Procurement Specialist IT

Confidential Careers; New Jersey; On-site; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Confidential Careers in New Jersey seeks an IT Sourcing professional to lead end-to-end procurement initiatives for hardware, software, SaaS, networks, and data center services. You will identify cost-saving opportunities, develop category plans, and work with clients and colleagues to implement IT strategies that meet business needs.

Responsibilities include delivering savings targets, maintaining procurement ethics, and collaborating with senior stakeholders to drive supplier relationships.

Qualifications

• Bachelors Degree in Supply Chain or MBA preferred.
• Minimum of 2 years’ IT Sourcing experience in software licensing, hosted platforms/services, telecom/networks, data center, hardware, and related IT outsourcing.
• Demonstrated sourcing and negotiation experience with major IT suppliers.
• Ability to draft and negotiate contracts with limited legal support.
• Ability to structure contracts with multiple schedules and attachments.
• Proven ability to identify savings and lead negotiations to achieve them.
• Strong oral and written communication skills with senior clients/stakeholders.
• Ability to quickly understand and apply new business concepts and governance models.

Responsibilities

• Lead IT sourcing projects end-to-end (HW, SW, SaaS, Network) aligned with timelines and service quality.
• Deliver savings targets and report savings achievements.
• Adhere to sourcing processes and contribute to policy development.
• Support non-IT categories as needed.
• Foster collaboration with client stakeholders and maintain engagement.

Skills

Sourcing experience

Negotiation

Communication

Independent worker

Team player

Relationship management

Cross-functional teamwork

Quick learner

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Supply Chain

MBA preferred

Job description

• Perform spend and contract analysis to identify sourcing and cost reduction opportunities.
• Ability to formulate category specific cost / license / service models such as appropriate for business needs.
• Working with clients and colleagues, define and implement IT strategies and sourcing area plans for business strategies.

Management of Sourcing Initiatives

• Lead and execute IT (HW, SW, SaaS, Network) sourcing projects from end-to-end in line with agreed timelines and service quality.
• Deliver allocated savings target as assigned to categories and locations though the effective management of sourcing initiatives, with proper tracking and reporting of savings achievements.
• Adhere to existing sourcing processes and support the development of sourcing policies and processes as needed by the client.
• Ensure a high-level of ethics in supplier and / or client engagements.
• Ability to support non-IT categories as needed.

Relationship Management

• Proactively foster effective collaboration and ensure strong communication with key client stakeholders and colleagues to deliver defined business goals.
• Develop key client stakeholder matrix per category/location, maintaining regular engagement and driving high levels of client engagement and satisfaction.
• Ensure appropriate supplier relationship management for assigned suppliers.
• Act as key contact person between the CPO office and IT stakeholders with expertise on sub-categories (HW, SW, SaaS, Network, Telecom, Co-lo) and sourcing initiatives.

Main responsibilities will include:

• Ability to work independently and be a team-player as part of a cross functional team.
• Strong sourcing and contracting experience with knowledge of procurement in the following sub-categories - Hardware, IT Services, Cloud and Datacenter services, Software SaaS and License contracting.
• Deep understanding of License Models and Service Models, IT – Applications and Infrastructure
• Ability to negotiate and maintain relationships with third-party IT vendors and service providers who can provide the licenses / services.
• Highly competent in negotiations and contract knowledge with a strong ability to converse, negotiate with suppliers and clients.
• Experienced in conducting tenders (request for information/proposal/quotation/eAuction).
• Cross-category sourcing experience will be advantageous

Requirements

• Bachelors Degree (Supply Chain concentration and/or MBA would be a plus).
• Minimum of 2 years’ experience in IT Sourcing roles in one or more of the following categories: Software Licensing/Maintenance, Software as a Service, other Hosted Platforms/Services, Telecom/Networks, Data Center, Hardware, Desktop, and related IT Outsourcing and Managed IT Services
• Demonstrated sourcing and negotiation experience with major IT Suppliers
• Ability to perform contract drafting and negotiations with limited additional legal support for Master SW License Maintenance Agreements, Supply/Task Orders/SOWs; Amendments; Service Level Agreements; etc.
• Ability to structure contracts with multiple concurrent Schedules, Annexes, Supply Orders, and Attachments.
• Demonstrated experience in identifying savings and cost reduction opportunities in IT contract negotiations, and developing and leading negotiating strategies to achieve those savings.
• Ability to manage engagement risk through identification and assessment of relevant hypothetical issues that could impact each engagement, and documenting such scenarios and relevant risk sharing in the contract;
• Excellent oral and written communication skills, and ability to effectively communicate with and influence senior clients/stakeholders;
• Ability to quickly understand and apply new concepts (i.e., business models; governance models; scaling of platform from local to regional to global; supplier pricing models; contracting options and alternatives; sourcing tools and platforms; sourcing process, policies, and procedures);