Account Executive, IT Sales
Future Tech Enterprise, Inc.
Cloud
Category Manager
Diabetes Youth Families
full-time
Posted on:
Origin: • 🇺🇸 United States • Massachusetts
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💰 $78,075 - $117,113 per year
Job Level
Mid-LevelSenior
Tech Stack
Cloud
About the role
- Drive sourcing strategies, procurement activities, and supplier management for IT category
- Create and update sourcing strategies, review spend, manage supplier relationships, and lead cross-functional teams
- Lead cross functional teams to develop and implement global sourcing strategies that improve quality, delivery, service, total cost of ownership, cash flow and mitigate risk
- Monitor global category market conditions, supplier innovation, technology roadmaps and identify supply/demand challenges & opportunities
- Establish strong supplier relationships, manage category spend and supplier performance, act as primary escalation point
- Conduct Quarterly Business reviews to measure supplier performance
- Oversee supplier selection process and develop/execute negotiation strategies
- Ensure commercial terms documented and NDAs, SOWs and Purchase Agreements executed
- Perform contract life-cycle management and drive cost reduction and avoidance initiatives
- Perform total cost and pricing analysis and monitor industry trends to achieve lowest TCO
- Proactively identify and mitigate supply risk and lead projects as required
Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree; Degree in business, supply chain or engineering related discipline preferred
- 5+ years relevant experience leading a procurement category in sourcing, negotiating, contracting, supplier management and project management
- Prior experience in IT global strategic sourcing and supplier management using strategic category management techniques
- In depth knowledge of IT market and other industry trends such as SaaS, cloud etc
- Deep understanding of software trends, commercial models, and industry-specific terminology
- Proven track record of leading complex sourcing initiatives and contract negotiations
- Success in selecting suppliers and negotiating contracts
- Experience using benchmarking and cost analysis tools
- Ability to influence and lead at senior levels
- Prior experience working in a fast paced dynamic environment
- Proficient with Microsoft Windows and Office applications, particularly Microsoft Excel
- Medical device or manufacturing experience highly preferred
