Sr IT Procurement Analyst

Primary Talent Partners has a new contract opening for a Sr IT Procurement Analyst to join a financial services company in Atlanta, GA. This is a 12-month contract to start with the potential for extensions.


Pay: $50.00 - $60.00/hr ; W2 contract, no PTO, no Benefits. ACA-compliant supplemental package available for enrollment. Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States and must be able to sit on Primary Talent Partners W2 without sponsorship.

Description:
Contribute to the day-to-day operations of the districts IT procurement function. Accountable for participating in procurement strategies, defining business requirements, identifying opportunities to improve processes, identifying potential benefits for business advantage and keeping Management aware of the status of procurement operations. Participate on Client System (FRS) workgroups as the district IT procurement representative when appropriate.

Key Responsibilities:

• Aids in IT procurements day-to-day functions and operations. Assist with customer needs for IT hardware and software questions/requests.
• Assist in the coordination and resolution of all IT procurement hardware and software customer service issues.
• Maintains the software license tracking for all software purchased in the district.
• Participates in the process to ensure license compliance and software standards are met for all software requests.
• Initiates compliance activities with internal BTS functional areas (e.g., IT security and business Partnership Managers (BPMs) other district departments (e.g., Legal, and financial Management & Planning (FM&P) to properly vet new software titles before they are introduced to the FRS network.
• Defines and investigates functional problems or customer service issues and communicates recommended corrective actions to IT Services and Solutions management.
• Familiarizes FRB employees with IT Services and Solutions policies, standards and procedures.
• Also serves as IT Procurement liaison for business Technology and Security (BTS) management and staff.
• Maintain any necessary changes to the internal IT Procurement site.

Education:

• Minimum of a High School Diploma

Functional Knowledge Preferences
Knowledge Areas:

• Basic understanding of Information Technology Customer service

Technical Skills:

• Software licensing
• PC Specifications and functions

Certifications/Licenses:

• ITIL
• Individual Competencies
• Demonstrates Self-Awareness
• Collaborates
• Problem Solving
• Communicates Effectively
• Action-Oriented

Top 5 must-have hard skills:

• Ordering hardware & software for the entire 6th district (multiple locations in the southeast)
• It is a plus to have experience with Service Now and Arriba
• Submitting orders & Interacting with IT vendors as needed
• Critical thinking; think outside the box & ask questions
• Concise communications

Team size: direct team:

• Full team reporting to manager is 6
• This is the 2nd of 2 people doing IT Procurement

Day-to-day Expectations:

• Following procurement processes
• Checking that the item(s) internal staff members are ordering is not something already in-house
• Interacting with and taking direction from Lead IT Procurement Specialist

Work environment:

• On-site 4 days / week
• 1 day / week remote

Primary Talent Partners is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer committed to diversity in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, gender identity, or any other factor protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws.

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