Senior Associate, IT Strategic Sourcing

Apex Systems; Jersey City (NJ); On-site; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Disability insurance

401K with company match

Employee stock purchase program (ESPP)

HSA (HDHP)

EAP with counseling

Job summary

Everforth Apex Systems is seeking a Senior Associate, IT Strategic Sourcing to partner with business customers and drive the organizational sourcing strategy. You will manage supplier relationships and oversee the sourcing lifecycle to deliver financial and operational value.

Ideal candidates will have 6+ years in IT sourcing, strong contract negotiation skills, and experience across HW, software, telecom, private/public cloud, and IT services contracts.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience required.
• Minimum 6 years of related experience.
• Experience in IT sourcing and contract negotiation is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Support the Sourcing team’s partnership with business customers to deliver on the organizational sourcing strategy.
• Manage relationships with suppliers to foster strategic partnerships that enable continuous value-delivery.
• Oversee the full lifecycle of the strategic sourcing (including RFx), contracting, and downstream procurement workflow.
• Pro-actively manage renewals to drive savings and mitigate business disruptions.
• Participate in value driven QBRs for key IT vendors.
• Leverage spend and contract data to identify savings and efficiency opportunities.
• Lead sourcing projects by identifying clear objectives that consider financial, risk, and operational benefits for the organization.
• Conduct negotiations with suppliers to secure favorable terms, pricing, and contracts.
• Review requests via a centralized intake tool and gather requirements from business clients.
• Review supplier proposals and facilitate the process for final vendor selection.
• Initiate and manage the supplier onboarding process.
• Align risk and control processes into day-to-day responsibilities to monitor and mitigate risk.

Skills

IT strategic sourcing

Vendor negotiations

Category management

RFx processes

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

Job description

Senior Associate, IT Strategic Sourcing

Role Overview

This role supports the Sourcing team’s partnership with business customers to deliver on the organizational sourcing strategy. The position involves managing supplier relationships to foster strategic partnerships, overseeing the strategic sourcing lifecycle, and leading sourcing projects to meet financial and operational objectives.

Key Responsibilities

• Support the Sourcing team’s partnership with business customers to deliver on the organizational sourcing strategy.
• Manage relationships with suppliers to foster strategic partnerships that enable continuous value-delivery.
• Oversee the full lifecycle of the strategic sourcing (including RFx), contracting, and downstream procurement workflow.
• Pro-actively manage renewals to drive savings and mitigate business disruptions.
• Participate in value driven QBRs for key IT vendors.
• Leverage spend and contract data to identify savings and efficiency opportunities.
• Lead sourcing projects by identifying clear objectives that consider financial, risk, and operational benefits for the organization.
• Conduct negotiations with suppliers to secure favorable terms, pricing, and contracts.
• Review requests via a centralized intake tool and gather requirements from business clients.
• Review supplier proposals and facilitate the process for final vendor selection.
• Initiate and manage the supplier onboarding process.
• Align risk and control processes into day-to-day responsibilities to monitor and mitigate risk.

Required Qualifications

• Education: A Bachelor's degree is preferred, or equivalent experience.
• Experience: A minimum of 6 years of related experience is required.

Preferred Qualifications

• Minimum of 7 years of IT Strategic Sourcing and Category Management at a global organization, preferably in financial services.
• Experience and proven success developing RFXs and negotiating HW, software, telecom/networking, private cloud, public cloud, and IT professional services contracts.
• Knowledge of enterprise IT vendors as well as emerging technology providers.
• Strong organizational competency with the ability to independently manage competing priorities.
• Comfortable with organization change and transformation.

Everforth Apex uses a virtual recruiter as part of the application process.

Everforth Apex Benefits Overview

• Everforth Apex offers a range of supplemental benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and other insurance plans that offer an optional layer of financial protection.
• We offer an ESPP (employee stock purchase program) and a 401K program which allows you to contribute typically within 30 days of starting, with a company match after 12 months of tenure.
• Everforth Apex also offers a HSA (Health Savings Account on the HDHP plan), a SupportLinc Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with up to 8 free counseling sessions, a corporate discount savings program and other discounts.
• In terms of professional development, Everforth Apex hosts an on-demand training program, provides access to certification prep and a library of technical and leadership courses/books/seminars once you have 6+ months of tenure, and certification discounts and other perks to associations that include CompTIA and IIBA.
• Everforth Apex has a dedicated customer service team for our Consultants that can address questions around benefits and other resources, as well as a certified Career Coach.
• You can access a full list of our benefits, programs, support teams and resources within our 'Welcome Packet' as well, which an Everforth Apex team member can provide.

Everforth Apex Systems is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate or allow discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, genetic information, registered domestic partner status, marital status, disability, status as a crime victim, protected veteran status, political affiliation, union membership, or any other characteristic protected by law. Everforth Apex will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable law.

If you require an accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act to participate in an interview with a virtual recruiter or to use our website for a search or application, please contact our Benefits Department at [e-mail] or 804-523-8228. Please note that this contact information is strictly to be used for medical ADA accommodations and that no other inquiries will be answered.

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