We are looking for a IT Category Management Senior Consultant for a 12 months contract position in St. Louis, MO. Job Description: Title: IT Category Management Senior Consultant Duration: 12 Months Contract Location: St. Louis, MO Client: Direct Client Note: Located in St. Louis, MO onsite in office 3 days per week
Job Requirements: - Individuals must have 7-9 years experience in all facets of IT Procurement, including all commodities of IT such as Software, Hardware & Services.
- Must be proficient in identifying and working with all stakeholders to define requirements and strategies around renewals and new deal opportunities.
- Serve as the main Point of Contact (POC) to the LOB/Functional Partners for procurement related issues.
- Must be able to take project requirements and ideate on sourcing strategies for coordination with the internal sourcing team.
- Collaborate with Internal business partners to develop and implement sourcing strategies for key spend category(s). Identify and prioritize sourcing projects within spend area scope for annual category strategy plan.
- Oversee and drive for successful outcomes.
- Provides leadership, development and coaching for indirect staff.
- Effective at building relationships with individual contributors and leadership.
- Works with other Category Management team associates to determine needs for
- Best Practices & Benchmarking to improve unit performance based on facts.
- Benchmarking (e.g., across industry benchmarks, best practices, etc.).
- Market Analysis (e.g., what are others doing in the same categories, etc.).
- Environmental Scanning. Keeps abreast of market intelligence in categories assigned and incorporates into work plans as appropriate.
- Familiarity with Third Party Risk Management and Vendor Management preferred.
- Familiarity with various aspects of Artificial Intelligence
Required Skills: - BA/BS or equivalent work experience
- Individuals must have 7-9 years experience in all facets of IT Procurement, including all commodities of IT such as Software, Hardware & Services.
- Broad-based experience across supply chain, with particular focus in purchasing, strategic sourcing, contract negotiation, competitive price analysis, supplier relationship management and performance management
- Organization skills with ability to manage multiple complex projects simultaneously.
- Indirect Procurement Experience
- Demonstrated ability to effectively interact and influence in a cross-functional environment with all levels of executive management.
- Effective written and oral communications
- High level of proficiency in Microsoft Office suite, including Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and Business Intelligence tools, i.e., Microsoft PowerBI
- Converting information into tangible to recommendations to our stakeholders
- Proven analytical skills in terms of analysis, converting information into tangible recommendations for our stakeholders.
- Proficiency with procurement data, analysis and identifying insights within data.
IT Procurement Manager