What are the responsibilities and job description for the IT Procurement Manager position at Spanidea Systemms?
Essential Duties And Responsibilities
Strategic Sourcing
Conduct RFP and lead cross functional teams through the selection process of preferred suppliers with effective scoring criteria to critically evaluate supplier proposals in accordance within company policies
Collaborate with IT/Legal stakeholders
Conduct spend/contract/proposal analysis for supply of software licensing, computer hardware, servers, data center and telecom services and present recommendation’s to Procurement and IT leadership team
Lead negotiations on commercial procurement agreements, including, but not limited to, Master Agreements (MSA’s) , Statements of Work (SOW’s) , Change Orders (CO’s) balancing business deliverables, legal interests and pricing
Analyze total costs, assist business functions with ROI analysis, price and rate benchmarking and negotiate favorable business terms to leverage purchasing power
Category Management
Develop, refine and implement category strategies and tactics that enable the procurement of technology products and services at the highest value benefit to the company
Supplier Management
Manage supplier relationships with a focus on supply/contract and cost management
Lead supplier performance business reviews on a quarterly basis to enhance performance delivery from strategic partners
Mediate supplier issues and resolve supplier contract disputes as needed
Develop supplier rationalization entitlements for each category
Contract Management
Evaluate processes and recommend improvements to standardize lifecycle contract and sourcing processes and systems
Ensure pricing & deliverables as negotiated are included in the contract; coordinate comparison of proposals and final contract terms
Act as liaison between Legal and the business
Qualifications
Education and Experience
Bachelor’s degree with 5 of experience in indirect strategic sourcing with a multi-national organization with an emphasis in software, hardware and telecommunications procurements
MBA or JD preferred
Consulting experience a plus
Contract Negotiation / Vendor Mgmt. / Influencing skills required
Experience and expertise with sourcing & contracting ERP tools (SAP and/or Oracle)
Job Type: Full-time
Salary: Up to $150,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- Dental insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
- Professional development assistance
- Referral program
- Relocation assistance
- Vision insurance
Schedule:
- 8 hour shift
- Monday to Friday
Work Location: One location