Strategic IT Procurement & Vendor Negotiations Lead

Clair Global; Hanover Township (NJ); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Clair Global in New Jersey is seeking an IT Procurement Specialist to source IT equipment and services, manage vendor relationships, and prepare RFIs/RFPs and contracts. You will track procurement data and coordinate delivery and installation of IT products.

The role requires a bachelor's degree in IT or business and at least three years of IT procurement experience, with strong organizational, negotiation and analytical skills to support customers and the company.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in IT or business and at least three years of IT procurement experience.
• Highly organized and process-oriented approach to work.
• Strong communication, interpersonal and negotiation abilities.
• Analytical thinking with a focus on problem-solving.
• Ability to work autonomously to support customer and company success.

Responsibilities

• Conduct sourcing activities to evaluate supplier pricing and offerings.
• Negotiate with multiple vendors to secure best pricing.
• Review contracts, terms, and SLAs.
• Develop RFPs and perform due diligence on vendor responses.
• Input and track procurement data.
• Coordinate delivery, installations, upgrades and changes.
• Review procurement items for categorization, coding and pricing accuracy.
• Manage daily IT hardware/software requests and issue Purchase Orders.
• Quote and manage structured orders directly with customers.
• Maintain pricing models for equipment and services.
• Manage standard product configurations for typical orders.
• Oversee inventory of in-stock equipment.
• Track lifecycle of contracts for equipment and cloud services.

Skills

Highly organized

Negotiation skills

Excellent communication

Analytical thinking

Work autonomously

Education

Bachelor's degree in IT or Business

Job description

Clair Global in New Jersey is seeking an IT Procurement Specialist to source IT equipment and services, manage vendor relationships, and prepare RFIs/RFPs and contracts. You will track procurement data and coordinate delivery and installation of IT products.

The role requires a bachelor's degree in IT or business and at least three years of IT procurement experience, with strong organizational, negotiation and analytical skills to support customers and the company.