Duration:
7 months to start
Responsibilities
- Collaborate and support IT Agency Managers in procuring IT solutions, from small to medium procurements. The role will support both Applications Development, and Infrastructure and Operations verticals within the VMO.
- Responsible for working on an assigned set of IT Sourcing Projects, reporting to a Senior Vendor Manager and/or Deputy Director.
- Products delivered range from Contract renewals / amendments to IT Statements of Work, Master Price Agreement purchases, and/or small RFI/RFP, etc.
- Process assigned IT Sourcing Projects from scoping, RFx drafting, Evaluation, Contracting.
- Supporting VMO managers, interacting with various stakeholders across the enterprise, including Legal, Purchases, Insurance, Agency resources, and others as needed.
- Contract support: Review IT Contractual artifacts [Renewal or Amendment or SOW] and provide input to enhance favorable Terms.
- Contract Negotiations: Lead smaller to medium sized mini-bid negotiations, assisting a Vendor Manager with larger items.
- Participate in other tasks as directed by the Vendor Sourcing Manager and/or Deputy Director.
- Provide weekly written statuses.
Requirements
- 3 to 5 years IT experience, preferably 3 years in IT Vendor Management and/or IT Sourcing
- Understanding of IT products & services from a contract and vendor management perspective
- Understanding commercial [pricing services] with contracting and negotiation aspect.
- Familiarity with contracting trends, licensing models
- Familiarity of market knowledge of IT vendors (Application Services, SaaS, Consulting, I&O)
- Knowledge of best practices for IT contract negotiation tactics and strategies.
- Customer-focused approach to delivering contract management services to internal IT
- Supplier agreements: knowledge of legal terminology related to supplier agreements
- Ability to manage assigned workload, and multi-task
- Ability to think logically and adhere to processes.
- Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced complex environment
- Experienced in the use of MS Excel, Word and PowerPoint, SharePoint
- Very good communication skills, both written and verbal
Education
- Bachelor’s degree preferred, or relevant experience
Preferred Skills & Experiences
- Familiarity with Public Sector Purchasing and Procurement Processes
- Familiarity with Tools such as Archer and ServiceNow
- Strong analytical skills
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