(SFTS/148) Purchasing & Procurement Specialist - III

This will be a 100% remote position. The purchasing specialist must be able to work West coast hours.

Top Skill: Information Technology related negotiating experience and strong business acumen.

Primary Responsibilities:

·         Strong organizational, communication, experience planning and executing contract negotiations between suppliers and customer.

·         Develop and execute negotiation strategies and right sizing the agreements based on volume and spend amounts.

·         Support multiple ongoing negotiations of varying sizes.

·         Work across multiple stakeholders and commodity groups.

·         Scope - Provide support to the business owners with sourcing request.

·         Provide support of the Contract

·         Separation deliverables specific to the project.

Overall administrative support (ie: Indicator/progress alignment, preparing weekly report out summaries)

Requirements

Essential Skills:

·         Strong prioritization and work planning skills required.

·         Supplier negotiation experience and expertise

·         Strong communication skills

·         Strong organizational skills

·         Understanding of Technology and/or Telecom

·         SaaS, PaaS, Software agreements, IT Services agreements, Technology hardware knowledge

·         Previous supplier contract negotiation experience required.

Minimum Educational Requirement:

BS Degree in Business Administration - MS degree preferred. No exceptions..