Software Lead Buyer

at  Capgemini

• You will be pursuing and managing a portion of the IT Applications Procurement requirements in the Americas.
• You will be focusing on MSP – purchasing applications and services to support managed client accounts, working closely with the Procurement Deal Manager who is responsible for coordinating the Procurement delivery on client RFx’s.
• You will help lead the Americas for GenAI vendor and purchasing requests, aligned to group policy.
• You will be involved on complex bids to support with coordination. Interaction with Business Leaders and Vendors is required at senior level and therefore you must be confident and comfortable interacting at all levels.
• You will be playing a coordinator role on several topics such as optimization of contract renewal, budget inputs and managing a ‘bid tracker’ with the Procurement Buyers the respective businesses.
• You will be working with the IT & Telco procurement team, Americas regional procurement team, other Regional managers, remote back offices located in Guatemala, main U.S. stakeholders which may mean the need for mobility and flexibility. You will report to the Americas IT & Telco Procurement Category Director based in Toronto.
• Our global procurement team of ~400 professionals works across multiple categories and countries. As a member of global procurement, you will be a part of that story - leveraging our alliances and vendors. We are committed to hiring, developing and retaining the best people to deliver innovative, world-class solutions for our clients.

Your role will include

• Building & managing relationships with internal stakeholders, preferred suppliers and sales facing business stakeholders in the company
• Must have experience in working on MSP deals, with an emphasis on U.S. vendor and Stakeholder relations
• Collaborating with Global Procurement buyers to maintain ‘Glocal’ approach to policy, process and vendor sourcing
• Leading negotiations for new vendor engagements, orders, and renewals
• Keen eye for developing savings, as this will be a performance metric
• Owning responsibility on projects
• Responsible for managing RFx process
• Understanding of Applications due diligence, compliance & ordering processes
• Cybersecurity, Data Privacy, AI, Risk Assessment, etc.
• Adept understanding of supply chain for IT software 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
• Renewals
• Key Projects

What would help you succeed in this role?

• Minimum 7+ years of experience in IT Procurement, strategic sourcing and vendor/stakeholder management
• Experience in purchasing for Managed Services
• Experience in purchasing GenAI solutions, knowledge of structures
• Experience with vendors such as ServiceNow, Veracode, Devo, UIPath
• Post-Secondary Degree in Business Administration, or Commerce, with an experience in Strategic Sourcing, IT Procurement, or relevant discipline
• Proven success in Procurement strategies, analytics and best practices
• Negotiations, internal & external procurement processes, identifying savings (price benchmarks, market standards, levers, etc.)
• Adept negotiator with pro-active approach to generating savings
• Generating value in MSP deals
• Excellent relationship builder across the organization, cultures, disciplines
• Assertive approach to implementing best practices
• Strong & professional communication skills (written, verbal) with ability to influence stakeholders & suppliers
• Organized and timely communication
• Succinct deal reviews (context, financials, benefits, alternatives)
• Strong experience managing RFx processes
• Experience in responding to RFx from clients
• High attention to detail with ability to meet strict deadlines
• Not to impact clients
• Pro-active work ethic to effectively manage the category
• Proficiency in Excel, PowerPoint at a minimum, ability to manage PowerBI reporting

Your role will include

• Building & managing relationships with internal stakeholders, preferred suppliers and sales facing business stakeholders in the company
• Must have experience in working on MSP deals, with an emphasis on U.S. vendor and Stakeholder relations
• Collaborating with Global Procurement buyers to maintain ‘Glocal’ approach to policy, process and vendor sourcing
• Leading negotiations for new vendor engagements, orders, and renewals
• Keen eye for developing savings, as this will be a performance metric
• Owning responsibility on projects
• Responsible for managing RFx process
• Understanding of Applications due diligence, compliance & ordering processes
• Cybersecurity, Data Privacy, AI, Risk Assessment, etc.
• Adept understanding of supply chain for IT software 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
• Renewals
• Key Project

What would help you succeed in this role?

• Minimum 7+ years of experience in IT Procurement, strategic sourcing and vendor/stakeholder management
• Experience in purchasing for Managed Services
• Experience in purchasing GenAI solutions, knowledge of structures
• Experience with vendors such as ServiceNow, Veracode, Devo, UIPath
• Post-Secondary Degree in Business Administration, or Commerce, with an experience in Strategic Sourcing, IT Procurement, or relevant discipline
• Proven success in Procurement strategies, analytics and best practices
• Negotiations, internal & external procurement processes, identifying savings (price benchmarks, market standards, levers, etc.)
• Adept negotiator with pro-active approach to generating savings
• Generating value in MSP deals
• Excellent relationship builder across the organization, cultures, disciplines
• Assertive approach to implementing best practices
• Strong & professional communication skills (written, verbal) with ability to influence stakeholders & suppliers
• Organized and timely communication
• Succinct deal reviews (context, financials, benefits, alternatives)
• Strong experience managing RFx processes
• Experience in responding to RFx from clients
• High attention to detail with ability to meet strict deadlines
• Not to impact clients
• Pro-active work ethic to effectively manage the category
• Proficiency in Excel, PowerPoint at a minimum, ability to manage PowerBI reportin