Indirect Sourcing Specialist - IT

As the Indirect Sourcing Specialist - IT, you will be responsible for technology and other service acquisitions and fulfillment within the indirect sourcing team.  You will support cross functional projects and work with a variety of groups to understand the procurement requirements and negotiation strategies for various projects. You will get the opportunity to manage sourcing processes from beginning to end and act as a “product consultant” to provide solutions for new products and services to meet business needs.

Responsibilities:

• Establishing and managing relationships with internal customers/stakeholders.
• Supporting IT initiatives by understanding all processes and stakeholders within the IT Organization
• Managing the RFI/RFP process that includes organizing and coordinating information and requirements; planning, arranging, and meeting schedules; monitoring results
• Managing daily requests from IT and other categories and issue POs as needed
• Obtaining quotes, comparing and negotiating pricing
• Work with the enterprise to understand the procurement requirements and negotiation strategies for assigned projects as well as collaborate with project teams to align project costs.
• Managing POs and review PO for coding, pricing and information accuracy
• Inform customers of PO issuance and any other details regarding orders
• Participating in savings tracking, supplier development, and service improvements
• Assist in developing statements of work (SOW)
• Analyze SOWs and appropriate content to advise business unit representatives and technology representatives as to the validity and appropriate content
• Build relationships with key technology vendors and follow required sourcing policies and procedures
• Assist with new supplier onboarding process

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in business, supply chain, finance, or other related field or minimum of 5+ years of experience
• Ability to multi-task
• Strong analytical skills
• Strong work ethic and commitment to accomplish tasks as assigned
• Aptitude for handling multi-dimensional, complex processes and/or projects with the ability to identify specific examples (this experience may have been exhibited while functioning in a non-technical role).
• Ability to work as part of a team and leading sourcing efforts
• Possess strong interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills: be able to understand and communicate complex topics with simplicity across organizational boundaries and up/down the management chain
• Have the proven ability to establish, maintain and manage valuable and genuine internal/external business relationships
• Be able to support sourcing initiatives by understanding all processes and stakeholders
• Actively collaborate cross functionally on new projects and initiatives as assigned
• Have experience working with business units as a product consultant to help determine new and/or better products/services to meet their requirements
• Be committed to learning from senior strategic sourcing team members and actively seek opportunities to work with them
• Be adaptable and able to make decisions in an ambiguous environment
• Basic understanding of organizational accounting

Preferred Qualifications

• Indirect sourcing experience
• Experience using a procurement technology (ie Ariba, Coupa, GEP)
• 1-3 years of experience in a sourcing role with increasing responsibility managing $5MM+ in category spend
• 2+ years of contract negotiation experience

This role is open work remotely in Minnesota with occasional visits to our corporate office.