IT Sourcing Manager

Mindlance is a national recruiting company which partners with many of the leading employers across the country. Feel free to check us out at Job Description Key measures will include savings delivery, impact upon budget and supplier performance. Responsible for developing negotiation strategies, closing deals, completing contracting process, resolving disputes. Oversee competitive bid processes including RFPs, RFIs, RFQs, and Reverse Auctions. Establish key internal business relationships with departmental customers. Identify strategies to reduce expense through renegotiation on existing maintenance contracts, early retirement of equipment, leveraging purchasing opportunities, contractor services, etc.; perform total cost of ownership analysis. Lead internal project teams through the vendor evaluation and selection process. Understand and monitor current commodity market conditions/trends, developing technologies, supply chain capacity/capability, product knowledge, customer requirements and supply/demand challenges. Guide the selection, development, and management of strategic suppliers to meet commodity cost and performance goals. Develop and implement spend management strategies including supplier assessments and rationalization, negotiation for best total cost of ownership, make‑vs‑buy analyses, vendor‑managed inventories, inventory reduction programs, cycle time improvements, security of supply, supplier diversity, continuous improvement. Develop, implement, and manage proposal activities; lead negotiation and completion of contracts with global strategic and preferred suppliers to maximize benefits across Zoetis. Strategic Sourcing management of approximately US$100 million in annual spend. Supports key stakeholders through the annual budgeting cycle in addressing the impact on their indirect spend. Geographic scope: Global. 5 Years Experience Required – IT Sourcing Experience mandatory. Specific category experience in Information Technology categories of HW, SW and Telecom required. Demonstrated experience in evaluating complex Software agreements. Knowledge and comfort in negotiating standard legal terms. Experience performing Strategic Sourcing roles from spend analysis to category strategy creation and procurement category management. Ability to work with management located in other countries and/or time zones. Ability to independently evaluate, assess and initiate action; recognition of positive and negative impacts of actions, decisions, other market forces on business and people. Clearly convey information through a variety of media to stakeholders. Strong influencing and persuasion skills. Builds and sustains positive relationships. Handles conflicts and negotiations effectively. Collaborates and works well with others. Strong change management skills. Excellent negotiator. Qualifications 5 Years Experience Required – IT Sourcing Experience mandatory. Specific category experience in Information Technology categories of HW, SW and Telecom required. Demonstrated experience in evaluating complex Software agreements. Knowledge and comfort in negotiating standard legal terms. Experience performing Strategic Sourcing roles from spend analysis to category strategy creation and procurement category management. Ability to work with management located in other countries and/or time zones. Ability to independently evaluate, assess and initiate action; recognition of positive and negative impacts of actions, decisions, other market forces on business and people. Clearly convey information through a variety of media to stakeholders. Strong influencing and persuasion skills. Builds and sustains positive relationships. Handles conflicts and negotiations effectively. Collaborates and works well with others. Strong change management skills. Excellent negotiator. #J-18808-Ljbffr Mindlance