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IT Procurement Category Manager

Location: Atlanta, Georgia US

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Job Number: 28907

Workplace Type: On-site

Employment Type: Full Time Associate

Position Title: Category Manager, Procurement

External Description:

The Category Manager, IT Procurement will be responsible for the following:
  • Responsible for developing and executing strategies for the acquisition of technology good and services, including consulting, telephony, hardware, software, SaaS, print and document management
  • Lead efforts to improve IT purchasing and invoice processes to drive cost savings while managing internal stakeholder engagement over multiple business operating companies.
  • Coordinate with IT leaders during the annual budget process and ensure spending patterns are in alignment with organizational goals.
  • Understand supply market and develop sourcing plans
  • Conduct recurring meetings with key stakeholders to build relationships, understand needs, identify opportunities and capture cost savings while mitigating risk
  • Conduct RFx’s and perform pricing analysis
  • Negotiate with suppliers and manage ongoing performance
  • Redline contracts with understanding of acceptable and preferred commercial terms and risk tolerance
  • Collaborate with Legal, Enterprise Security, and Risk groups during supplier and contract review
  • Assist with vendor on-boarding / off-boarding
  • Ensure compliance with company policies and control framework
  • Identify and implement process improvements while maintaining and improving service levels
  • Responsible for a portion of overall cost Savings and Avoidance targets
  • Responsible for management of applicable e-catalogs
  • Maintain Software Asset Management process and optimize software license portfolio
Skills:
  • Candidates should be competent in Microsoft Office with emphasis on Excel and Word. Experience with Procure to Pay software suites is preferred.
Education & Qualifications (Required and Preferred):  
  •  Undergraduate degree in Finance, Accounting, Supply Chain, Economics, Operations, Business Management or related field, required
  •  Minimum 6-8 years of relevant category experience, required
  •  Certified Purchasing Professional (CPP), preferred
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