IT Procurement Category Manager

IT Procurement Category Manager

Tempe, AZ (preferred); New York, NY; Los Angeles, CA; or Dallas, TX - Hybrid 3 days onsite weekly

6 Months Contract, temp-to-perm based on performance and business needs

Job Description:

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 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%