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

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 sourcin

o Spanish and/or Portuguese language skills will be helpful

• Leading negotiations for new vendor engagements, orders, and renewal

• 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