IT Procurement Administrator

Description
The IT Procurement Administrator is responsible for managing the acquisition of IT products, services, and contracts. This role involves coordinating with vendors, stakeholders, and internal departments to understand organizational requirements, match with vendor capabilities, and secure contracts for the organization at competitive prices while adhering to company policies and industry regulations. The administrator plays a key role in maintaining vendor relationships, overseeing procurement processes, and supporting vendor procurement and contract maintenance across the IT organization.
Top Skills' Details

• Acting as a single point of communication for IT external needs as well as IT vendor relationships
• Sourcing, evaluating, presenting, and selecting vendors for all IT products and services
• Negotiating contracts, pricing, and terms with suppliers to achieve the most favorable cost profile
• Asses the risk within each contract/sow and make recommendations on how to minimize any exposure
• Working with Finance to prepare purchase orders and track their lifecycle to ensure timely delivery
• Periodically evaluating in-force contracts for appropriate coverage, and recommending service reductions where appropriate to reduce waste / spend
• Monitoring vendor performance for service delivery issues, and escalating any issues from IT to the vendor for resolution
• Conducting regular reviews of vendor offerings and auditing the services provided to ensure they are best fit for the company, recommending product or vendor changes where necessary
• Establish and manage master service agreements (MSA) with strategic IT vendors
• Establish and manage vendor scorecards with periodic vendor reviews
• Establishing and maintaining an accurate database of all physical and software IT inventory, tracking the useful life of all IT physical assets, and driving the process for decommissioning/replacement
• Ensuring that all in-use software is appropriately licensed, working with the appropriate vendor's entitlement department to resolve any licensing deficiencies
• Supporting the preparation and management of the IT budget
• Working with finance to analyze spending trends to identify anomalies or waste
• Supplying regular and ad-hoc reports as needed so the greater organization can understand IT assets and contracts
• Developing procurement and asset management policies in collaboration with general council and executive team
• Communicating and driving enforcement of all procurement and asset management policies across the organization

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of experience in procurement, with a minimum of 2 year in IT procurement, and a total of at least 5 years of overall professional experience
• Familiarity with procurement software, entitlement management software, and ERP systems
• Strong organizational skills, and an excellent communicator
• Proficiency with productivity and reporting tools, particularly Microsoft Excel and PowerBI
• Ability to analyze data and make data-based decisions with specific, measurable outcomes
• Demonstrated competency in working in large, multi-national organizations
• Comfortable communicating with and presenting to executive leadership
• Proven track record of contract negotiation
• Experience in distribution and manufacturing is preferred
• Certifications such as Certified Purchasing Professional (CPP), or similar are a plus

Pay and Benefits
The pay range for this position is $85000.00 - $115000.00/yr.
- 3 weeks' vacation (accrued)
- 1-week personal time
- 1 floating holiday (+6 paid holidays)
Workplace Type
This is a fully onsite position in Latham,NY.
Application Deadline
This position is anticipated to close on Oct 24, 2025.
>About TEKsystems:
We're partners in transformation. We help clients activate ideas and solutions to take advantage of a new world of opportunity. We are a team of 80,000 strong, working with over 6,000 clients, including 80% of the Fortune 500, across North America, Europe and Asia. As an industry leader in Full-Stack Technology Services, Talent Services, and real-world application, we work with progressive leaders to drive change. That's the power of true partnership. TEKsystems is an Allegis Group company.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

About TEKsystems and TEKsystems Global Services

We're a leading provider of business and technology services. We accelerate business transformation for our customers. Our expertise in strategy, design, execution and operations unlocks business value through a range of solutions. We're a team of 80,000 strong, working with over 6,000 customers, including 80% of the Fortune 500 across North America, Europe and Asia, who partner with us for our scale, full-stack capabilities and speed. We're strategic thinkers, hands-on collaborators, helping customers capitalize on change and master the momentum of technology. We're building tomorrow by delivering business outcomes and making positive impacts in our global communities. TEKsystems and TEKsystems Global Services are Allegis Group companies. Learn more at TEKsystems.com.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.