Strategic Sourcing Analyst - IT PROCUREMENT

Description & Requirements

The Strategic Sourcing Analyst - IT PROCUREMENT will play a crucial role in supporting enterprise-wide procurement initiatives, working closely with the Sr Director of Strategic Sourcing.

Additionally, you will actively collaborate with the Procurement Team to successfully complete projects.

This includes direct interaction with information technology related suppliers, handling quotes, bids, scheduling, and guiding vendors through the internal process.

You 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.

- Assist in developing and negotiating contracts with new suppliers and/or renegotiating existing contracts to achieve cost savings objectives
- Support maintaining strategic sourcing relationships and developing strong partnerships

- Assist in creating cost estimates and expenditure forecasts related to the company's procurement

- Help evaluate sourcing procedures and present improvement suggestions to senior management

- Demonstrate the ability to effectively communicate and collaborate with others

- Support the implementation of efficient sourcing and category management strategies through the RFx process

- Support the optimization of external spending through early involvement in the sourcing life cycle alongside business stakeholders

- Help identify opportunities to aggregate enterprise demand to drive value

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 IT suppliers.

-Experience writing and generating RFPs, RFIs and RFQs to suppliers

-Experience with supply chain management, directly involved with s...