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Job Description
Structured overview of role & requirementsAbout This Role
Lead category strategies, sourcing programs, and supplier management for Indirect IT spend categories including Software, SaaS, Cloud, Hardware, Telecom, and AI/IT services.
Drive complex technology negotiations with major vendors (Microsoft, Oracle, SAP, Salesforce, AWS, Azure) and deliver measurable financial cost savings and procurement process improvements.
Manage and develop a procurement team, partner with IT leadership on technology roadmaps, and ensure adoption of procurement strategies and digital analytics tools.
Minimum Requirements
Bachelors degree required; advanced degree preferred.
15+ years of procurement, sourcing, supply chain, category management, finance, or related business experience.
5+ years of direct people management experience preferred or required as per organizational need.
Strong expertise in software licensing, SaaS negotiations, cloud economics, AI and IT services procurement.
Ideal Candidate Profile
Strategic procurement leader with deep experience in complex technology sourcing and vendor negotiations at enterprise level.
Capable of operating independently with executive stakeholders and influencing cross-functional senior leadership.
Experienced in managing and developing high-performing procurement teams, leveraging digital procurement technologies and analytics for decision-making.