Sourcing Analyst

Title: Sourcing Analyst

Location: Plano TX 75024

Duration: 12 months Contract

Pay Rate: $38 Hourly

Description:

RM Notes:

• Will be responsible for sourcing of vendors for IT procurement.
• Will identify the best vendors for IT related procurement for e.g. projects related to services & hardware IT upgrades etc.
• Must have strong Excel skills with formulas and pivot tables.
• Role would be 2-4 days hybrid onsite at Plano TX
• Travel: up to 10%; highly unlikely and if so will only be for any events.
• Potential OT associated with this position.

What were looking for:

• Indirect Procurement Shared Services (IPSS) Department is looking for a highly motivated and qualified Sourcing Specialist for the Information Technology category.
• The primary responsibility of this role is to lead the creation and execution of category procurement strategies for specific Information Systems/Technology. This may include IT Hardware IT Services and IT Software in support of various enterprise projects.
• Reporting to the IT Procurement / Strategic Sourcing Manager the person in this role will support the Indirect Procurement departments objective to implement procurement strategies to reduce cost and mitigate risk for the business while processing business requests to issue supplier POs.

Requirements:

What youll be doing:

• Developing and implementing multi-year sourcing strategies for responsible spend categories using data analysis and internal collaboration.
• Developing strategies that consider One objectives especially for shared suppliers and/or shared services/commodities.
• Designing planning managing and leading key Requests for Proposals information quote etc. with cross-functional teams.
• Supporting Legal and Indirect Procurement Shared Services (IPSS) Contracts with the development and execution of contractual documents including Non-Disclosure Agreements Statement of Work Master Services Agreements SaaS Agreements Software License Agreements Services Agreements and other contracts as necessary to support Procurement and business needs.
• Build and maintain close relationships with business units and supplier partners to deliver comprehensive and cross-enterprise process improvement solutions.
• Negotiate pricing and achieve cost savings while mitigating financial and legal risks for the enterprise.
• Effectively manage all sourcing and price negotiation activities and in-coming ad hoc business unit requests resulting in a contract or purchase order.
• Responsible for developing negotiation strategies based on analysis and execution of those strategies via supplier negotiations.
• Process business requests to issue purchase orders to suppliers.
• Support Technology Procurement and Sourcing activities and other potential entities.

Qualifications/ What you bring (Must Haves):

• Bachelors degree with an emphasis in Business Administration Supply Chain or similar field or equivalent experience.
• Minimum of 3 years of experience with indirect procurement sourcing.
• Demonstrated experience in procurement principles and practices or equivalent experience.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple tasks of varying complexities and successfully set priorities for meeting time-bound deliverables.
• Demonstrated proficiency with MS Excel.
• Demonstrated ability to create and implement procurement strategies.
• Exceptional analytic organization presentation and interpersonal skills with applied solid judgment and strategic thinking.
• Strong collaboration communication (written and verbal) and influencing skills.
• Experience with Procure to Pay tools including but not limited to Ariba.
• Experience with procurement of software and related technology services.
• Contract drafting and negotiation experience with suppliers.

Added bonus if you have (Preferred):

• Masters or graduate degree in business supply chain or related field.
• Automotive industry experience