Job TitleMinimum of 5 years negotiating and managing vendorsBachelors degreeMinimum of 5 years of either sourcing and/or vendor management experienceWork experience in Vendor Management or Procurement, including all aspects of strategy sourcing development and executionKnowledge of procurement policies and regulationsKnowledge of current non-IT, total lifecycle cost structures and pricing mechanismsEffective contract lifecycle management and negotiation skillsCompetency to manage priorities in delivery, product demands, and procurement timelines through analytical capabilities General knowledge of accounting, finance, marketing, and logisticsExperience at working both independently and in a team-oriented, collaborative environment is essentialAdept at benchmarking and conducting research into product and service-related issuesExperience in Health Care or related field is highly desirableRelationship management skills: ability to build relationships with suppliers, and contractors who provide a broad spectrum of IT products and servicesStrong written, oral communication and interpersonal skillsSkills in sourcing of the procurement lifecycle e.g., strategic thinking in development of sourcing approach/route to market, analyzing and understanding market dynamics, analyzing and understanding internal dynamics, negotiation strategy, evaluation strategy, financial analytics & modelling, risk management and supplier integration/mobilizationCoordinate initiatives driven from the EIT Leadership team in support of the EIT organization. This can include any activity not directly owned by an existing EIT department. (IE: support of audits, RFI/RFP/RFP Response support.