Senior Director, IT/Tech Procurement
Company Description
Location: US-Remote - Must reside in the United States at the time of application. Central or Eastern Time Zone preferred due to the global nature of the role and stakeholder base. R26_0025012 #LI-Remote
Job Description
About this Job This position will develop and execute Global Technology and IT Procurement strategies in close partnership with the Head of Procurement, CTO and CTO leadership team, Finance, Legal, Security and other key business stakeholders. The role will have responsibility for developing category and sub-category strategies across the Technology portfolio, which may include enterprise software and SaaS, cloud and infrastructure, IT professional services, telecommunications, hardware, data and analytics, and emerging technologies including AI. This leader will manage complex global sourcing and negotiation initiatives, optimize the organization's technology spend and commercial models, and build strategic relationships with critical technology suppliers. The position will go beyond traditional sourcing and contract negotiation by partnering with Technology leadership on demand management, license and consumption optimization, supplier consolidation, application rationalization, commercial model optimization and technology roadmap decisions. The role will establish value creation targets, supplier performance measures and governance for strategic technology partners while proactively identifying opportunities to reduce cost, mitigate risk, improve contractual flexibility and enable innovation. Responsibilities - Technology Category Strategy: Develop and execute global category and sub-category strategies across the Technology and IT portfolio - Develop a holistic understanding of technology spend, demand, supplier landscape, contractual commitments and future technology requirements - Partner closely with the CTO organization and senior technology leaders to align sourcing strategies with the company's technology roadmap and business priorities - Identify opportunities for supplier consolidation, application rationalization, license optimization, demand management and alternative technology solutions - Analyze technology market trends, supplier economics, commercial models and industry benchmarks to inform sourcing and negotiation strategies - Challenge existing specifications, consumption levels, licensing models and supplier relationships to improve overall value - Develop and present category strategies and