• Execute the RFP process, solution selection and negotiations to achieve the desired results • Collaborate with the Vendor Management office to ensure risk evaluation is complete prior to contracting • Develop strong relationships with business partners to influence outcomes • Build relationships with key business partners and meets regularly with them to ensure Strategic Sourcing is meeting expectations • Consult with business partners and/or relationship managers to identify appropriate and effective key performance requirements and draft supplier service level agreements (SLAs) • Negotiate large, complex agreements that meet business objectives • Understand and interprets the provisions and terms of contracts; collaborates with Legal and other SMEs as necessary to ensure interpretation accuracy and to resolve escalated issues • Consult business partners and relationship managers on contractual rights and obligations • Provide strategic oversight and quality review to negotiations and contract drafting • Prepare and maintain contracts with service providers in accordance with company standards • Negotiate contractual terms, pricing, and deliverables to mitigate risk and maximize value • Lead in the development and execution of category negotiation strategies with suppliers • Develop strategic category objectives and goals with defined plans for cost savings and risk assessment • Address all areas of category management and consults with function leaders to understand sourcing strategy and execution to achieve optimal business outcomes • Prepare and analyzes vendor spend reports and provides recommendations for improvements to better negotiate and leverage contracts • Create metrics to report on progress against initiatives and/or to provide required data to key business owners • Consult with business partners, suppliers and leadership to identify the most effective and efficient purchasing methods for the products and services required by the business • Identify cost saving opportunities and work with business partners and suppliers to realize cost savings • Assist with implementation of Strategic Sourcing platforms • Act as point of advice, support and guidance to departments and individuals for collaborating with Strategic Sourcing • Collaborate with business partners to ensure a timely renewal or termination • Support vendor management initiatives as needed

Role Description An AI-native procurement platform is automating how enterprises run sourcing events, and is looking for a Supplier Engagement Coordinator to own supplier outreach and protect participation rates across live events. Day-to-day, you will: - Call suppliers to confirm receipt of RFx invitations - Walk them through deadlines - Answer event questions - Route technical issues to the account team - Flag at-risk suppliers before participation slips - Keep contact records current - Help build the outreach playbooks this function runs on Success means consistently high supplier participation, a clean contact database, and nothing falling through the cracks. Qualifications - 2+ years in phone-based B2B outreach calling companies in English — supplier follow-up, SDR/BDR, B2B collections, recruiting, or customer success - Demonstrated experience sustaining high-volume daily outbound calling and managing dozens of concurrent outreach threads without follow-up gaps - Hands-on contact research and verification using LinkedIn, company websites, and other open sources - Disciplined documentation of outreach activity — logging every touchpoint, outcome, open item, and next follow-up - C1+ English (CEFR) for client-facing phone conversations with procurement managers and senior US executives - Reliable home office setup with stable internet and a quiet, professional environment suitable for client-facing calls - Availability to work U.S. business hours Requirements - Exposure to procurement, sourcing, or supply chain environments - Experience with CRM tools or e-sourcing / RFx platforms - Experience in an early-stage or startup setting where outreach processes were built rather than inherited Benefits - Competitive Salary: Based on experience and skills - Remote Work: Fully remote—work from anywhere - Team Incentives: Recognition for maintaining 100% CRM hygiene and on-time reporting - Generous PTO: In accordance with company policy - Health Coverage for PH-based talents: HMO coverage after 3 months for full-time employees - Direct Mentorship: Guidance from international industry experts - Learning & Development: Ongoing access to resources for professional growth - Global Networking: Connect with professionals worldwide

Role Description The primary objective of this assignment is to enhance the capacity of the Ministry of Finance and other relevant public entities in the Republic of Moldova to integrate gender considerations into their procurement regulations and practices, ensuring fairness and equal opportunities for women: - Support in reviewing public procurement legislation to integrate gender equality inclusion criteria: - Provide technical assistance to the Ministry of Finance in operationalizing the provisions of the legal and policy framework related to gender-responsive inclusive public procurement. - Support in the analysis and revision of existing relevant policies related to public procurement, considering gender-responsive principles, and providing recommendations on their modification/adjustments. - Develop proposals for at least four categories of gender-responsive procurement. - Elaborate applicable evaluation criteria, evaluation factors and their weighting, methodology for scoring and calculation, and selection criteria that may be applied by contracting authorities for each category. - Develop practical implementation tools for contracting authorities: - Prepare one practical implementation guide for each of the procurement categories covering the full procurement cycle (planning, tender preparation, evaluation, contract management and contract implementation). - Create model technical specifications and tender documentation for each procurement category. - Develop standard clauses and templates that may be integrated into procurement documentation. - Provide practical examples and case studies illustrating the application of the proposed methodology. - Support stakeholder consultations and validation of the proposed methodology: - Facilitate consultations with public authorities, contracting authorities, civil society organizations, business associations and other relevant stakeholders to validate the proposed provisions and implementation tools. - Incorporate comments received during consultations. - Support the Ministry of Finance in finalizing the methodological provisions and practical tools. - Strengthen institutional capacities for implementation of gender-responsive procurement: - Develop a comprehensive training programme. - Prepare training materials, presentations and practical exercises. - Deliver Training-of-Trainers sessions and practical workshops. - Develop frequently asked questions (FAQs), checklists and quick reference tools for practitioners. - Develop monitoring and implementation support tools: - Develop gender responsive monitoring indicators. - Propose reporting templates. - Prepare recommendations for integrating monitoring into existing procurement systems. - Develop recommendations for periodic review and continuous improvement of implementation. - Promote awareness and market readiness: - Prepare awareness materials for suppliers. - Provide guidance for women-owned enterprises. - Make recommendations for increasing participation of women-owned businesses and underrepresented groups in public procurement. Qualifications - Master’s degree in public administration, social studies, finance, gender studies, and/or any other degree relevant to the requirements of the TOR. - A first-level university degree (bachelor's), combined with four additional years of qualifying experience, may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree. Requirements - A minimum of 5 years of work experience in the public procurement system, including progressive expertise in gender-responsive procurement. - Previous experience working with public authorities to enhance their capacities and improve processes and strategies, preferably in the field of public procurement. - Work experience on previous projects in women’s empowerment and gender equality is an advantage. - Work experience on previous projects focusing on GRP is an advantage. - Fluency in English is required. - Knowledge of Romanian is an asset. Benefits - This is a home-based consultancy. - No travel is envisaged; in case of unforeseeable travel, related costs will be covered separately by UN Women Moldova. Deliverable - Analysis and recommendations for legislative and regulatory amendments integrating gender-responsive and socially inclusive procurement principles developed and submitted to the Ministry of Finance, Stakeholder consultation reports and meeting summaries produced. - Proposals for at least four categories of gender-responsive procurement, including applicable evaluation criteria, evaluation factors and their weighting, methodology for scoring and calculation, selection criteria that may be applied by contracting authorities; due by August – September 2026. - One practical implementation guide for each of the procurement categories covering the full procurement cycle; due by August -October 2026. - Consultation package prepared and shared with stakeholders; due by November – December 2026. - Training package including curriculum, materials, case studies, practical exercises; due by November 2026 – February 2027. - Monitoring framework including indicators, reporting templates, recommendations for implementation; due by March -April 2027.

• Build and implement a strategic sourcing framework that drives efficiency, compliance, and agility in purchasing software, cloud services, and business partnerships. • Oversee procurement operations to ensure all requests flow smoothly through the right reviews and approval paths while meeting SLAs for speed and compliance. • Partner with CISO and IT teams to ensure software purchases are secure, complementary to our existing stack, and optimized for cost. • Serve as system admin for Zip, maintaining and improving workflows that guide stakeholders through each stage of the SaaS and services procurement lifecycle. • Advise business partners on procurement policy and best practices, ensuring expectations are managed and decisions align with company standards. • Collaborate with Engineering and Finance to monitor and optimize cloud spend, surfacing insights that drive budget efficiency.