IT Procurement Specialist
This is an IT Procurement Specialist responsible for end-to-end ownership of large, complex IT Software as a Service (SaaS) and IT Services (example-System Integration services) contracts. Operates as a strategic business partner to drive meaningful savings through sophisticated negotiations, not transactional buying.
Core Responsibilities:
- Lead complex IT Services negotiations from strategy development through contract execution, PO execution and close.
- Develop and execute procurement and negotiation plans that optimize cost, scope, and commercial terms.
- Perform first-pass contract reviews and redlining, escalating to legal and SMEs (like cybersecurity, insurance etc.) as needed.
- Own the full contract lifecycle, coordinating legal, cyber/security, category advisors, and vendor/account management.
- Manage long, multi-month negotiations while keeping multiple workstreams moving and stakeholders aligned.
Required Experience:
- Experience in procurement and/or IT contracting.
- Proven experience negotiating large, complex IT services contracts with material financial impact.
- Direct experience working with IT services suppliers, including understanding scope, deliverables, and risks.
- Strong commercial acumen, including pricing structures, rate increases, milestones, payment terms, and scope clarity.
- Detail-oriented contract owner capable of identifying gaps or ambiguities that create downstream risk.
Preferred / Valuable Background:
- Experience managing very large agreements with extensive documentation over 6–9+ month negotiation cycles.
- Demonstrated ability to build rapport across IT, business units, suppliers, legal, cyber, and vendor management.
- Track record of remaining composed and strategic during prolonged, high-stakes negotiation.