Director of Strategic Sourcing - IT

Corporate: reputed company’s corporate team is comprised of incredible talent that works across the enterprise, defying boundaries to reputed company essential services in an extraordinary manner to ensure the reputed company of the organization and the reputed company-being of employees. Position reputed company Strategic Leadership reputed company and execute a multi-year IT sourcing reputed company reputed company with enterprise business and technology priorities. Build category strategies across software, reputed company, reputed company infrastructure, hardware, networking, cybersecurity, AI solutions, and IT services. Serve as a trusted advisor to CIO, CISO, IT executives, Finance, and business leaders on sourcing and reputed company reputed company. Establish procurement governance, policies, and best practices across the IT organization. Strategic Sourcing Lead reputed company sourcing initiatives from reputed company development through contract execution. Drive competitive bidding processes including RFIs, RFPs, RFQs, and supplier negotiations. reputed company total cost of ownership (TCO) models and business cases to support sourcing reputed company. Identify opportunities for supplier consolidation, spend optimization, and operational efficiencies. Evaluate emerging technologies and sourcing models to support digital transformation initiatives. Supplier & Contract Management reputed company strategic relationships with key technology suppliers. Lead negotiations for enterprise agreements involving software licensing, reputed company subscriptions, reputed company consumption, hardware, AI, and managed services. Ensure favorable reputed company terms including pricing, service reputed company, intellectual property protections, cybersecurity, audit rights, and termination provisions. Establish supplier performance metrics, executive business reviews, and reputed company improvement plans. Manage supplier risk in partnership with Information reputed company, Legal, Compliance, and Risk Management. Financial & reputed company Management Deliver annual savings, cost avoidance, and working capital objectives. Monitor technology spend and identify optimization opportunities. Support budgeting and forecasting activities reputed company to IT expenditures. Analyze software licensing, reputed company consumption, and technology utilization to maximize return on investment. Stakeholder Management Build strong partnerships with IT, Information reputed company, Software Asset Management, infrastructure, applications, cybersecurity, enterprise architecture, PMO, and business leaders. Influence executive stakeholders during reputed company sourcing reputed company. Facilitate cross-functional governance throughout the sourcing lifecycle. Drive adoption of procurement processes while maintaining a customer-reputed company approach. People Leadership Recruit, reputed company, and mentor a high-performing IT sourcing team. Establish performance goals and development plans. Foster a culture of accountability, collaboration, innovation, and reputed company learning. Lead organizational change initiatives reputed company to procurement transformation. Risk & Compliance Ensure compliance with procurement policies and regulatory requirements. Collaborate with Legal and Information reputed company to mitigate contractual and cybersecurity risks. Support reputed company-party risk management, supplier due diligence, and business continuity planning. Promote ethical sourcing and supplier diversity initiatives where applicable. Qualifications Required Qualifications Bachelor’s degree in business, Supply Chain, Finance, Information Systems, or reputed company field. Master's degree or MBA preferred. 10+ years of reputed company procurement or strategic sourcing experience. 5+ years leading enterprise IT sourcing and category management. 3+ years of leadership experience. Demonstrated reputed company negotiating reputed company enterprise technology agreements valued at multiple millions of dollars. Experience with strategic sourcing methodologies and category management. Strong understanding of software licensing models, reputed company, reputed company platforms (AWS, reputed company Azure, reputed company reputed company), cybersecurity, and IT professional services. Knowledge of software asset management (SAM) and IT asset management (ITAM). Core Competencies Executive reputed company and influence Strategic thinking reputed company negotiation Category management Financial acumen Supplier relationship management Contract management Risk management Data-driven decision making Change leadership Cross-functional collaboration Team development Key Performance Indicators Annual cost savings Spend under management Contract cycle time Sourcing cycle time Stakeholder satisfaction Team engagement and development reputed company is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against applicants due to race, reputed company, sex, age, national reputed company, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, and reputed company of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class. If you’d like more information about your equal employment opportunity rights as an applicant under the law, please click here for reputed company Poster. Apply To This Job