IT Procurement Consultant

• Must have experience negotiating actual IT contracts.
• Must have experience with RFP's and software negotiations, related to actual IT procurement process.
• Person should have experience - independently managed of negotiations and IT Labour negotiations.     

Key Notes

• 6-Month assignment with possibility to extend
• This request requires the candidate to have previous purchasing experience in the IT space, specifically.
• Considering candidates who would work on-site one day per week, or fully remote candidates.
• COUPA experience highly desired but not required.
• Must have previous experience in the IT space
• Must have highly concentrated IT contract negotiation as well as terms and conditions extensions of software.
• This request requires the candidate to have previous purchasing experience in the IT space, specifically.

Description

• Highly concentrated IT contract negotiation as well as terms and conditions extensions of software.
• Evaluates responses from suppliers, coordinates the requests that come through the IT Team.
• Work with stakeholders to understand what exactly they are looking for and guide them through the process as well as prepare RFP's and RFI's.
• Work with the suppliers to negotiate contracts by using standard set of templates to create a statement of work or software/hardware service agreement when applicable.
• Will work closely with the IT VMO team, IT, vendor management, office team.

Requirements:

• Must have a strong understanding of IT space and good understanding of what stakeholder needs are.
• Good change management skills
• Strong stakeholder relationship management skills, strong strong supplier relationship management skills, understanding of the sourcing process.
• Bachelor's degree or higher

Description

• The Procurement Consultant is responsible for the timely and cost-effective strategic sourcing of complex goods and services in accordance with corporate policies and procedures.
• This position works closely with the business units regarding the application and integration of procurement philosophies and techniques to meet the needs of internal customer requirements from a category sourcing perspective.
• This role facilitates senior leader meetings between Client and our strategic suppliers to drive innovation and value creation.
• The incumbent must be able to articulate a compelling case for strategic sourcing initiatives.
• Change management skills are critical to success.
• Customers and Customer

Expectations:

• Broad base of customers that could include: Global Procurement team, business management, finance, A/P, receiving, ITS, transportation, operations, R&D, internal control, marketing, planning, engineering, or other personnel involved in the implementation of business strategies where sourcing plays a role.

Customer Expectations:

• Fully knowledgeable in their commodity or service.
• Develops robust strategies based on this knowledge.
• Serve as a thought leader to the rest of the organization for the strategic sourcing of the categories for which they are responsible.
• Provide timely execution of earlier supplier selection into the product development cycle.
• Procure assigned goods and services which provide the best overall value to Client.
• Develop pricing agreements and systems contracts with suppliers. Understanding of contract terms and conditions and the associated risk when changes are made.
• Knowledgeable of market conditions for goods/services purchases.
• Work in conjunction with business units and suppliers to identify new materials to be strategically sourced.
• Lead formal supplier performance management reviews, where applicable.
• Communication of category strategy and status to senior management to ensure alignment.
• Manage through a commodity, service or inventory crisis.
• Schedules and facilitates senior leader meetings between Client and strategic suppliers.

Scope:

• The incumbent typically reports to a Director or a Manager within Procurement and is responsible for managing assigned commodities, suppliers, and purchases to meet customer needs.
• Utilizing a structured sourcing process you will handle high dollar category sourcing and contract negotiations.
• In other cases, you will dissect the requirements communicated by the business and express the elements in familiar category terms so we can benefit from the value available in a competitive marketplace.

Dimensions:

• Regional and/or Global annual purchases across multiple business units.
• Value of purchases typically would be in the $150-$500 million range.

Qualifications/Education/Experience Required:

• A Bachelor's degree in business, engineering or related discipline.
• Continued updating and/or progress toward advanced degree or equivalent in area of technical expertise.
• Operates with limited business direction.
• Demonstrated knowledge and extensive experience in a major purchasing commodity group (IT).

Preferences:

• Candidates with mill operations management and demonstrated professional engineering experience, GNW and Healthcare experience.
• Strong strategic sourcing and negotiation skills, with solid proven experience in global procurement/supply chain organizations.
• Solid ability to work cross-functionally across multiple business lines, including a depth of knowledge in category strategy development and implementation.