Tech Procurement Strategy Lead

Automotivemastermind; Centreville (VA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Retirement plan

Competitive compensation

Job summary

Mobility Global seeks a Technology Category Advisor in Centreville, VA to lead complex sourcing strategies, manage RFPs/RFIs, negotiate contracts, and drive year-over-year savings across technology categories. Collaborate with executives, Legal, Finance and Risk to shape category strategies and ensure governance and compliance.

Competitive comp, benefits, and bonus potential. Join a fast-paced procurement team focused on reducing total cost of ownership and delivering long-term value for the

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required in Business, Supply Chain, Finance, Information Systems, or related field.
• MBA and/or CPM/CPSM preferred.
• 7-9 years of experience in procurement, sourcing, vendor management or related procurement role.
• Experience leading multi-year and global contracts worth over $1,000,000.
• Experience building and managing relationships with senior and executive leadership both internal and external.
• Knowledge of legal as well as commercial terms and conditions with the ability to effectively negotiate and draft legal language to mitigate risk.
• Strong organizational, presentation and communication skills.
• Experience working cross-functionally with Technology, Legal, Finance, and Risk teams.
• Familiarity with procurement or CLM tools (Coupa strongly preferred).
• Exposure to third-party risk management (TPRM) or security review processes.

Responsibilities

• Sourcing Lead development of complex sourcing strategies to meet internal stakeholders long term objectives.
• Lead sourcing initiatives with little assistance including RFPs, RFIs, and direct negotiations across assigned categories.
• Evaluate bids for the lowest total cost of ownership in coordination with the engagement owner and any applicable risk domain owners.
• Partner with executive leadership to shape category strategies, present business cases and influence key internal stakeholders and senior supplier partners.
• Lead negotiation for medium to high-risk contracts.
• Deliver year over year hard savings while working with internal stakeholders to achieve business goals and objectives.
• Knowledge of legal as well as commercial terms to effectively negotiate and draft contracts to mitigate risk to the organization.
• Supplier Relationship Management Lead Quarterly Business Reviews (QBRs) with assigned suppliers and maintain ensure compliance with any SLAs and contractual obligations.
• Escalate vendor performance or risk issues to the Indirect Procurement Manager.
• Category Management Develop and maintain an understanding of assigned markets, leading trends, internal/external drivers and keys to success for any managed categories or suppliers to deliver long term value.
• Knowledge of the category supply base and key drivers for those suppliers Prepare and provide updates to key internal stakeholders and procurement management highlighting key metrics, changes in the market, risk concerns and areas for improvement.
• Prepare and provide updates to key internal stakeholders and procurement management highlighting key metrics, changes in the market, risk concerns and areas for improvement.

Skills

Sourcing strategy

Stakeholder mgmt

Negotiation

Contract management

Multi-year contracts

Risk & compliance

Cross-functional

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business, Supply Chain, Finance, Information Systems, or related field

MBA or CPM/CPSM preferred

Tools

Coupa

Job description

Mobility Global seeks a Technology Category Advisor in Centreville, VA to lead complex sourcing strategies, manage RFPs/RFIs, negotiate contracts, and drive year-over-year savings across technology categories. Collaborate with executives, Legal, Finance and Risk to shape category strategies and ensure governance and compliance.

Competitive comp, benefits, and bonus potential. Join a fast-paced procurement team focused on reducing total cost of ownership and delivering long-term value for the