Senior Sourcing and Contract Analyst

About Beacon Systems, Inc

Beacon Systems, Inc, delivers Program Management, Science, Engineering, and Technology Solutions to Federal, Commercial, State, and Local Agencies. We are a subsidiary of Radiant Digital Solutions. Our Technology support to many DoD Agencies, NASA, Voice of America, FDA, and State Agencies such as State of FL, RI, MS, ND, VA, and WV extends our delivery of solutions worldwide.

Position: Senior Sourcing and Contract Analyst

Duration: 6 Months

Location: Onsite - Warwick, RI

Responsibilities

• Collaborate and support IT Agency Managers in procuring IT solutions, from small to medium procurements. The role will support both Applications Development, and Infrastructure and Operations verticals within the VMO.
• Responsible for working on an assigned set of IT Sourcing Projects, reporting to a Senior Vendor Manager and/or Deputy Director.
• Products delivered range from Contract renewals / amendments to IT Statements of Work, Master Price Agreement purchases, and/or small RFI/RFP, etc.
• Process assigned IT Sourcing Projects from scoping, RFx drafting, Evaluation, Contracting.
• Supporting VMO managers, interacting with various stakeholders across the enterprise, including Legal, Purchases, Insurance, Agency resources, and others as needed.
• Contract support: Review IT Contractual artifacts [Renewal or Amendment or SOW] and provide input to enhance favorable Terms.
• Contract Negotiations: Lead smaller to medium sized mini-bid negotiations, assisting a Vendor Manager with larger items.
• Participate in other tasks as directed by the Vendor Sourcing Manager and/or Deputy Director.
• Provide weekly written statuses.

Requirements

• 3 to 5 years IT experience, preferably 3 years in IT Vendor Management and/or IT Sourcing
• Understanding of IT products & services from a contract and vendor management perspective
• Understanding commercial [pricing services] with contracting and negotiation aspect.
• Familiarity with contracting trends, licensing models
• Familiarity of market knowledge of IT vendors (Application Services, SaaS, Consulting, I&O)
• Knowledge of best practices for IT contract negotiation tactics and
• Customer-focused approach to delivering contract management services to internal IT
• Supplier agreements: knowledge of legal terminology related to supplier agreements
• Ability to manage assigned workload, and multi-task
• Ability to think logically and adhere to processes.
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced complex environment
• Experienced in the use of MS Excel, Word and PowerPoint, SharePoint
• Very good communication skills, both written and verbal

Education

• Bachelor s degree preferred, or relevant experience

Preferred Skills & Experiences

• Familiarity with Public Sector Purchasing and Procurement Processes
• Familiarity with Tools such as Archer and ServiceNow
• Strong analytical skills