Strategic IT Software Procurement Lead (Hybrid)

S R International Inc; Phoenix (AZ); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Job summary

State of Arizona is seeking a Senior IT Software Procurement Analyst specializing in Software, SaaS, PaaS, IaaS and IT Services Sourcing. The role will lead commercial transactions, contract negotiations, software license renewals, and vendor governance across a portfolio of 40–50 key IT vendors.

The ideal candidate brings 6+ years in IT software procurement, strong negotiating, licensing, data-driven analysis (TCO/ROI), and cross-functional collaboration with IT, Legal, Finance, Information

Qualifications

• 6+ years of progressive hands-on IT software procurement and vendor management.
• Experience leading software evaluations and complex negotiations.
• Strong knowledge of enterprise software licensing models: per-user, capacity-based, consumption-based, tier-based SaaS.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end IT procurement initiatives including RFQs, RFPs, and RFIs for software, SaaS, telecommunications, and IT services.
• Negotiate commercial terms, SLAs, pricing structures, renewal caps, and contracts.
• Manage day-to-day relationships with 40–50 IT/SaaS vendors.
• Manage the 30/60/90-day software renewal pipeline.
• Analyze software usage, licensing tiers, and seat utilization to optimize agreements.
• Coordinate Information Security, Legal, Privacy, SOC 2, and vendor risk assessments.
• Perform TCO/ROI and pricing analysis to identify cost optimization opportunities.
• Use data analytics and AI-assisted tools for contract reviews, pricing analysis, software evaluations, and pipeline reporting.
• Support software license optimization, renewals, lifecycle oversight, risk mitigation, and vendor governance.

Skills

IT software procurement

SaaS procurement

Contract negotiation

Vendor management

RFP/RFQ/RFI

Software licensing

TCO/ROI analysis

Data analytics

Cross-functional collaboration

Job description

State of Arizona is seeking a Senior IT Software Procurement Analyst specializing in Software, SaaS, PaaS, IaaS and IT Services Sourcing. The role will lead commercial transactions, contract negotiations, software license renewals, and vendor governance across a portfolio of 40–50 key IT vendors.

The ideal candidate brings 6+ years in IT software procurement, strong negotiating, licensing, data-driven analysis (TCO/ROI), and cross-functional collaboration with IT, Legal, Finance, Information