IT Procurement Category Specialist

10 hours ago


Dublin, Ireland Sanderson Recruitment (Ireland) Limited Full time

A new role for an IT Strategic Sourcing Specialist - Licences This is initially a 9 month contract - which could extend In this position you will be responsible for negotiating multi-million dollar Licensing agreements with suppliers. The role also includes development & execution of sourcing strategies to leverage relationships across the enterprise to achieve best total value. The key responsibilities include: Sourcing Responsibility Responsible for negotiating IT Master agreements (Licenses agreements, SaaS services, professional/consulting services) with support from internal Legal teams; Lead & manage multiple negotiations with strategic suppliers with multi-million dollar spend. Work independently on most negotiations deals requiring minimum management oversight. Responsible for leading global cross functional teams through the supplier selection process & for the approval of selected suppliers by stakeholders. The team-based supplier selection process is inclusive of identification of potential suppliers, RFX development & execution, proposal evaluation against business requirements & total cost of ownership, & supplier selection recommendation. Upon supplier section, negotiate & contracting with suppliers. Challenge Suppliers & internal Stakeholders to identify & deliver Value & Savings within the assigned IT Category Leverage the growing business volumes & deliver competitive advantage to Verizon. Strategic Responsibility Support category strategies for the assigned category: Develop category expertise, create/develop category strategies in line with business roadmap, implement & enforce the strategy Ensure that category strategies result in savings & value streams, & where appropriate, innovation opportunities Supplier relationship management : Lead Quarterly business reviews, supplier roadmaps meetings etc for IT Licensing Suppliers like Salesforce, Adobe, Pega, Google Collaborate & present to senior stakeholders: Build relationships with key internal senior stakeholders. Identify improvement areas within business to support cost optimisation Operational Maintain a working knowledge of legal terms, local laws, regulations, Information security & GDRP compliance etc as well as any internal policies (e.g. code of ethics) Ensure organisation acts with the highest level of integrity, honesty, & transparency. Remain current with market trends through relationships with suppliers & market experts; Identify & communicate new technologies & solutions to key problems in the assigned IT Category area. Working knowledge on Sourcing system like Ariba is an added advantage. Please apply to discuss Skills: negotiating buying purchasing



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