About the role
Job Title: Technology Procurement Manager
Contract Length: 6 months (with potential to convert to permanent based on performance and business needs)
Location: Hybrid (3 days onsite, 2 days remote; onsite days are flexible)
Available Office Locations:
Tempe, AZ 85281
New York, NY 10013
Los Angeles, CA 90066
Dallas, TX: Currently eligible for 100% remote work as the office is not yet operational (expected to open in approximately 12 months). Candidates located in the Dallas area may work remotely until the office opens, at which point they will be expected to work onsite 3 days per week.
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 of 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%
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