Senior Manager, Indirect Procurement – IT

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Ohio.

📋 Description

• Formulate and implement sourcing strategies for designated indirect spend categories, focusing mainly on IT subcategories.

• Develop multi-year category strategies and roadmaps that align with both business objectives and financial priorities.

• Perform market research, conduct supplier benchmarking, and utilize AI-driven spend analytics.

• Oversee RFx processes, supplier assessments, and competitive bidding initiatives.

• Manage the enterprise IT renewal cycles for cloud, SaaS, networking, and telecom contracts.

• Promote license rationalization, demand optimization, and tier enhancement across the SaaS and IT portfolio.

• Negotiate contracts and supplier agreements to achieve cost savings, enhance payment terms, and support working capital objectives.

• Monitor actual and projected savings, cash implications, budgets, and category performance metrics.

• Identify opportunities for supplier consolidation and optimization of total cost of ownership.

• Serve as a procurement liaison and trusted advisor to stakeholders in IT, Engineering, Security, Marketing, HR, and Legal.

• Establish requirements, manage stakeholder expectations, and deliver measurable procurement value through savings initiatives and category business reviews.

• Oversee supplier relationships, performance evaluations, and remedial action plans.

• Ensure compliance of contracts and purchases with procurement policies and internal controls.

• Keep precise records in sourcing systems and assist in contract lifecycle management.

• Foster continuous improvement, promote AI integration, enhance workflow automation, and standardize procurement processes.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Supply Chain Management, Finance, or a related area.

• 5–7 years of experience in procurement or sourcing.

• Minimum of 3 years in IT and technology sourcing, covering software/SaaS licensing, cloud/hyperscaler agreements, hardware, telecom, or IT services.

• Demonstrated ability to manage category strategies, sourcing initiatives, and supplier negotiations.

• Proven track record of realizing quantified annual savings on multi-million-dollar IT and indirect spend portfolios.

• Practical experience utilizing AI tools and workflow automation for contract examination, spend analytics, and RFP drafting.

• Direct experience in negotiating enterprise IT contracts with leading vendors, including renewal strategies, incremental commitments, and discount frameworks.

• Strong comprehension of category management principles and best practices in sourcing.

• Familiarity with IT subcategory commercial models, including SaaS licensing tiers, cloud consumption commitments, hardware lifecycle, telecom rate plans, and IT services rate cards.

• Proficiency in using CLM platforms, AI contract review tools, spend analytics, and RFP automation.

• Strong financial insight and understanding of total cost of ownership, payment terms, and cash flow dynamics.

• Excellent negotiation and contract management capabilities.

• Ability to leverage data and AI-enabled analytics tools to inform sourcing decisions and quantify savings.

• Exceptional organizational skills and attention to detail.

• Comfortable working within a streamlined team and adapting to shifting priorities.

• Strong communication and cross-functional collaboration skills.

• Travel requirement: less than 10%.

• Additional certifications such as CPSM, CIPS, or Six Sigma are advantageous.

🏝️ Benefits

• 401k savings plan with company matching.

• Paid time off.

• Paid holidays.

• Maternity leave.

• Parental leave.

• Military leave.

• Various other leaves of absence.

• Health, dental, and vision insurance.

• Health savings accounts.

• Flexible spending accounts.

• Life and disability insurance.

• Identity theft protection.

• Pet insurance.

• Certain positions may qualify for a short-term incentive plan.