Senior Strategic IT Commodity Procurement Specialist

Spirent Communications; United States; Remote; USD 70,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking a Senior Strategic IT Commodity Procurement Specialist to optimize spending across commodities. This role involves managing supplier relationships, negotiating contracts, and ensuring compliance with company policies. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in sourcing and procurement, with a focus on IT categories. Join a team dedicated to innovation and diversity, where your success is vital to the company's growth.

Benefits

Medical insurance

Vision insurance

401(k)

Paid paternity leave

Paid maternity leave

Tuition assistance

Disability insurance

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years as a commodity expert in a dynamic procurement environment.
• Minimum of 2 years of IT hardware, software, and service purchasing buyer experience.

Responsibilities

• Manage and develop a non-inventory Global Supplier base.
• Negotiate contracts and price agreements.
• Prepare budgets, cost analyses, and reports.

Skills

Sourcing

Procurement

Data Analytics

Supplier Relationship Management

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

JD Edwards

Source to Payment system

Job description

Senior Strategic IT Commodity Procurement Specialist

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$70,000.00/yr - $125,000.00/yr

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Senior Strategic IT Commodity Procurement Specialist

Work Arrangement: Remote

Work Location: United States

Requisition: # 6439

Job Overview:

Strategic Commodity Specialists apply their expertise and experience in strategic sourcing, procurement, data analytics, and supplier relationship management to optimize spending across commodities. In this role, you will manage and develop a non-inventory Global Supplier base. You will evaluate suppliers, products, and services, negotiate contracts and price agreements, and manage contracts to ensure maximum value. You will ensure that approved purchases are cost-efficient and of high quality. This role requires the ability to track and report on assigned metrics. You will be responsible for managing spending on a global basis with a focus on indirect categories such as software, hardware, and IT professional services.

About Spirent Communications

Spirent is the leading global provider of automated test and assurance solutions for communications networks, cybersecurity, and positioning.

We provide innovative products, services, and managed solutions that address the test, assurance, and automation challenges of a new generation of technologies, including 5G, cloud, autonomous vehicles, and beyond. From testing in the lab to testing in the real world, Spirent helps companies deliver on their promise to their customers of a new generation of connected devices and technologies.

Why Spirent?... Because together we can shape tomorrow!

Spirent is its people. When you join the Spirent team, you will join forces and work alongside some of the industry’s most passionate subject matter experts. In an environment of innovation, you will find a place where you can grow, think, explore, create, and make change happen.

At Spirent, we believe that diversity and inclusion are essential to thriving in the ever-changing world of global technology. We embrace a culture where difference is valued and openness, mutual respect, collaboration, and fairness are considered fundamental. Spirent does not tolerate discrimination or offensive behavior of any kind. We are committed to creating workplaces that genuinely reflect the diversity of the world we serve and an environment where everyone feels empowered to bring their full, authentic self to work.

Your success is vital to our success, which is why we will support you to perform, grow, and contribute with the confidence to be yourself. And to support your personal wellbeing, we hope you will love our dedication to creating the right work and life balance experience!

Join Spirent and together let’s shape tomorrow!

Job Responsibilities:

• Prepare plans for the purchase of IT hardware, software, and catalog purchase set-up.
• Review, compare, analyze, and approve products and services purchased.
• Manage and maintain accurate purchase and pricing records.
• Maintain and update supplier information and Scorecards for qualifications.
• Maintain good supplier and internal stakeholder relations.
• Execute professional, detailed sourcing events and team negotiations.
• Prepare budgets, cost analyses, and reports.
• Create sourcing strategies for the assigned categories to reduce risk and cost.
• Meet Supply Chain goals for savings, contract terms, and Supplier KPIs.
• Negotiate the best-in-class price, payment terms, quality levels, and delivery terms for purchased products and services in compliance with corporate objectives.
• Maintain a solid working knowledge of essential commodity trends, including industry trends, cost drivers, global pricing, material lead times, and technical/manufacturing processes as applicable.
• Conduct competitive bidding (RFX, e-Sourcing) and negotiation activities to reduce costs and ensure an open, transparent, and objective supplier evaluation and award process.
• Drive suppliers’ continuous process improvement to enhance efficiency and implement cost-saving programs with suppliers.
• Administer moderate to large contracts with direct and third-party suppliers.
• Clear understanding of contract terminology, pricing, scope, and terms involving responsibility, liability, indemnification, intellectual property, and export compliance.
• Ensure compliance with all company policies, procedures, and government regulations.

Job Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited university or equivalent work experience.
• Minimum of 5 years as a commodity expert in a dynamic procurement environment.
• Minimum of 2 years of IT hardware, software, license, and service purchasing buyer experience.
• Strong knowledge of sourcing is required.
• Proven management of category strategies resulting in positive solutions.
• Experience in planning and maintaining detailed project schedules, coordinating with stakeholders, driving completion, and project updates.
• Ability to provide quantitative analysis to identify financial impacts of decisions and performance for category management. Perform business process analysis and develop models to improve cost.
• Experience managing contracts and ensuring supplier performance by applying creativity and sound business reasoning to interpret the application of contracts to business needs.
• Experience establishing preferred suppliers for assigned categories, implementing management programs for continuous improvement, and monitoring KPIs of the supply base.
• Knowledge of JD Edwards and the Source to Payment system is a plus.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Supply Chain, Manufacturing, and Purchasing

• Industries

  Telecommunications

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Medical insurance

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401(k)

Paid paternity leave

Paid maternity leave

Tuition assistance

Disability insurance

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