Procurement

Contract:12 Month (Open Ended Contract)
Lead negotiations for software, SaaS and hosted contracts

Role Requirements

• Strong analytical skills, demonstrated use of thought leadership to set and execute procurement strategies in negotiations.
• Track record of success negotiation with a variety of software suppliers (ie. SAP, Oracle, IBM, HP, Accenture, etc)
• Experience negotiating software as a service (SaaS) and hosting contracts.
• Team player with strong interpersonal skills.
• Solid leadership skills and the ability to work with a diverse set of people, including executive levels of management, International clients and suppliers.
• Work with industry specialists leading RFP, RFQ, RFI, competitive bids, maintenance renewals, and miscellaneous projects.
• Support the development of global agreements with major suppliers and achieve maximum leverage of the supplier’s capabilities
• Develop regular communications with clients.

Ability to create total cost of ownership analysis.
• Self-starter with proven project management skills.
• Minimum 7-10 years of experience in purchasing and contract negotiating, preferably in an IT or services purchasing role