IT Sourcing Consultant

Accylerate, LLC.; Richmond (VA); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Accylerate, LLC. seeks an IT Sourcing Consultant with strong experience in IT procurement, strategic sourcing, supplier management, and cloud-based solutions.

The role emphasizes leading sole-source procurement, gathering requirements, evaluating proposals, and negotiating vendor contracts. You will collaborate with the client team, VITA cloud solutions, and the PMO to ensure fair pricing, clear deliverables, and long-term customer value while applying Virginia public procurement laws and VITA

Qualifications

• Must have procurement and supplier management experience, including cloud solutions.
• Experience negotiating contracts with vendors.
• Strong technical writing and requirements gathering abilities.

Responsibilities

• Managing a sole-source procurement process with the client team, VITA cloud solutions and PMO and vendor; ensure requirements are understood to negotiate a fair priced contract with clear deliverables.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to ensure fair pricing, clear deliverables, and long-term value while adhering to Virginia public procurement laws.

Skills

Procurement experience

Vendor negotiation

Technical writing

Requirements gathering

Job description

Ideal Candidate Profile:

Seeking an IT Sourcing Consultant with strong experience in IT procurement, strategic sourcing, supplier management, and cloud-based solutions. The ideal candidate will have a proven track record of leading sole-source procurement processes, gathering requirements, evaluating proposals, negotiating vendor contracts, and developing risk mitigation strategies. They should be skilled in technical writing, contract development, and stakeholder communication to ensure fair pricing, clear deliverables, and long-term customer value. Knowledge of Virginia public procurement laws and VITA cloud-hosted security requirements is highly preferred.

Responsibilities Include

Managing a sole-sourced procurement process by working with the client team, VITA cloud solutions and project management office and project management office and with the vendor. This includes ensuring the requirements are understood to negotiate a fair priced contract with clear deliverables.

Required Skills

• Deep industry experience (within procurement and supplier management) including cloud solutions.
• Experience with contract and vendor negotiation
• technical writing and requirements gathering

Preferred Skills

• Knowledge of VA public procurement laws
• Knowledge of VITA cloud hosted security protocols and requirements.