Job Description:
Primary Duties and Responsibilities
- Serve as Category Manager for IT/Engineering Vendors and potentially others
- Conduct market research in support of RFPs and participate in competitive bidding (RFx)
- Capture content for contract management databases (termination, spend, compliance, unit pricing)
- Implement the review of cost-saving opportunities with Executive Sponsors, Business Leads, and Finance.
- Complete contract negotiations (including contract drafting) with vendors and Legal.
- Serve as first point of contact in the contract drafting process, in collaboration with Legal.
- In collaboration with the business stakeholders, identify the business requirements to be included in contract documentation.
- Facilitate escalation and dispute resolution activities with new and existing vendors (as necessary) and coordinate vendor IT integration and access deliverables.
- Complete vendor terminations and assist with decommissioning efforts, as necessary.
- Work with Business Leads to capture and review vendor SLAs
- Work directly with Business Leads on vendor SLA reporting and adherence; support any remediation efforts.
- Develop and monitor spend reporting with Finance and Business Leads.
- Support Executive Sponsor and Business Lead, as requested, on vendor communications including meetings, reports, QBR/MBR, etc.
- Assist in the development of P2P Policy CLM documentation and audits.
Required education and experience
- 6+ years of sourcing and Procurement Experience
- Demonstrated ability to build external relationships and hold stakeholders and partners accountable.
- Demonstrated ability to generate cost savings and cost avoidance.
Preferred education and experience
Bachelor’s degree
- Ability to understand, organize, communicate, and present complex information in an easily understandable format tailored to a variety of audiences
- Adaptable and efficient in a constantly evolving environment
- Familiarity with and comfort using procurement software (e.g., ZIP)
Competencies/success factors
- Excellent leadership and communication skills to drive results across a wide range of initiatives and stakeholders
- High energy, passionate, strategic thinker with a proven track record of driving improvement and implementing strategies, technology, and processes to get results
Travel required
Up to 5%
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender, identity, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status.