1517 - Director, Indirect Procurement- IT

LogicSource

5d • Hybrid

About The Position

LogicSource is an innovative leader in sourcing and procurement services, helping companies increase profits through better buying. Operated by a 500-person collective of procurement professionals, we are deeply rooted in data and insight-driven strategic sourcing, category management, operational excellence, and value delivery. Partnering with Fortune 500 companies, we build and nurture strategic relationships while delivering strong execution that drives measurable bottom-line impact and the development of best-in-class procurement capabilities. Learn more about us at www.logicsource.com.
Reasons why you’ll love it here:
A collaborative, supportive culture where your contributions are valued, and your work makes a meaningful impact.
A workplace committed to professional growth with paths to development and advancement.
Dedicated to creating an environment for employee success by providing support for long-term career growth.
Committed to work-life balance by offering flexible PTO.
A robust benefits package that includes extensive health, dental, and vision coverage for you and your family. Employer‑funded HRA, a 401(k) match, Healthcare and Dependent Care FSAs, short- and long-term disability coverage, AD&D, life insurance, fertility assistance, and more.
Supplemental benefits such as unexpected large expenses related to Accidents, Hospitalization, or Critical Care. Along with support for Maternity/Paternity, FMLA, and Military leave.
Offer behavioral health services within the medical support insurance plan and everyday support tools to help with mental health.
A business-casual workplace offering a flexible, hybrid work environment with offices in Westport, CT, and Charleston, SC.
Position Summary:
We have an immediate opening for a full-time Director, Indirect Procurement- Information Technology. We are looking for an IT subject matter expert who will be responsible for strategic sourcing for our healthcare service provider client based in Palo Alto, CA. As a key member of our Client Services team, you will be responsible for leading and managing varying engagements within our client’s Information Technology Spend, in areas such as: IT Services, Software, Telecom, Hardware. This role will engage all relevant client stakeholders and sponsors and reports directly to the Managing Director, Sourcing & Procurement.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree required
• Minimum of ten (10) years’ experience in indirect/non-clinical procurement, vendor management, and strategic sourcing with deep expertise in Information Technology, including but not limited to: IT Services, Software, Telecom, Hardware systems
• Experience managing category spend over $200MM annually
• Building category strategies
• Contract negotiation and contract management
• Comfort and rigorous process in Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) modeling
• Ability to drive change management and gain consensus from client stakeholders across several business units’ company wide
• Experience in driving operational redesign process improvement initiatives
• Must possess strong overall knowledge and understanding of business/contract issues and broad understanding of competitive products/services, technology, and market and industry issues
• Knowledge of supplier ecosystems and markets that serve the above categories
• Ability to manage multiple projects at the same time
• Individual needs to be detail oriented and able to deliver projects on time
• High-levels of supply chain and operational acumen, with demonstrated end-to-end understanding
• Proficient in MS Office applications including Excel / financial analysis and PowerPoint / presentations
• Proven expertise implementing and managing change across all levels of an organization; prior implementation and adoption of eProcurement systems is a plus
• Strong problem solving and leadership skills
• Entrepreneurial aptitude with a commitment to client service
• Demonstrated ability to develop relationships, communicate effectively and influence
• Flexible and adaptable in a changing environment
• Travel: This position may require occasional travel.

Responsibilities

• Develop cost savings and strategic sourcing projects while ensuring business continuity and high level of supplier performance
• Manage spend, supplier, and market data from client and LogicSource resources to effectively analyze both savings opportunity and value chain impacts
• Lead all levels of supplier market RFI / RFP activities, including execution, readouts and business case implications. Meet with potential participants, both incumbents and non-incumbents, answer RFP related questions from vendors, analyze RFP results and support final vendor(s) awards
• Drive annual productivity improvements in each category of spend by developing and ensuring implementation of ideas to optimize total cost of ownership (TCO) for spend categories
• Support development of new policies and procedures to drive savings and lead organizational and operational change management within managed categories of spend.
• Leverages LogicSource’s Center of Excellence (COE) category experts through the sourcing process to assess market conditions, spend leverage opportunities, benchmarking data, RFP builds, and related activities
• Support as well as lead sourcing events, including vendor sourcing, vendor and contract negotiations
• Onboard new suppliers
• Bring sourcing efficiency to all activity; define specific roadmaps containing prioritization of sourcing categories as well as expanding e-procurement catalogs
• Lead research and analytics efforts to both validate savings projections and enable more precise supplier negotiations
• Review major contracts for key areas of spend and act as Subject Matter Expert (SME) resource for planning and leading complex negotiations or re-supply modeling. Create procurement playbook as it relates to cyclical spending.
• Consistently monitor and evaluate savings against targets by category, sub-category, and supplier
• Develop PPV (product price variance) trackers to ensure improved price / savings baseline analysis
• Develop and communicate functional supply chain or sourcing strategy to a diverse group of managers and senior level professionals at client. Create alignment with group and articulate broader procurement transformation.
• Support necessary negotiations. Apply both experience and the application of LogicSource’s sourcing methodology, ensuring all buying complies with client policies and procedures
• Source suppliers and build a best-in-class supply chain; cultivate and manage relationships with best-in-class suppliers. Fully utilize all strategic levers within sourcing process and find new paths to value
• Build supplier management and continuous improvement methodologies with key suppliers
• Establish and implement a supplier management structure and process; audit and vet vendors
• Work cross functionally to deliver sourcing and procurement cost savings, risk mitigation projects, and supplier enabled innovation
• Aggressive focus on achieving overall category cost savings.

Benefits

• A collaborative, supportive culture where your contributions are valued, and your work makes a meaningful impact.
• A workplace committed to professional growth with paths to development and advancement.
• Dedicated to creating an environment for employee success by providing support for long-term career growth.
• Committed to work-life balance by offering flexible PTO.
• A robust benefits package that includes extensive health, dental, and vision coverage for you and your family. Employer‑funded HRA, a 401(k) match, Healthcare and Dependent Care FSAs, short- and long-term disability coverage, AD&D, life insurance, fertility assistance, and more.
• Supplemental benefits such as unexpected large expenses related to Accidents, Hospitalization, or Critical Care. Along with support for Maternity/Paternity, FMLA, and Military leave.
• Offer behavioral health services within the medical support insurance plan and everyday support tools to help with mental health.
• A business-casual workplace offering a flexible, hybrid work environment with offices in Westport, CT, and Charleston, SC.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director