Job description:
The successful candidate will work with business stakeholders, financial, risk and legal colleagues to identify requirements, manage demand, lead sourcing events (including RFPs), and negotiate pricing and commercial terms for IT Professional Services acquisitions and renewals. He/she will lead the complete sourcing life cycle from initial requirements identification to contract sign-off. Business Unit Description – Corporate Procurement Services ( “CPS”) is responsible for working with business managers and subject matter experts within CLIENT to define requirements, identify and mitigate vendor risks and procure all 3rd party IT and non-IT goods and services for CLIENT and its affiliates.
• Develop and direct the strategic sourcing process and act as the central point of contact to monitor and improve supplier performance
• Manage procurement activities associated with IT Professional Services support renewals and new IT Professional Services SoWs
• Document and report savings
• Provide external marketplace knowledge of the latest IT Professional Services dynamics, trends, benchmarks and best practices
• Evaluate and recommend sourcing opportunities to lower costs and reduce risk
• Define and lead RFP initiatives working with business owners and technology SMEs
• Promote excellence in sourcing processes across CLIENT
• Utilize consistent methodologies to pursue deliverables that are aligned with strategic objectives and policies
• Act as an interface between vendors and CLIENT for legal, vendor risk, privacy and technology risk as needed to ensure that IT Professional Services is sourced with an acceptable level of risk for CLIENT
• Align risk and control processes into day to day responsibilities to monitor and mitigate risk
Leadership Competencies for this level include:
• Accountability: Demonstrates reliability by taking necessary actions to continuously meet required deadlines and goals.
• Global Collaboration: Applies global perspective when working within a team by being aware of own style and ensuring all relevant parties are involved in key team tasks and decisions.
• Communication: Articulates information clearly and presents information effectively and confidently when working with others.
• Influencing: Convinces others by making a strong case, bringing others along to their viewpoint; maintains strong, trusting relationships while at the same time is comfortable challenging ideas.
• Innovation and Creativity: Thinks boldly and out of the box, generates new ideas and processes, and confidently pursues challenges as new avenues of opportunity.
If you are qualified and interested please call me ASAP at (212) 306-0196, even if we have spoken recently about a different position. If you do respond via e-mail please include a daytime phone number along with an updated resume. In considering candidates, time is of the essence, so please respond ASAP.
Please feel free to forward this email to a friend who might have the required qualifications.
Thank you,
Jeff Kushner
IT Recruiter
Axelon Services Corporation
44 Wall Street 18th Floor
New York, NY 10005
(212) 306-0196
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