Associate Director

StradIT; Tampa (FL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

StradIT in Tampa, FL is seeking an experienced IT Strategic Sourcing and Category Management professional to lead global procurement efforts. The role focuses on developing RFxs, negotiating contracts across hardware, software, telecom, cloud services, and IT professional services, and aligning with stakeholders across business, legal, finance, and risk functions.

The successful candidate will manage vendor relationships, drive cost optimization, and support organizational transformation while

Qualifications

• Minimum of 7 years in IT Strategic Sourcing and Category Management at a global organization, preferably in financial services.
• Experience developing RFxs and negotiating HW, software, telecom/networking, private cloud, public cloud, and IT professional services contracts.
• Knowledge of enterprise IT vendors and emerging technology providers.
• Outstanding communication skills; ability to simplify complex sourcing concepts for business, legal, finance, and risk stakeholders.
• Strong organizational competency; capable of independent prioritization.
• Ability to work independently and exercise sound judgment.
• Attention to detail and accuracy.
• Strong analytical, reporting, and presentation skills.
• Comfortable with organizational change and transformation.
• Understanding of key financial, legal, and operational controls in regulated environments.
• Client service orientation and proactive stakeholder engagement.
• Experience partnering to develop SLAs with technology suppliers.

Skills

IT sourcing

RFx development

Contract negotiation

Vendor management

Stakeholder alignment

Communication

Analytical skills

Attention to detail

Change management

Regulatory controls

Risk management

Job description

• Minimum of 7 years of IT Strategic Sourcing and Category Mgmt. at a global organization, preferably in financial services.
• Experience and proven success developing RFxs and negotiating HW, software, telecom/networking, private cloud, public cloud, and IT professional services contracts.
• Knowledge of enterprise IT vendors as well as emerging technology providers.
• Outstanding communication skills, including the ability to simplify complex sourcing and contractual concepts into terms that can be understood by business, legal, finance, and risk stakeholders.
• Strong organizational competency with the ability to independently manage competing priorities.
• Ability to work independently and exercise sound judgement
• Attention to detail and accuracy
• Strong analytical, reporting, and presentation skills
• Comfortable with organizational change and transformation.
• Understanding of key financial, legal, and operational controls required in a heavily regulated organization.
• Client service focused.
• Experience partnering with stakeholders to develop SLAs with technology suppliers.