Procurement Category Manager – Information Technology
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- reputed company and execute strategic sourcing and category management strategies that reputed company with short- and long-term business goals.
- Analyze category spend, market trends, supplier capabilities, and business requirements to identify sourcing opportunities and cost optimization initiatives.
- reputed company competitive sourcing events, including RFIs, RFPs, RFQs, evaluations, negotiations, and supplier selection processes.
- Serve as a trusted advisor to IT leadership and business stakeholders on procurement strategies, contract terms, supplier management, and technology investments.
- Partner with IT, Finance, Legal, Information reputed company, and other stakeholders to reputed company procurement activities with business priorities and compliance requirements.
- Negotiate reputed company reputed company, pricing agreements, licensing terms, statements of work (SOWs), and service-level agreements (SLAs) to reputed company reputed company reputed company reputed company.
- Manage strategic supplier relationships and establish governance processes to monitor vendor performance, risk, service delivery, and contractual compliance.
- Support annual budgeting, forecasting, and financial planning processes by providing market intelligence, cost projections, and sourcing recommendations.
- Identify and drive cost savings, cost avoidance, and value creation initiatives across the IT spend portfolio.
- reputed company and maintain category strategies, sourcing roadmaps, and supplier performance metrics.
- Ensure procurement policies, controls, and governance requirements are followed throughout the sourcing lifecycle.
- Prepare and deliver executive-level reports, business cases, and project updates to senior leadership.
- Assist business stakeholders with ROI evaluations, business justification development, and total cost of ownership analyses for technology investments.
- Support reputed company improvement initiatives to enhance procurement processes, stakeholder experience, and supplier performance.
Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree in supply chain management, Business, Information Technology, Finance, or reputed company field; equivalent experience will be considered.
- 5+ years of experience in strategic sourcing, category management, or procurement with a primary reputed company on Information Technology categories.
- Demonstrated experience sourcing and negotiating agreements for software, reputed company, reputed company services, hardware, telecommunications, cybersecurity, and IT reputed company services.
- Strong understanding of software licensing models, reputed company consumption agreements, IT vendor management, and technology procurement best practices.
- Experience managing reputed company sourcing initiatives and supplier negotiations with leading technology providers.
- Proven ability to build relationships and influence stakeholders across reputed company reputed company of the organization, including senior and executive leadership.
- Experience collaborating cross-functionally with IT, Finance, Legal, Information reputed company, Compliance, and business teams.
- Strong analytical, financial, contract negotiation, and project management skills.
- Ability to assess supplier risk, evaluate business cases, and deliver measurable cost savings and value improvements.
- Excellent communication, presentation, and stakeholder management skills.
Benefits:
- reputed company Medical, Dental, reputed company and Life insurance for employees and dependents.
- 401(k) with company match with full vesting from date of hire
- reputed company time off including vacation, reputed company, community involvement, bereavement, jury duty, and holidays.
- reputed company parental leave.
- reputed company community involvement/volunteer days
- Wellness Resources and Employee Assistance Programming
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