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Job Description:
What You'll Do
- Responsible for facilitating third party vendor requests through the entire supplier and engagement onboarding process. Communicates with business partners to address all questions relating to Supplier onboarding process. Responsible for the review and planning of incoming requests, gathering required documentation for vendor set-up, drafting and negotiation of simple contract agreement types, and execution of purchasing transactions. Manages interactions with internal clients for supplier transactions for assigned categories.
- Actively manages and escalates risk and customer-impacting issues within the day-to-day role to management.
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How You'll Do It
- Facilitates the completion of the supplier onboarding processes for new suppliers, new engagements, and modifications to existing contracts. Assists business stakeholders in submitting third party portal requests and internal risk assessments, and project planning and tracking the progress of requests throughout the end-to-end process.
- Drafts, negotiates and finalizes low complexity SOWs and amendments. Gathers relevant contract documents in support of drafting and negotiating higher complexity agreements. Ensures accurate data entry in the contracts database and oversees necessary controls to ensure contracts are not signed prior to internal approval.
- Creates purchase orders, ensuring accurate data entry and selection of appropriate purchasing categories to assist Sourcing team in accurate and timely reporting of spend across categories.
- Identifies opportunities to streamline business processes, reduce costs, mitigate risks, and add value to the organization through continuous improvement of Discover's supplier onboarding process.
- Provides support to and manages relationships with internal Business Partners. Ensures Business Partners are following all processes and procedures to ensure compliance with Third Party Program.
Qualifications You'll Need
Minimum Requirements
- Bachelors Business Administration and Management, Finance, Communications, or related
- 2+ years Business, Vendor Management, Operations, or related
In Lieu of Education Experience
- 4+ years Business, Vendor Management, Operations, or related
Preferred Requirements
- 4+ years Business, Vendor Management, Operations, or related
Physical and Cognitive Requirements
The physical requirements described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable a qualified individual with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the position as required by federal, state, and local laws:
- Primarily remain in a stationary position.
- No required movement about the work environment to complete the major responsibilities of the job.
- Primarily performed indoors in an office setting.
- Ability to operate office equipment such as but not limited to computer, telephone, printer, and calculator.
- Ability to communicate verbally.; Ability to communicate in written form.
- Travel less than 10% of the time.
Discover will not sponsor or transfer employment work visas for this position. Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis.
Application Deadline:
The application window for this position is anticipated to close on May-20-2025. We encourage you to apply as soon as possible. The posting may be available past this date, but it is not guaranteed.
Compensation:
The base pay for this position generally ranges between $67,000.00 to $113,000.00. Additional incentives may be provided as part of a market competitive total compensation package. Factors, such as but not limited to, geographical location, relevant experience, education, and skill level may impact the pay for this position.
Benefits:
We also offer a range of benefits and programs based on eligibility. These benefits include:
- Paid Parental Leave
- Paid Time Off
- 401(k) Plan
- Medical, Dental, Vision, & Health Savings Account
- Short and Long Term Disability, Life, and Accidental Death & Dismemberment insurances
- Recognition Program
- Education Assistance
- Commuter Benefits
- Family Support Programs
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Learn more at mydiscoverbenefits.com.
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All Discover employees place our customers at the very center of our work. To deliver on our promises to our customers, each of us contribute every day to a culture that values compliance and risk management.
Discover is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, or other legally protected status. (Know Your Rights)
Discover complies with federal, state, and local laws applicable to qualified individuals with disabilities and is committed to providing reasonable accommodations. If you require a reasonable accommodation to search for a position, to complete an application, and/or to participate in an interview, please email HireAccommodation@discover.com. Any information you provide regarding your accommodation needs will be kept confidential and will only be used to determine and provide necessary accommodation.
At Discover, we are committed to creating an inclusive and equitable workplace through our Fair Chance Hiring practices. Fair Chance Hiring means that we base our hiring decisions on an applicant's qualifications rather than their criminal record. All our positions are subject to Section 19 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act. Our applicants go through a background check, and we follow all applicable local laws, including the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Hiring Ordinance (LA County Fair Chance).
Positions marked as remote eligible are limited to remote locations within the country in which the position is based.
Applicants must be 18 or older at the time of hire.