Director of Technology Purchasing Finance

Company DescriptionJob DescriptionWork with the CIO to set the technology vision and strategyDesign and build the enterprise architectural platformStrategic and operational planning to achieve business goals by fostering innovation, prioritizing IT initiatives, and coordinating the evaluation, deployment, and management of current and future IT systems across the organization.Identifying opportunities for the appropriate and cost-effective investment of financial resources in IT systems and resources, including staffing, sourcing, purchasing, and in-house development.Develop business case justifications and ROI analyses for IT budgets.Define business and systems requirements for new technology implementations.Approve, prioritize and control projects and the project portfolio as they relate to the selection, acquisition, development, and installation of major information systems.Review hardware and software acquisition and maintenance contracts and pursue master agreements to capitalize on economies of scale.Ensure continuous delivery of IT services through oversight of service level agreements with the business and monitoring of IT systems performance.Ensure IT system operation adheres to applicable laws and regulations, including ownership of IT risk management and security strategy.Strategic and operational planning to achieve business goalsDevelop and track procurement metrics including areas of spend analytics, requisition-to-payment process, operational efficiencies and supplier performanceProvide input data analysis spend management and benefits capture to Sourcing Managers and procurement management to aid in strategy developmentDevelop business cases for all major supplier contracts including activities such as lease vs. buy and cost analysis.Manage Client Supply Shared Service financials including month end allocation process and required financial controls.Support development with of Proforma business cases for Value Creation Team new product introduction and development.Develop, track and control the information technology and procurement annual operating and capital budgets.Serves as a liaison between Information Technology and Purchasing teams and Centralized Accounting, Financial, Planning & Analysis and Business DevelopmentBudget/ Forecasting processes – Provide business insights/actions to FP&AIdentify issues/opportunities to improve financial performance Identify, implement and track savings initiatives Qualifications• A Bachelor’s Degree in Finance or Accounting • CPA or MBA preferred • 15 + years’ experience of professional accounting/finance experience Additional Information$180K plus bonusSummaryType: Full-timeFunction: FinanceExperience level: DirectorIndustry: Health, Wellness And Fitness