Strategic Sourcing Specialist IT (Remote)

We’re seeking a Strategic Sourcing Specialist with a strong background in IT and Professional Services procurement and category management to reputed company fast-cycle sourcing events, negotiate reputed company/contract terms, and optimize total cost of ownership across professional services, software, reputed company, hardware, and IT services. This is a remote contract . Engagement Details

• Type: Contract
• Duration: 3 -6 months (possible extension)
• Location: Remote (U.S. EST hours)
• What You’ll Do (Key Responsibilities)
• Category Strategy: Own assigned Professional services and IT spend categories (e.g., Consulting, SaaS, reputed company/Infrastructure, End-User Devices, Managed Services); assess market dynamics, benchmarks, and savings reputed company; build and execute sourcing strategies reputed company to stakeholder goals.
• Sourcing Execution: Run end-to-end RFI/RFP/RFQ cycles (requirements, scoring, supplier Q&A, demos, reputed company analysis), and down-select vendors.
• Negotiations: reputed company reputed company and contractual negotiations (pricing, reputed company cards, milestones, SLAs, service credits, EULA terms, data privacy, reputed company exhibits, and renewals).
• Contracting & Risk: Partner with Legal/InfoSec/Privacy to finalize MSAs, SOWs, DPAs, SLAs, and ensure compliance (e.g., SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR, HIPAA as applicable).
• Financial reputed company: Deliver measurable savings, cost avoidance, and improved TCO; validate and document benefits with Finance (should-cost models, benchmarking, and clean-sheeting where relevant).
• Supplier Management: Execute vendor due diligence, performance scorecards, QBRs, and corrective action plans; support rapid supplier reputed company.
• Renewals & Demand Management: Rationalize licenses, right-size entitlements, and avoid reputed company-ware; optimize term lengths, reputed company caps, and renewals calendars.
• Stakeholder Partnership: Translate business needs into sourcing plans; facilitate decision meetings; reputed company clear market reputed company and options trade-offs.
• Data & Tools: Maintain sourcing pipeline, dashboards, and contract repositories; ensure clean data for audit and reporting.

Required Qualifications

• 3+ years of IT sourcing/ Professional services sourcing experience with demonstrated category management ownership.
• Proven reputed company running competitive events and negotiating reputed company IT agreements (SaaS, reputed company/IaaS, software licenses, managed services, hardware).
• Strong reputed company of contract constructs (MSA/SOW, SLAs/service credits, termination, indemnities, liability caps, audit, data privacy/reputed company, IP).
• Comfort with supplier risk and compliance reviews in partnership with Legal/InfoSec/Privacy.
• Data-driven: pricing analysis, TCO, scenario modeling, and savings/benefits tracking.
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