Lead Strategic Sourcing Specialist, IT & Technology

Schnuck Markets; United States; On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Schnuck Markets seeks a Lead Strategic Sourcing Specialist, IT & Technology, to lead complex IT category initiatives across the enterprise. You will partner with IT leadership and stakeholders to develop category strategies, evaluate suppliers, negotiate agreements, and manage commercial risk.

In this senior individual-contributor role, you will support technology transformations across software, hardware, cloud, cybersecurity, and services, drive cost savings, and mentor peers while ensuring

Responsibilities

• Lead IT and technology category initiatives across the enterprise.
• Partner with IT leadership to develop category strategies and negotiate supplier agreements.
• Manage commercial risk and evaluate suppliers for strategic value.
• Support technology transformations including software, hardware, cloud services.

Job description

Job Description

Job Summary

The Lead Strategic Sourcing Specialist, IT & Technology is responsible for leading complex strategic sourcing initiatives and supplier negotiations across enterprise information technology and technology-related categories. This position serves as the primary strategic sourcing subject matter expert for technology procurement, partnering with Information Technology leadership and key business stakeholders to develop category strategies, evaluate suppliers, negotiate competitive agreements, manage commercial risk, and deliver measurable financial and operational value. The role supports enterprise technology transformation, including software, hardware, cloud services, telecommunications, cybersecurity, infrastructure, managed services, and technology consulting engagements. As a lead-level individual contributor, this position independently manages highly complex sourcing initiatives, provides technical and commercial sourcing guidance to other Strategic Sourcing Specialists, and supports consistent sourcing practices across the enterprise.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

IT & Technology Strategic Sourcing

• Lead enterprise strategic sourcing activities for assigned IT and technology categories, including software, SaaS, cloud services, hardware, infrastructure, telecommunications, cybersecurity, managed services, and professional technology services.
• Develop and execute category sourcing strategies aligned with enterprise technology roadmaps, business requirements, financial objectives, and risk considerations.
• Work closely with IT leadership to understand technology requirements, anticipated investments, contract renewals, implementation schedules, and supplier dependencies.
• Lead competitive sourcing processes, including requests for information, proposals, and quotations, supplier evaluations, bid analysis, and recommendations.
• Evaluate total cost of ownership, supplier capabilities, implementation costs, licensing models, service requirements, and long-term commercial implications.
• Identify opportunities to consolidate suppliers, leverage enterprise purchasing volume, standardize technology agreements, and reduce duplicative expenditures.
• Support sourcing requirements for major technology implementations, enterprise applications, and digital transformation initiatives.

Complex Contract Negotiations & Commercial Management

• Lead complex supplier negotiations involving pricing, licensing, subscriptions, maintenance, support, professional services, and multi-year technology agreements.
• Negotiate commercial terms related to renewals, price escalations, service levels, performance commitments, termination rights, and supplier accountability.
• Coordinate with Legal, Information Security, Privacy, and other relevant stakeholders to address contractual risks involving data protection, confidentiality, cybersecurity, intellectual property, and business continuity.
• Evaluate software licensing structures, usage rights, subscription metrics, renewal provisions, and other technology-specific commercial considerations.
• Develop negotiation strategies supported by market intelligence, competitive benchmarks, historical spend, and business requirements.
• Coordinate contract review, approval, execution, and documentation in accordance with enterprise procurement governance.
• Proactively manage technology contract renewal timelines to preserve negotiation leverage and minimize unfavorable automatic renewals.

Category Management & Supplier Relationships

• Develop and maintain strategic category plans for assigned technology spend.
• Monitor technology market developments, pricing trends, supplier capabilities, and emerging sourcing opportunities.
• Establish and maintain effective relationships with strategic technology suppliers and internal business partners.
• Evaluate supplier performance, contractual compliance, service levels, and commercial commitments, identifying opportunities for improvement.
• Identify supplier concentration risks, service dependencies, and opportunities for improved contract structures or alternative sourcing arrangements.
• Support supplier performance reviews, issue resolution, and corrective action initiatives.
• Maintain visibility into technology sourcing pipelines, upcoming renewals, and major supplier commitments.

Financial Value & Enterprise Harmonization

• Identify and deliver cost savings, cost avoidance, supplier consolidation, and enterprise harmonization opportunities.
• Analyze technology expenditures across operating companies to identify overlapping applications, licensing inefficiencies, fragmented contracts, and opportunities to improve purchasing leverage.
• Develop financial analyses, business cases, total cost of ownership comparisons, and sourcing recommendations.
• Track and document negotiated savings and other financial benefits in accordance with established procurement reporting standards.
• Validate savings assumptions and financial outcomes with appropriate