Sourcing Technology Services Expert
Company: Chain IQ Americas
Location: Jersey City
Posted on: June 23, 2022
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Job Description:
Chain IQ is an independent, global service company providing
strategic, tactical and operational procurement for its clients.
Chain IQ operates from its main centers - Zurich (headquarters),
New York, London, Singapore, Mumbai and Bucharest - and is
currently servicing more than 20 countries (including Germany,
China, Hong Kong, Japan and Australia).Chain IQ is growing! In
order to provide our clients continuously with an excellent
service, we want to further strengthen our team in Jersey City, NJ
and are therefore looking for you!Purpose: We are seeking a
dynamic, client-focused individual to join our US IT Sourcing team.
The candidate must have experience in the end-to-end sourcing
lifecycle for IT engagements, with a particular concentration in
the Technology Sourcing Categories described herein. Team
leadership experience (virtual team leadership or management of
direct reports) would be ideal.Tasks and Responsibilities: ---
Directly manage IT Sourcing engagements of varying spend, risk, and
complexity levels on the IT Sourcing (Americas) Team, managing
engagements in one or more of the following categories: Software
Licensing/Maintenance, Software as a Service, other Hosted
Platforms/Services, Networks, Data Center, Hardware, Desktop, and
related IT Outsourcing and Managed IT Services; --- Experience with
other categories (e.g., Professional Services, Corporate Services,
HR) would be a plus, but is not required; --- Communicate regularly
with key business stakeholders to understand strategic direction,
business requirements, objectives, and priorities across assigned
categories and business functions; --- Understand the business
requirements of each deal, and shape deals and contracts to meet
those requirements; --- Assess savings opportunities on all
engagements, and work with clients to achieve optimal cost
reductions/savings and other "value", as appropriate; --- Develop
and maintain key IT Supplier relationships in the above-named IT
Sourcing categories, and stay current on their products, services,
and competitors; --- Manage competitive bids and RFXs for IT
engagements using automated tools or limited to Microsoft Office
apps (depending on the client engagement), and lead the evaluation
and selection process across a cross-functional team of
stakeholders; --- Draft contracts based on clients' standard
templates, and customize deal-specific commercial terms/conditions,
as needed; --- Follow required processes and procedures related to
supplier engagement, contract negotiation and contract execution to
ensure compliance with clients' legal, regulatory, business, and
regional policies; --- Provide detailed project status (and
associated savings) reporting on all active and completed Sourcing
deals, using required Chain IQ and client tools/platforms; ---
Partner with Chain IQ colleagues globally to ensure
cross-functional coordination of engagements, supplier management,
process implementation, and best practices; Requirements: ---
Bachelor's Degree (Supply Chain concentration and/or MBA would be a
plus); --- Minimum of 10 years' experience in IT Sourcing roles in
one or more of the following categories: Software
Licensing/Maintenance, Software as a Service, other Hosted
Platforms/Services, Networks, Data Center, Hardware, Desktop, and
related IT Outsourcing and Managed IT Services; --- Demonstrated
sourcing and negotiation experience with major IT Suppliers; ---
Ability to perform contract drafting and negotiations with limited
additional legal support for Master Software License, Maintenance
Agreements, Supply/Task Orders/SOWs; Amendments; Service Level
Agreements; etc.; --- Ability to structure contracts with multiple
concurrent Schedules, Annexes, Supply Orders, and Attachments
across multiple global regions; --- Demonstrated experience in
identifying savings and cost reduction opportunities in IT contract
negotiations, and developing and leading negotiation strategies to
achieve those savings and other value; --- Ability to manage
engagement risk through identification and assessment of relevant
hypothetical issues that could impact each engagement, and
addressing such scenarios and relevant risk sharing in the
contract; --- Excellent oral and written communication skills, and
ability to effectively communicate with and influence senior
clients/stakeholders; --- Ability to quickly understand and apply
new concepts (e.g., business models; governance models; scaling of
platform from local to regional to global; supplier pricing models;
contracting options and alternatives; sourcing tools and platforms;
sourcing processes, policies, and procedures); --- Ability to
effectively organize and prioritize a wide array of initiatives to
achieve multiple concurrent tight deadlines; --- Ability to lead a
team of sourcing and procurement team members of varying experience
levels, motivating each to bring their best in addressing client
business needs and growing as professionals.
Keywords: Chain IQ Americas, Jersey City , Sourcing Technology Services Expert, IT / Software / Systems , Jersey City, New Jersey
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