Strategic Sourcing Analyst - IT Procurement

Description & Requirements

The Strategic Sourcing Analyst - IT Procurement will play a crucial role in supporting enterprise-wide procurement initiatives.

Additionally, this role will actively collaborate with the Procurement Team to successfully complete projects to include direct interaction with information technology related suppliers, handling quotes, bids, scheduling, and guiding vendors through the internal process.

This role will also engage directly with high-level business stakeholders.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

- Generate and implement efficient sourcing and category management strategies through the RFx process.
- Develop and negotiate contracts with new suppliers and/or renegotiate existing contracts to accomplish the lowest total system cost and savings objectives.
- Responsible for creating cost estimates and expenditure forecasts related to company's procurement.
- Evaluate sourcing procedures and present improvement strategies to senior management for approval.
- Deliver and manage the request for proposal (RFP) process for assigned categories or sourcing engagements.
- Develop strategies to improve the enterprises' cost structure.

- Optimize external spending through early involvement in the sourcing life cycle developed through a strong partnership with business stakeholders.
- Identify opportunities to aggregate enterprise demand to drive value.
- Demonstrate strong business judgment, integrity, financial acumen and project management skills.

- Evaluate supplier core competencies and competitive positioning using industry cost models and implements supplier agreements by working with cross-functional stakeholders and suppliers to reach an agreement on contract terms and conditions.

Minimum Requirements

- Bachelor's degree in relevant field of study and 3+ years of relevant professional experience required, or equivalent combination of education and experience.

• Experience negotiating with both new and existing IT suppliers is required.

• Strong analytical skills are required.

• Coupa, AWS, Oracle, Service Now, SalesForce OR similar ERP platform experience required.

• Intermediate MS Office Skills (especially Excel) is required.

Please note that an Excel assessment is part of the interviewing process.

• Procurement experience with any of the following is preferred: CMMC certified organization (Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification), Department of Defense (DoD) program, Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI), Federal Contract Information (FCI), GSA (General Services Administration), and RPO or C3PAO (Certified Third-party Assessor Organization, Candidate/Authorized) related to Federal Cybersecurity.

EEO Statement

Maximus is an equal opportunity employer.

We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, genetic information and other legally protected characteristics.

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