Senior Corporate Purchaser - Technology Procurement

Description

• Act as the primary point of contact for supplier inquiries and questions regarding executed contracts.
• Communicate and resolve procurement issues with relevant parties, including management.
• Identify and evaluate potential suppliers, including diverse options, and secure internal support for their inclusion.
• Develop RFXs based on business needs, serving as the primary contact for suppliers and business partners.
• Prepare and process purchase order documents within the online purchasing system.
• Draft contracts aligned with company policies that reflect negotiations used to reduce risk and capture long-term objectives.
• Serve as the subject matter expert for assessing completed contracts and resolving related issues or referring them to appropriate departments.
• Coordinate and facilitate contract negotiations with internal and external stakeholders.
• Facilitate pre-bid meetings, respond to supplier inquiries, and update stakeholders on project plans and status.
• Work closely with various organizations within IT to ensure consistency and compliance with InfoSec requirements, Integrations team, Enterprise Architecture and Software Asset Management.
• Facilitate the sourcing and contracting processes, ensuring compliance with established policies and procedures.
• Support cross-functional teams in sourcing, contracting, and developing proposal evaluation criteria.

Requirements

• Experience in negotiating software license agreements, cloud computing agreements, or other technology-related contracts required.
• Oracle Financial R12 software experience preferred.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills and ability to negotiate effectively.
• Applicable years of experience may be substituted for the degree requirement.
• Bachelor's degree in Business, Supply Management, Law, Construction or related field, and 7 years project procurement, project field procurement/materials management, or EPC procurement related experience required.
• Proven ability of successfully solving difficult problems that require adaptation and modification of standard techniques, procedures and criteria.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• CPM, CPSM, CTPS or CTPE Certification preferred.
• Project purchasing experience preferred.
• Experience in devising new approaches to purchasing problems encountered.

Benefits

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance