Information Technology Procurement Manager

HireTalent - Staffing & Recruiting Firm; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

HireTalent seeks a Category Manager in Dallas to lead IT/Engineering vendor sourcing and contract management. You will conduct market research for RFPs, negotiate contracts with Legal, and drive cost-saving initiatives with Finance and business leads.

You will define business requirements for contracts, coordinate vendor IT integration, monitor SLAs, and report spend. Strong leadership and stakeholder collaboration are required in a fast-moving environment.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated ability to build external relationships and hold stakeholders and partners accountable.
• Demonstrated ability to generate cost savings and cost avoidance.

Responsibilities

• Serve as Category Manager for IT/Engineering Vendors.
• Conduct market research for RFPs and participate in RFx.
• Review cost-saving opportunities with Executive Sponsors, Business Leads, and Finance.
• Complete contract negotiations with vendors and Legal.
• Serve as first contact in drafting contracts with Legal.
• Identify business requirements to include in contract documentation.
• Coordinate vendor IT integration and access deliverables.
• Complete vendor terminations and assist with decommissioning.
• Review vendor SLAs with Business Leads.
• Vendor SLA reporting and remediation support.
• Develop and monitor spend reporting with Finance and Business Leads.
• Support on vendor communications including meetings, reports, QBR/MBR.

Skills

Vendor management

Negotiation

Stakeholder management

Cost savings

Communication

Leadership

ZIP

Tools

ZIP

Job description

• Serve as Category Manager for IT/Engineering Vendors and potentially others
• Conduct market research in support of RFPs and participate in competitive bidding (RFx)
• Implement the review of cost-saving opportunities with Executive Sponsors, Business Leads, and Finance.
• Complete contract negotiations (including contract drafting) with vendors and Legal.
• Serve as first point of contact in the contract drafting process, in collaboration with Legal.
• In collaboration with the business stakeholders, identify the business requirements to be included in contract documentation.
• Facilitate escalation and dispute resolution activities with new and existing vendors (as necessary) and coordinate vendor IT integration and access deliverables.
• Complete vendor terminations and assist with decommissioning efforts, as necessary.
• Work with Business Leads to capture and review vendor SLAs
• Work directly with Business Leads on vendor SLA reporting and adherence; support any remediation efforts.
• Develop and monitor spend reporting with Finance and Business Leads.
• Support Executive Sponsor and Business Lead, as requested, on vendor communications including meetings, reports, QBR/MBR, etc.
• Assist in the development of P2P Policy CLM documentation and audits.

Required education and experience

• 6+ years of sourcing and Procurement Experience
• Demonstrated ability to build external relationships and hold stakeholders and partners accountable.
• Demonstrated ability to generate cost savings and cost avoidance.

Preferred education and experience

• Ability to understand, organize, communicate, and present complex information in an easily understandable format tailored to a variety of audiences
• Adaptable and efficient in a constantly evolving environment
• Familiarity with and comfort using procurement software (e.g., ZIP)

Competencies/success factors

• Excellent leadership and communication skills to drive results across a wide range of initiatives and stakeholders
• High energy, passionate, strategic thinker with a proven track record of driving improvement and implementing strategies, technology, and processes to get results

Up to 5%

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender, identity, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status.