About the Metropolitan Museum of Art
The Met presents over 5,000 years of art from around the world for everyone to experience and enjoy. The Museum lives in two iconic sites in New York City—The Met Fifth Avenue and The Met Cloisters. Millions of people also take part in The Met experience online.
Since its founding in 1870, The Met has always aspired to be more than a treasury of rare and beautiful objects. We are committed to fostering a collaborative and respectful work environment with a staff as diverse as the audiences we engage. Our staff members are art lovers who are passionate about working toward a common goal: creating the most dynamic and inspiring art museum in the world.
At The Met, every staff member – from security officers to researchers to scientists and beyond – lives by our core values of respect, inclusivity, collaboration, excellence, and integrity.
Respect: Engage one another with collegiality, empathy, and kindness, always.
Inclusivity: Ensure that all are and feel welcome and valued.
Collaboration: Reach across boundaries to exchange ideas and work together toward our shared mission.
Excellence: Lead the cultural world in quality and expertise—and inspire curiosity and creativity.
Integrity: Hold ourselves to the highest moral standards, admit when we fall short, and then evolve.
About the Department
Procurement leads the optimization of purchases across the Museum to sustain an environment of world-class strategic sourcing through an efficient Source to Pay (S2P) process. This is accomplished by utilizing industry best practices, which manage risk and administer sourcing functionality to proactively direct buying activities and protect the interests of the Museum. Through this process, Procurement:
leads The Met in embracing a culture where sourcing and negotiations are standardized across the organization in a center-led model;
acts as a financial steward and consistently, proactively delivers savings & cost efficiencies back to The Met;
is known as the Subject Matter Experts regarding strategic sourcing;
oversees Supplier Relationship Management and Supplier Diversity & Inclusion;
ensures our business processes are sustainable, manage risk and administer the right level of control and efficiency.
GENERAL STATEMENT OF RESPONSIBILITIES & DUTIES:
You will execute the Met’s Procurement strategies and ensure the integrity of business processes in the acquisition of all Goods and Services needed in Design, Construction, Operations, and Maintenance of The Met’s Facilities and Special Exhibition Environments. You will process POs, manage purchase transactions, obtain quotes, benchmark, and lead simple sourcing projects in related to goods and services in Digital, Technology, Security, and Utilities, within The Met's contract terms and conditions by ensuring on time, on budget and quality-based project delivery.
PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES & DUTIES:
Understand, and uphold, the Procurement Policies and Procedures regarding requisitioning, supplier selection, spend threshold levels, contracting, PO release etc. to ensure process integrity;
Have good understanding of the industries / market for the Digital, Technology, Security, and Utilities industries;
Process requisitions (REQs), manage purchase transactions, solicit quotes, benchmark costs and lead simple projects to meet internal turn-around-time requirements;
Validate / approve additional costs in invoices such as freight, additional handling, and perform change order for the invoice processing as necessary;
Ensure PO accuracy and compliance to The Met's Procurement Policy, and contract Terms and Conditions;
Validate fair values of incumbent sources through benchmark studies. Recommend alternate sources as appropriate considering attributes such as service levels, performance records, industry recognitions, and peer recommendations; negotiate with supplier to capture savings;
Maintain contacts with key suppliers to ensure continuity of supply and timely availability of goods and services;
Support Category Manager and Sr. Buyers in their projects with PO issuance, research, supplier communication (outreach, pre-qualification, onboarding), bidder communications, project tracking, proposal analysis / bids leveling, selection recommendation, to achieve optimal TCO (cost, service, & quality);
Work closely with the requesting departments to clearly understand their requirements to provide early input into the sourcing process. Research supply options and screen candidates;
Establish personal and team credibility by ensuring quick resolution of service issues;
Generate ad hoc work reports, provide periodic updates for management on activities and savings;
Drive procurement best practices to maximize ROI on engaged spend;
Understand project requirements, execute sourcing actions per the defined sourcing guidelines;
Process Requisitions and Change Orders to release POs within standard turn-around time;
Work with Counsel’s Office to create, redline, analyze and negotiate contracts;
Take remedial actions when suppliers are not performing as contracted. Ensure that ordered items are delivered on time and expedite where necessary;
Participate in Interlock meetings with end users, and understand their urgencies, align solution plans with Project priorities;
Generate ad hoc work reports, provide periodic activity updates for management, report savings contributions;
Collaborate with stakeholders and work with suppliers to come up with creative solutions under (sometimes) extreme time pressures to meet the project timelines;
Seek opportunities to maximize diversity spend (including sub-tiers) where viable in all sourcing projects;
Ensure that sourcing practices comply with the defined operating policies and procedures in all aspects of the source to pay process. Provide guidance to Requesters as appropriate;
Other related duties as assigned.
QUALIFICATIONS:
A recognized 4-year college degree at an accredited institution (or equivalent);
3 years of relevant experience in technology related sourcing;
Basic understanding of supply bases in the digital and technology stack (hardware / software and professional services, analytics, content creation, and cloud); lab equipment, security / surveillance devices, and communications;
Basic understanding of the balance between controlling technology run costs and risks while building strategic technology partnerships with suppliers;
Contract negotiation and supplier management experience with understanding of legal / financial risks and key terms and conditions within goods and services contracts;
Ability to prioritize and manage intense workloads in a complex, fast-paced environment;
Self-starter with ability to handle and prioritize multiple projects;
Outstanding verbal and written communication skills;
Excellent PC based skills; analytical with solid proficiency in Microsoft Office
COMPENSATION RANGE:
Pay Range : $ 95,000 - $105,000 / Annually
The advertised pay scale reflects the good faith minimum and maximum salary range for this role. The advertised pay scale is not a promise of a particular wage for any specific employee. The specific compensation offered to a candidate may be dependent on a variety of factors including, but not limited to, the candidate’s experience, education, special licensing or qualifications, and other factors.
Experience in ERP platform (Workday, SAP etc) and sourcing management tools a plus
Location Requirements
At time of employment, employees are expected to be located within commuting distance of the Museum. “Commuting distance” means that they are located in one of following states: New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, or Pennsylvania (the “Tri-state and PA” areas), and be able to commute to and from the Museum in a single day.
Benefits Offerings
The Museum provides competitive compensation, and generous benefits and perks for all eligible employees. Note: Benefits Offering may differ based on Employee Status.
- Medical, dental, vision and life insurance
- 403(b) basic retirement plan and optional matching retirement plan with an outstanding employer match
- Considerable paid time off, including annual leave, sick leave, and 13 Museum holidays
- Long-term disability coverage
- Flexible Spending Accounts & Health Savings Account (pre-tax income for eligible health care expenses)
- Commuter benefits (pre-tax income for parking or mass transit expenses)
- Free financial-planning services
- Financial assistance for relevant coursework, seminars, and training programs
- 25% discount for staff in Museum shops
- A subsidized staff cafeteria
- Access to the Museums Council pass, which grants free admission to various museums and cultural institutions
Research shows that women and people from underrepresented groups often apply to jobs only if they meet 100% of the qualifications. We recognize that it is highly unlikely that someone meets 100% of the qualifications for a role. If much of this job description describes you, then please apply for this role.
The Met is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, The Met will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations. If reasonable accommodation is needed in this process, please contact benefits@metmuseum.org.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art provides equal opportunity to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, age, mental or physical disability, pregnancy, alienage or citizenship status, marital status or domestic partner status, genetic information, genetic predisposition or carrier status, gender identity, HIV status, military status and any other category protected by law in all employment decisions, including but not limited to recruitment, hiring, compensation, training and apprenticeship, promotion, upgrading, demotion, downgrading, transfer, lay-off and termination, and all other terms and conditions of employment.
