YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:

· Post-Secondary Degree in Business Administration, or Commerce, with an experience in Strategic Sourcing, IT Procurement, or relevant discipline
· Minimum 10+ years of experience in IT Procurement, strategic sourcing and vendor/stakeholder management
· Experience in purchasing for Managed Services
· Expertise in Field Services contracts, Cloud Cost Management, Datacentre & Cloud Migration
· Proven success in Procurement strategies, analytics and best practices
o Negotiations, internal & external procurement processes, identifying savings (price benchmarks, market standards, levers, etc.)
· Adept negotiator with pro-active approach to generating savings
· Excellent relationship builder across the organization, different cultures, multiple disciplines
· Assertive approach to implementing best practices and keep the company accountable for tens of millions of dollars in annual spend under your management
· Strong & professional communication skills (written, verbal) with ability to influence stakeholders & suppliers
o Organized and timely communications
o Succinct deal reviews (context, financials, benefits, alternatives)
o Ability to present to CxO level
· High attention to detail with ability to meet strict deadlines
o Not to impact client accounts
· Pro-active work ethic to effectively manage the category

· Savings Targets equal to no lesser than 8% of your managed spend per annum
· Building & managing relationships with internal stakeholders, preferred suppliers and sales facing business stakeholders in the company
o Must have experience in working on MSP deals for clients, with an emphasis on U.S. vendor and Stakeholder relations
· Collaborating with Global Procurement buyers to maintain ‘Global’ approach to policy, process and vendor sourcing
o Spanish and/or Portuguese language skills will be helpful
· Leading negotiations for new vendor engagements, orders, and renewals
o Keen eye for developing savings against the stakeholder budget, as this will be a key performance metric
o Owning responsibility on projects for end-to-end Procurement delivery (sourcing, negotiations, compliance, contracts, etc.)
· Responsible for managing RFP process
o Understanding risk, compliance and client flowdowns
· Adept understanding pjhdfk/.of supply chain for IT Infrastructure products & services
· Skilled in managing large data analysis and creating executive financial summaries
· Must be able to come into the company and build a roadmap with identified opportunities
o Renewals
o Key Projects