Sr Strategy Planning Analyst

Federal Express Corporation; Collierville (TN); Hybrid; USD 69,000 - 122,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Vision insurance

Dental insurance

Retirement plans

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

Federal Express Corporation seeks an IT Contract Management professional to support strategic IT vendor contracts across the enterprise. The role blends hybrid work from Memphis, Plano, and Pittsburgh, with on-site office presence several times weekly.

The candidate will manage vendor agreements, perform financial analyses, and coordinate cross-functional stakeholders. The position requires a Bachelor's degree and 5+ years in IT or business analysis, forecasting, and project management, with

Qualifications

• Leadership and negotiation abilities with strong communication skills.
• Knowledge of financial analysis, purchasing processes and vendor management.
• Experience with large IT vendors such as Microsoft, Oracle, IBM, ServiceNow and Dell.

Responsibilities

• Manage the entire lifecycle of purchasing agreements for assigned Vendors.
• Maintain relationships with Vendors to ensure effective communication and collaboration.
• Monitor contracts to ensure adherence and mitigate risks and compliance concerns.
• Prepare and maintain reporting on contract status and Vendor relationships.
• Identify demand for products and services across the enterprise.
• Assist in developing business cases and financial costing analyses.
• Coordinate communications with internal and external partners to ensure deliverables.

Skills

Leadership

Negotiation

Communication

Vendor management

Financial analysis

Purchasing processes

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, information systems, or business administration or equivalent

Tools

Microsoft

Oracle

IBM

ServiceNow

Dell

Job description

This position will be hybrid in: Memphis, TN / Plano, TX / Pittsburgh, PA. Candidates must live within a commutable distance from Memphis, Plano, or Pittsburgh to be eligible for this role. Employees will be required to work at a FedEx office location up to several times per week.

Job Summary

Under general supervision, supports the project lead with the organization's strategic plan(s).

The IT Contract Management (ITCM) team is responsible for the management of strategic, enterprise-wide hardware, software, and cloud vendors. As a member of the team you will manage the acquisition of products and services from assigned IT Vendors and be responsible for ongoing administration of the Vendor including: business planning support, invoicing, reporting, and be the SME for the Vendor’s contracts and licensing. The ITCM team works closely with IT Technology Owners, IT Asset Management, TBM, Finance, Sourcing, and Legal.

Essential Functions

• Manage the entire lifecycle of all purchasing agreements for assigned Vendors including primary responsibility for management of acquisition projects to meet contractual or organizational deadlines.
• Maintain strong relationships with the Vendors to ensure effective communication and collaboration.
• Monitor vendors and agreements to ensure adherence to contractual terms and conditions and identify, report, and mitigate risks and compliance concerns.
• Prepare and maintain reporting on contract status and Vendor relationship.
• Identifies and validates demand for products and services from stakeholders throughout the enterprise.
• Assists in the development of business cases and financial and costing analysis.
• Conducts external research and quantitative analysis as required.
• Identifies, researches, analyzes and makes recommendations to support the organization's growth objectives.
• Conducts periodic reviews of business plans against objectives.
• Coordinates communications with internal and external partners and ensures all deliverables are met.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Minimum Education

Bachelor's Degree in computer science, engineering, information systems, or business administration or equivalent.

Minimum Experience

Five (5) years work experience in information technology or business environment including project management, quantitative analysis, forecasting, process improvement, or market/competitive analysis.

Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities

• Demonstrated leadership ability, analytical and critical thinking ability with time management and management skills.
• Strong negotiation, communications, and human relations skills.
• Knowledge with financial analysis, purchasing processes, and vendor management.
• Experience with large IT Vendors such as Microsoft, Oracle, IBM, ServiceNow, and Dell.

Preferred Qualifications

This compensation range is provided as a reasonable estimate of the current starting salary range for this role across all potential locations. If this opportunity includes multiple job levels, the range is a reasonable estimate of the current starting salary for the lowest level to the current starting salary of the highest level. Actual starting pay would be determined by experience relative to the job, market level, pay at the location for this job and other job-related factors An employee may be eligible for additional pay, premiums, or bonus potential. The Company offers eligible employees health, vision, and dental insurance, retirement plans, and tuition reimbursement

Pay

US Pay Range: $6,168.90-$10,898.39/month

Federal Express Corporation is an Equal Opportunity Employer including, Vets/Disability.

Reasonable accommodations are available for qualified individuals with disabilities throughout the application process. Applicants who require reasonable accommodations in the application or hiring process should contact [e-mail].

Applicants Have Rights Under Federal Employment Laws

• Know Your Rights
• Pay Transparency
• Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)
• Employee Polygraph Protection Act

E-Verify Program Participant: Federal Express Corporation participates in the Department of Homeland Security U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services’ E-Verify program (For U.S. applicants and employees only).

• E-Verify Notice (bilingual)
• Right to Work Notice (English) / (Spanish)