Role Summary

The Associate Director of Procurement at ClientCo is responsible for overseeing the end-to-end sourcing process within the Technology category. This includes developing and executing category strategies that optimize cost, quality, and supplier performance while ensuring alignment with the company’s overall business objectives. The Associate Director of Procurement will lead large-scale procurement initiatives, negotiate favorable terms with a large supplier base, and collaborate closely with internal stakeholders and external suppliers to drive category performance improvements. The ideal candidate will possess strong negotiation skills, strategic sourcing expertise, and the ability to manage complex Procurement activities from start to finish.

Responsibilities and Duties

• Developandimplementcategorystrategiesthatalignwithcompanygoalsanddrivesvalue,costsavings,qualityimprovementsandinnovation.
• Conductthoroughmarketanalysistounderstandindustrytrends,suppliercapabilities,andcompetitivelandscapewithinthecategory.
• Leadcompetitivesourcingevents,includingRFIs,RFPs,RFQs,supplierevaluationsandnegotiations.
• Identifyandevaluatepotentialsuppliers,negotiatecontracts,andmanagesupplierrelationshipstoensurealignmentwithcategorystrategy.
• Lead the end-to-end sourcing process understanding the dynamics of sourcing modern cloud services and supplier relationships - SaaS, PaaS, IaaS, including the preparation and management of RFPs, supplier selection, and contract negotiations.
• Managethefullcontractlifecycle,includingcontractnegotiations,renewals,amendmentsandcompliancewithcontractualobligations.
• Serveastheprimaryprocurementadvisorandstrategicbusinesspartnerforbusinessunits,fosteringstrongstakeholderrelationshipsandpromotingearlyprocurementengagement.
• Monitorandmanagesupplierperformance,ensuringthatsuppliersmeetquality,cost,anddeliveryrequirements,resolvesupplierperformanceissuesanddevelopcorrectiveactionsplanswhenneeded.
• Developandmaintainstrongrelationshipswithkeysupplierstoensurelong-termpartnershipandcontinuousimprovement.
• Delivermeasurablecostsavings,costavoidanceandvaluecreationinitiativeswhileincreasingspendundermanagementandsupportfinancialobjectives.
• CollaboratewithLegal,Finance,AccountsPayable,Technologyandinternalstakeholderstoensureeffectiveexecutionofprocurementstrategiesandcontracts.

Required Skills/Abilities

• Excellentcommunicationandinterpersonalskills,withtheabilitytoinfluenceandcollaboratewithstakeholdersatalllevels.
• Experiencemanagingsupplierrelationshipsandcollaboratingwithcrossfunctionalstakeholders.
• Highlevelofintegrityandprofessionalism,withacommitmenttoethicalProcurementpractices.

Education and Experience

• Bachelor27sdegreeinSupplyChainManagement,BusinessAdministration,orarelatedfield;amaster27sdegreeispreferred.
• 6+yearsofexperienceinProcurement,categorymanagement,orstrategicsourcing,withaproventrackrecordofsuccess.
• DeepexpertiseinRFPdraftingandcompletingallnecessarysourcingreview,includingvettingforsecurity,data,andcompliancesafeguards.
• ExperiencewithCloudHyperscaleranddemonstratehownewcontractualrelationshipsdriveoptimalsavings.
• Provennegotiationskillswithexperienceinmanaginghigh-valuecontractsandsupplierrelationships.
• Stronganalyticalandprojectmanagementskills,withtheabilitytoanalyzecomplexdata,managemultipleprioritiesanddevelopactionableinsightstomeetdeadlinesinafast-pacedenvironment.
• ProficiencyinProcurementsoftwareandtools;experiencewithplatformslikeCoupa,OracleandSAPispreferred.
• ExpertiseinprovidingleadershiptohelpteamsidentifyredundantoroverlappingfunctionalityamongstSaaSproducts,aswellaspreventmulti-sourcedspending.

Pay RangeUSD $45.00 - USD $50.00 /Hr.