iShare Inc.

Strategic Sourcing Specialist

iShare Inc.

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Location Type: Remote

Location: United States

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Tech Stack

Cloud

About the role

  • Own assigned Professional services and IT spend categories; assess market dynamics, benchmarks, and savings levers; build and execute sourcing strategies aligned to stakeholder goals.
  • Run end-to-end RFI/RFP/RFQ cycles and down-select vendors.
  • Lead commercial and contractual negotiations (pricing, rate cards, milestones, SLAs, service credits, EULA terms, data privacy, security exhibits, and renewals).
  • Partner with Legal/InfoSec/Privacy to finalize MSAs, SOWs, DPAs, SLAs, and ensure compliance.
  • Deliver measurable savings, cost avoidance, and improved TCO; validate and document benefits with Finance.
  • Execute vendor due diligence, performance scorecards, QBRs, and corrective action plans; support rapid supplier onboarding.
  • Rationalize licenses, right-size entitlements, and avoid shelf-ware; optimize term lengths, uplift caps, and renewals calendars.
  • Translate business needs into sourcing plans; facilitate decision meetings; provide clear market intel and options trade-offs.
  • Maintain sourcing pipeline, dashboards, and contract repositories; ensure clean data for audit and reporting.

Requirements

  • 3+ years of IT sourcing/ Professional services sourcing experience with demonstrated category management ownership.
  • Proven success running competitive events and negotiating complex IT agreements (SaaS, cloud/IaaS, software licenses, managed services, hardware).
  • Strong command of contract constructs (MSA/SOW, SLAs/service credits, termination, indemnities, liability caps, audit, data privacy/security, IP).
  • Comfort with supplier risk and compliance reviews in partnership with Legal/InfoSec/Privacy.
  • Data-driven: pricing analysis, TCO, scenario modeling, and savings/benefits tracking.
Benefits
  • Remote work options
  • Flexible work arrangements
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
IT sourcingcategory managementRFIRFPRFQcontract negotiationpricing analysisTCOdata privacysavings tracking
Soft Skills
stakeholder managementcommunicationdecision facilitationmarket intelligencevendor managementanalytical thinkingproblem-solvingcollaborationleadershiporganizational skills