IT Procurement Category Manager in Tempe

Job Description

IT Procurement Category Manager

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

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

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Job Description:

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Primary Duties and Responsibilities

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• Serve as Category Manager for IT/Engineering Vendors and potentially others

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• Conduct market research in support of RFPs and participate in competitive bidding (RFx)

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• Capture content for contract management databases (termination, spend, compliance, unit pricing)

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• Implement the review of cost saving opportunities with Executive Sponsors, Business Leads and Finance

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• Complete contract negotiations (including contract drafting) with vendors and Legal

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• Serve as first point of contact in the contract drafting process, in collaboration with Legal

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• In collaboration with the business stakeholders, identify the business requirements to be included in contract documentation

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• Facilitate escalation and dispute resolution activities with new and existing vendors (as necessary) and coordinate vendor IT integration and access deliverables

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• Complete vendor terminations and assist with decommissioning efforts, as necessary

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• Work with Business Leads to capture and review vendor SLAs

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• Work directly with Business Leads on vendor SLA reporting and adherence; support any remediation efforts

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• Develop and monitor spend reporting with Finance and Business Leads

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• Support Executive Sponsor and Business Lead, as requested, on vendor communications including meetings, reports, QBR/MBR, etc.

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• Assist in the development of P2P Policy CLM documentation and audits

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Required education and experience

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• 6+ Years Sourcing and Procurement Experience

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• Demonstrated ability to build external relationships and hold stakeholders and partners accountable

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• Demonstrated ability to generate cost savings and cost avoidance

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education and experience

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• Bachelor’s degree

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• Ability to understand, organize, communicate and present complex information in an easily understandable format tailored to a variety of audiences

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• Adaptable and efficient in a constantly evolving environment

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• Familiarity with and comfort of using procurement software (e.g. ZIP)

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Competencies/success factors

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• Excellent leadership and communication skills to drive results across a wide range of initiatives and stakeholders

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• High energy, passionate, strategic thinker with a proven track record of driving improvement and implementing strategies, technology, and processes to get results

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Travel required

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• Up to 5%

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