Associate - Technology Procurement

Experteer Italy; United States; Remote; USD 95,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading global organization as a Technology Procurement expert, where you will manage key supplier contracts and engage with stakeholders. Your role will involve shaping procurement strategies and enhancing supplier relationships to drive significant value in technology solutions, fostering collaborative environments to uphold exceptional client service.

Benefits

Flexible work environment

Diverse and inclusive culture

Career development opportunities

Qualifications

• 5-7 years of experience sourcing technology goods and services.
• Experience negotiating software licensing contracts.
• Strong relationship management capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Develop category strategies for technology procurement.
• Manage contract negotiations and relationships with suppliers.
• Submit management information and project status updates.

Skills

Stakeholder engagement

Negotiation

Contract management

Sourcing

Communication

Education

Business Degree or equivalent

Job description

At EY, we're all in to shape your future with confidence.
We'll help you succeed in a globally connected powerhouse of diverse teams and take your career wherever you want it to go.
Join EY and help to build a better working world.
The opportunity
The purpose of the global EY organization is to Build a Better Working World. The insights and services the organization provides help to drive long-term value for clients, people, and society and to build trust in the capital markets. An essential function under EY Business Enablement, Supply Chain Services (SCS) is a global team with more than 600 professionals in over 35 countries supporting the EY organization across the globe. This structure helps enable knowledge-sharing across categories and regions, streamlining efforts in seeking innovative suppliers that can provide exceptional client service to maximize SCS's value for the EY organization and the world's supply chain.
A key component of SCS is Global Procurement, whose purpose is to drive significant synergies and value creation from sourcing to contract lifecycle management, deliver exceptional client experiences and build more vital collaboration to manage Technology, Talent, Alliances and Brand, Marketing and Communications (BMC) spend categories. We forge meaningful supplier relationships and strengthen supplier resilience to help EY maximize long-term value for its people, clients and communities.
The Technology Procurement team manage circa $1.5B of spend annually and focus on requirements from the Technology teams. This is a superb opportunity to support EY Technology (EYT) at the forefront of developing, managing, and implementing technology solutions that span the full process life cycle - integral in identifying organizational needs across various regions and service lines, shaping strategic direction and architectural frameworks, and ensuring the successful delivery and management of operational services.
EYT increasingly acts as a catalyst for business success; priority projects such as EY's AI solutions, Fabric platform and Global Tax Platform are essential to delivering on EY's Global Priorities and sustaining our competitive advantage as the most globally integrated professional services organization.
The Client Technology Sourcing team supports key programs and solutions globally in partnership with our Client Technology and Service Line colleagues, continuing to enhance EY's position as a technology driven industry leader. You may support these technology procurement requirements within this role.
Your key responsibilities
* Be a senior individual contributor on a Technology Procurement team aligned to one or more service lines, as well as client serving business units.
* May develop category strategies for assigned categories and areas.
* Stakeholder and supplier relationship management.
* Manage full lifecycle of contracts for assigned programs of work and key suppliers
* Proactively manage contract negotiations for assigned projects.
* Build and foster collaborative working relationships with EYT and other internal business partners.
* Supporting and leading stakeholders through the Onboarding of Technology Goods and Services end-to-end process.
* Socialization and facilitation of the Procurement policy and processes, ensuring that the project teams and stakeholders understand the value of the policy and adhere to it accordingly.
* Timely and frequent submission of management information, including project status and savings reporting.
* Supporting Supply Chain Services' overall global strategies.
* Facilitation of any needed market research to identify potential suppliers, ensure competitive pricing and terms, etc.
Skills and attributes for success
* Experience with senior stakeholder engagement, and the ability to collaboratively co-develop strategies and set and manage expectations.
* Comprehensive experience with negotiating contracts related to software licensing & rationalization, cloud-based solutions and professional services.
* Comprehensive experience with negotiating contracts globally and regionally.
* Experience of working in a Sourcing/Procurement/Supplier Management team in a complex and global environment.
* Strong influencing and networking skills as the organization relies on working in cross-functional teams across borders.
* Fluent, effective, transparent, and timely English communication skills required across multiple mediums (email, voice, IM, etc) in a global environment.
* The ability to independently manage and prioritize workload.
* Proficient organizational skills.
* Demonstrate a positive attitude and have an appetite for change.
* Provide exceptional Client Service.
* May assume counsellor responsibilities as part of the role at a future date.
Ideally, you'll also have
* CPM (US), CIPS (UK) or similar Procurement certification is welcomed, but not essential.
* Good knowledge of IT suppliers and emerging technologies.
* Experience working in an IT role as part of delivering technology solutions is a plus.
What we look for
Successful team members are high energy individuals with experience working in a truly global, culturally diverse organization where change is embraced. Relationship building is key and excellent oral, written and communications skills in English is necessary to deliver Exceptional Client Service to our stakeholders.
* 5 - 7 years of experience sourcing technology goods and services.
* Experience in a leadership position a plus.
* Business Degree or equivalent a plus.
* Combination of work and experience may be considered.
What we offer you
At EY, we'll develop you with future-focused skills and equip you with world-class experiences. We'll empower you in a flexible environment, and fuel you and your extraordinary talents in a diverse and inclusive culture of globally connected teams. Learn more.
Are you ready to shape your future with confidence? Apply today.
To help create an equitable and inclusive experience during the recruitment process, please inform us as soon as possible about any disability-related adjustments or accommodations you may need.
EY | Building a better working world
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