Procurement - Technology Sourcing Management

Pay Rate: $91.54 - $95.07

The Opportunity

• Reporting to the Director - Tech Sourcing, this role will perform various tasks related to management of the Technology Sourcing organization.
• This is an outstanding opportunity to work with a highly skilled team of sourcing professionals and partner with peer organizations across client.
• Together you will build a program taking software category management to the next level.

Skills:
Key Skills
Category Expertise: Software and SaaS

• To be successful in this role the candidate needs familiarity with all aspects of software sourcing.
• The candidate should be familiar with all types of software needed to run a premier enterprise and support sophisticated product requirements.

Business Partnership

• This role will drive sourcing projects where negotiation plans and strategies must be coordinated across teams and at the highest levels of leadership.
• Ability to secure the best value in commercial relationships for client is required.
• Role includes category management, RFx, negotiations, financial analysis, and project management.

Contract Negotiation

• Familiarity with contracting norms in defined category.
• Must be able to ensure proper risk mitigation and commercial structure through legal terms, as well as robust Service Level Agreements (SLAs).
• Liaise with legal for the negotiation of large/high risk agreements ensure favorable commercial terms. Process contracts according to client Legal Playbook and policies.

Financial Analysis & Analytical Capability

• Candidate must quantify and optimize complex software pricing structures through financial modeling and analysis.
• Requires familiarity with SaaS pricing structures as well as common licensing models for engineering software and support.
• Ability to employ BI dashboards, financial reports, and partnership with finance.

Supplier Management

• Actively owns major/strategic supplier performance initiatives aimed at bettering financial and operational performance.
• Organizes and facilitates supplier business reviews, scorecards, improvement plans, supplier metrics, etc.

What you need to succeed

• MBA and/or 5 yrs proven experience
• Strong interpersonal and analytical skills
• Ability to influence all levels of client's organization