Job Description :
Procurement – hardware and software
Understands finance and budget
Strong excel spreadsheets/ macros
Wants a candidate who can keep track of everything and understands technology and finance
End to end procurement
Owning the problems, redefining the processes
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li>5 to 7 years experience in a professional services procurement or related procurement focus area contracting role./li>
li>Able to manage the end to end sourcing process from requirements gathering through RFx and complex software licensing./li>
li>Excellent project and time management skills including risk assessment, work plan development and management/li>
li>Effective presentation, negotiation and influencing skills to interface with all levels of management and suppliers./li>
li>Experience in supplier relationship management and stakeholder governance./li>
li>Track technology trends/li>
li>Knowledge of FAR/li>
li>Knowledge of Ariba or similar procurement automation tools/li>
li>Ability to handle multiple procurements at once as part of overall procurement backlog for Infrastructure, Operations and Information Security (IO&S) procurements that may include HW/SW and professional services./li>
li>Ability to br pro-active in managing procurement backlog for IO&S and working with different stakeholders (engineers, directors, project managers, finance, vendors, etc) in order to ensure procurements are identified, prioritized and are executed in an efficient manner./li>
li>Must be able to provide guidance to IO&S procurement stakeholders on procurement artifacts, processes, and requirements that are appropriate for each infrastructure procurement given their unique requirements./li>
li>Must be able to proactively identity and remove barriers to help ensure the successful completion of sourcing initiatives on time per project schedules and executive management delivery expectations./li>
li>Must have experience to pro-actively understand the funding sources for the procurements./li>
li>Ability to initiate and manage procurement in the Ariba system./li>
li>Must have the ability to perform budgeting scenarios./li>
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