Procurement Analyst 2

job summary:

Our client is looking for a Procurement Analyst 2 for a year long contract to hire opportunity located in Phoenix, AZ.

location: Phoenix, Arizona

job type: Contract to Perm

salary: $40 - 45 per hour

work hours: 8am to 5pm

education: No Degree Required



responsibilities:

Role Overview Required Skills:

• Minimum 3 years of experience in IT software procurement.

Preferred Skills:

• IT Asset Lifecycle & Licensing Expertise: Deep functional knowledge of SaaS, PaaS, RaaS, and IaaS licensing models. Comprehensive understanding of the differences between per-user, per-core, and consumption-based entitlements to optimize spend and mitigate audit risks. Familiarity with modern industry-standard Cloud Procurement Frameworks (such as ISO frameworks).
• Strategic Negotiation: Proven ability to negotiate high-value enterprise contracts, specifically focusing on critical Service Level Agreements (SLAs), data sovereignty clauses, liability terms, and renewal caps.
• Technical Project Management: Ability to manage an end-to-end procurement pipeline as a project. This includes setting critical milestones, managing stakeholders across cross-functional departments, and ensuring the procurement timeline perfectly aligns with technical rollout schedules.
• Complex RFP/RFQ Development: Experience drafting, structuring, and scoring complex solicitations for enterprise-level IT products and services, ensuring that the "Statement of Work" (SOW) is technically sound and contractually enforceable.
• Financial & Data Literacy: Ability to conduct comprehensive Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) and Return on Investment (ROI) analyses to justify multi-year technology investments to executive leadership.

qualifications:

Role Overview

Required Skills:

Minimum 3 years of experience in IT software procurement.

Preferred Skills:

IT Asset Lifecycle & Licensing Expertise: Deep functional knowledge of SaaS, PaaS, RaaS, and IaaS licensing models. Comprehensive understanding of the differences between per-user, per-core, and consumption-based entitlements to optimize spend and mitigate audit risks. Familiarity with modern industry-standard Cloud Procurement Frameworks (such as ISO frameworks).

Strategic Negotiation: Proven ability to negotiate high-value enterprise contracts, specifically focusing on critical Service Level Agreements (SLAs), data sovereignty clauses, liability terms, and renewal caps.

Technical Project Management: Ability to manage an end-to-end procurement pipeline as a project. This includes setting critical milestones, managing stakeholders across cross-functional departments, and ensuring the procurement timeline perfectly aligns with technical rollout schedules.

Complex RFP/RFQ Development: Experience drafting, structuring, and scoring complex solicitations for enterprise-level IT products and services, ensuring that the "Statement of Work" (SOW) is technically sound and contractually enforceable.

Financial & Data Literacy: Ability to conduct comprehensive Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) and Return on Investment (ROI) analyses to justify multi-year technology investments to executive leadership.

Equal Opportunity Employer: Race, Color, Religion, Sex, Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, National Origin, Age, Genetic Information, Disability, Protected Veteran Status, or any other legally protected group status.

At Randstad Digital, we welcome people of all abilities and want to ensure that our hiring and interview process meets the needs of all applicants. If you require a reasonable accommodation to make your application or interview experience a great one, please contact

Pay offered to a successful candidate will be based on several factors including the candidate's education, work experience, work location, specific job duties, certifications, etc. In addition, Randstad Digital offers a comprehensive benefits package, including: medical, prescription, dental, vision, AD&D, and life insurance offerings, short-term disability, and a 401K plan (all benefits are based on eligibility).

This posting is open for thirty (30) days.