contingent upon the satisfactory completion of several requirements, including but not limited to, a criminal background check. We consider qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records for employment in accordance with all local ordinances and state laws, including the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers (FCO) and the California Fair Chance Act (FCA). The background check assessment will consider whether a criminal history could reasonably have a direct, adverse impact on the job-related safety, security, trust, regulatory compliance, or suitability for this role. Such findings may result in withdrawal of a conditional job offer.
At SPECTRAFORCE, we are committed to maintaining a workplace that ensures fair compensation and wage transparency in adherence with all applicable state and local laws. This position's starting pay is: $35.00/hr.
