Overview
On Site
USD 100,000.00 - 115,000.00 per year
Full Time
Skills
IT Risk Management
FOCUS
Proposal Writing
Quoting
Onboarding
Build Vs Buy
Service Level
Reporting
Request For Proposal
Product Demonstration
RFI
RFQ
Business Operations
Financial Planning
Blueprint
Capital Expenditures
Budget
Profit And Loss
SLA
Pricing
Rebates
Optimization
Virtual Machines
Risk Assessment
Project Management
Cost Accounting
Business Cases
Mentorship
Educate
Data Analysis
IT Governance
Risk Management
Internal Control
Vendor Management
Contract Management
Regulatory Compliance
Strategic Sourcing
Procurement
Supply Chain Management
Finance
Facilitation
Sourcing
Exceed
Recruiting
Computer Hardware
Network
Cloud Computing
SaaS
IaaS
PaaS
Licensing
Amazon Web Services
Microsoft Azure
IBM
Oracle
Service Operations
Application Development
Help Desk
Break/Fix
Legal
Negotiations
Customer Service
Collaboration
Teamwork
Positive Attitude
Microsoft Office
Microsoft Visio
Writing
Communication
Insurance
Management
Business Transformation
Law
Job Details
Description
IT Business Operations is in need of someone that has experience in IT governance, IT risk management, IT finance, and IT vendor management with a primary focus on IT procurement. This IT Procurement Professional will focus on establishing and enhancing the strategic sourcing process within IT for suppliers\vendors, and related products and services but will also focus on the integration of governance and risk management and finance into procurement. The role will be responsible for creating an IT focused sourcing methodology and be directly responsible for facilitating Requests for Information (RFI), Requests for Proposal (RFP), and Requests for Quote (RFQ) along with designing the appropriate procedures. The position will interface with the company Vendor Management team during onboarding and risk assessment services. You will analyze spend categories via financial results, collaborate with IT partners in developing "make vs. buy" strategies, facilitate large spend highly visible RFP events, redline business, price, and service level contract terms, and host supplier business reviews for mission critical IT vendors. As a new function, reporting directly to the Director of IT Business Operations, you will help architect a repeatable and scalable procurement and category sourcing function for IT.
Execute Sourcing Events and Supplier Selection: Primarily lead RFP sourcing events in collaboration with IT or joint IT/Business sponsors. Develop and bring best practices into the RFP process. Host RFP events such as service\product demonstrations, question-answer sessions, elimination round conversations, and contract award scenarios. Leverage RFI to learn new market offerings and capabilities. Support project budgetary assumptions through RFQ.
Optimize Cost and Develop Saving Strategies: Working with the Director of IT Business Operations and Financial Planning, lead and own the blueprint for a value-add savings methodology impacting the Bank's operating and capital expenses. Create favorability within IT budgets and define a process to measure and track savings value inclusive of hard P&L savings, cost avoidance, savings wrap, and other value-adds.
Lead Supplier Contract Negotiations: Facilitate contract review and negotiation between the Supplier, Business Sponsors, and Legal. Redline general business terms for SLA performance, pricing, discounts, risk of loss, and payment. Develop incentive-based rebate programs. Act as a counterpoint to the supplier account team and encourage or remediate suppliers through periodic business review forums. Create a scalable rate card strategy with all labor-based IT vendors and begin executing rate cards.
Partner with IT Sponsors: Assist IT supplier sponsors. Provide advisory services around selection and negotiation strategies. Provide spend intelligence and optimization opportunities within a sub-set of suppliers or categories of spend. Help IT define periodic business review objectives, and performance scorecards to guide such business reviews.
Partner with Supportive Stakeholders: Act as a primary liaison within IT to Supplier Account Teams, VMS Risk Assessment, Project Management, Legal, and Finance. Assist in budgetary costing for proposed business cases.
Be an Individual Leader: Mentor, educate, and share best practice approaches with other levels on the team. Be comfortable in a highly visible role and a proponent of challenge or change.
Use deep understanding of Microsoft Office tools, Diagramming Software (e.g. Lucid, Visio, etc.), and/or other appropriate technical tools within a specific domain or functional area on the processes, data analysis, and IT governance.
Leverage Risk Management experience from a large financial institution subject to heightened standards, specifically in risk, compliance, or corporate governance.
Skills
Risk management, Internal Controls, third party risk, vendor management, contract management, compliance, negotiation, Procurement, Supply chain
Additional Skills & Qualifications
What you'll need:
7+ years' direct experience in a strategic sourcing or procurement role is a must.
Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Business, or Finance.
Must have significant experience with facilitating sourcing events that exceed $1M of addressable indirect spend in general areas such as contingent labor, staffing agency, and IT category planning in hardware, software, network, managed development services strongly desired.
Subject Matter Expert in Technology or Cloud-based SaaS/IaaS/PaaS a plus. Prefer experience in Volume Licensing, Enterprise Agreements, AWS\Azure, IBM Passport, Oracle, or managed IT service operations in application development or help desk break-fix.
Must be comfortable working with contract terms and Legal personnel during redline negotiations.
Subject Matter Expert in Technology or Cloud-based SaaS/IaaS/PaaS a plus. Prefer experience in Volume Licensing, Enterprise Agreements, AWS\Azure, IBM Passport, Oracle, or managed IT service operations in application development or help desk break-fix.
Must be comfortable working with contract terms and Legal personnel during redline negotiations.
Proven track record of establishing a proactive, constructive dialogue and partnering with professionals internally and externally. Excellent oral and written communication skills, including the ability to effectively communicate with internal staff and external customers.
Must be able to work under pressure and meet deadlines, while maintaining a positive attitude and providing exemplary internal and external customer service.
Foster teamwork through a positive attitude and approach.
Advanced working in Microsoft Office & relevant Diagramming Software (e.g. Lucid, Visio, etc.), as well as technical aptitude & experience within a specific domain.
Advanced speaking and writing communication skills.
Pay and Benefits
The pay range for this position is $100000.00 - $115000.00/yr.
We offer all the important things you'd want - like competitive salaries, an ownership stake in the company, medical and dental insurance, time off, a great 401k matching program, tuition assistance program, an employee volunteer program, and a wellness program. In addition, you'll have the opportunity to bolster your business knowledge, learning the ins and outs of how successful companies operate and manage their finances, giving you invaluable hands-on experience to help grow your career!
Workplace Type
This is a fully onsite position in Phoenix,AZ.
Application Deadline
This position is anticipated to close on May 7, 2025.
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.
IT Business Operations is in need of someone that has experience in IT governance, IT risk management, IT finance, and IT vendor management with a primary focus on IT procurement. This IT Procurement Professional will focus on establishing and enhancing the strategic sourcing process within IT for suppliers\vendors, and related products and services but will also focus on the integration of governance and risk management and finance into procurement. The role will be responsible for creating an IT focused sourcing methodology and be directly responsible for facilitating Requests for Information (RFI), Requests for Proposal (RFP), and Requests for Quote (RFQ) along with designing the appropriate procedures. The position will interface with the company Vendor Management team during onboarding and risk assessment services. You will analyze spend categories via financial results, collaborate with IT partners in developing "make vs. buy" strategies, facilitate large spend highly visible RFP events, redline business, price, and service level contract terms, and host supplier business reviews for mission critical IT vendors. As a new function, reporting directly to the Director of IT Business Operations, you will help architect a repeatable and scalable procurement and category sourcing function for IT.
Execute Sourcing Events and Supplier Selection: Primarily lead RFP sourcing events in collaboration with IT or joint IT/Business sponsors. Develop and bring best practices into the RFP process. Host RFP events such as service\product demonstrations, question-answer sessions, elimination round conversations, and contract award scenarios. Leverage RFI to learn new market offerings and capabilities. Support project budgetary assumptions through RFQ.
Optimize Cost and Develop Saving Strategies: Working with the Director of IT Business Operations and Financial Planning, lead and own the blueprint for a value-add savings methodology impacting the Bank's operating and capital expenses. Create favorability within IT budgets and define a process to measure and track savings value inclusive of hard P&L savings, cost avoidance, savings wrap, and other value-adds.
Lead Supplier Contract Negotiations: Facilitate contract review and negotiation between the Supplier, Business Sponsors, and Legal. Redline general business terms for SLA performance, pricing, discounts, risk of loss, and payment. Develop incentive-based rebate programs. Act as a counterpoint to the supplier account team and encourage or remediate suppliers through periodic business review forums. Create a scalable rate card strategy with all labor-based IT vendors and begin executing rate cards.
Partner with IT Sponsors: Assist IT supplier sponsors. Provide advisory services around selection and negotiation strategies. Provide spend intelligence and optimization opportunities within a sub-set of suppliers or categories of spend. Help IT define periodic business review objectives, and performance scorecards to guide such business reviews.
Partner with Supportive Stakeholders: Act as a primary liaison within IT to Supplier Account Teams, VMS Risk Assessment, Project Management, Legal, and Finance. Assist in budgetary costing for proposed business cases.
Be an Individual Leader: Mentor, educate, and share best practice approaches with other levels on the team. Be comfortable in a highly visible role and a proponent of challenge or change.
Use deep understanding of Microsoft Office tools, Diagramming Software (e.g. Lucid, Visio, etc.), and/or other appropriate technical tools within a specific domain or functional area on the processes, data analysis, and IT governance.
Leverage Risk Management experience from a large financial institution subject to heightened standards, specifically in risk, compliance, or corporate governance.
Skills
Risk management, Internal Controls, third party risk, vendor management, contract management, compliance, negotiation, Procurement, Supply chain
Additional Skills & Qualifications
What you'll need:
7+ years' direct experience in a strategic sourcing or procurement role is a must.
Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Business, or Finance.
Must have significant experience with facilitating sourcing events that exceed $1M of addressable indirect spend in general areas such as contingent labor, staffing agency, and IT category planning in hardware, software, network, managed development services strongly desired.
Subject Matter Expert in Technology or Cloud-based SaaS/IaaS/PaaS a plus. Prefer experience in Volume Licensing, Enterprise Agreements, AWS\Azure, IBM Passport, Oracle, or managed IT service operations in application development or help desk break-fix.
Must be comfortable working with contract terms and Legal personnel during redline negotiations.
Subject Matter Expert in Technology or Cloud-based SaaS/IaaS/PaaS a plus. Prefer experience in Volume Licensing, Enterprise Agreements, AWS\Azure, IBM Passport, Oracle, or managed IT service operations in application development or help desk break-fix.
Must be comfortable working with contract terms and Legal personnel during redline negotiations.
Proven track record of establishing a proactive, constructive dialogue and partnering with professionals internally and externally. Excellent oral and written communication skills, including the ability to effectively communicate with internal staff and external customers.
Must be able to work under pressure and meet deadlines, while maintaining a positive attitude and providing exemplary internal and external customer service.
Foster teamwork through a positive attitude and approach.
Advanced working in Microsoft Office & relevant Diagramming Software (e.g. Lucid, Visio, etc.), as well as technical aptitude & experience within a specific domain.
Advanced speaking and writing communication skills.
Pay and Benefits
The pay range for this position is $100000.00 - $115000.00/yr.
We offer all the important things you'd want - like competitive salaries, an ownership stake in the company, medical and dental insurance, time off, a great 401k matching program, tuition assistance program, an employee volunteer program, and a wellness program. In addition, you'll have the opportunity to bolster your business knowledge, learning the ins and outs of how successful companies operate and manage their finances, giving you invaluable hands-on experience to help grow your career!
Workplace Type
This is a fully onsite position in Phoenix,AZ.
Application Deadline
This position is anticipated to close on May 7, 2025.
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.
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