Analyze supplier pricing, assist in negotiation of complex agreements, and analyze Supplier RFP responses
Support review, draft, and revision of contracts including software licenses, maintenance and support, professional services and master agreements
Capture and communicate meaningful insights from complex data sets; execute spend analytics & modeling and provide executive level presentations
Conduct research for product portfolio, including install base analysis, competitive intelligence, customer satisfaction studies, and strategic solution alternatives
Inform/influence category strategies and support negotiations for Software (SaaS, perpetual, subscription) and Services contracts
Effectively manage integrated master schedule of engagements, renewals, RFQs, and related project tasks
Support identification and mitigation of potential contract risks and ensure compliance with legal and regulatory requirements; partner with IT Asset Management to lead/support software license audits
Recommend and implement process improvements in deal tracking and contract management
Collaborate with internal stakeholders including Legal, Finance, Cybersecurity, and other teams; support ad-hoc projects as needed
Requirements
Bachelor’s degree in business administration, Information Systems, Data Science or related discipline is required
Advanced Degree is preferred
Minimum 7-10 years of Digital/IT Sourcing and Spend Analysis experience required
Microsoft data management, visualization and presentation applications such as SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS), SharePoint, PowerBI, Excel, PowerPoint and Power Automate
Hands-on sourcing and contracting experience with top tier software (e.g., SAP, Oracle, Workday and/or ServiceNow) and/or service (e.g., Deloitte, Accenture, KPMG) providers is required
SAP Ariba upstream solutions (e.g., Contracts, Sourcing, Spend Analysis, Supplier Information and Performance Management) is highly desired
In-depth understanding of various types of software licensing models
Experience analyzing and/or negotiating software contracts to drive year on year cost savings
Experience with contract redlines
Business acumen to connect technical requirements and concerns to contract performance
Knowledge of the procurement process
Knowledge of financial information, budgets and program performance; ability to develop strategies and business cases to improve performance
U.S. citizenship is required
Benefits
compensation; healthcare, wellness, retirement and work/life benefits; career development and recognition programs.