Director, IT Procurement & Contract Management

S&P Global • Princeton, NY

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About The Position

This highly visible IT Sourcing Director role offers the opportunity to, in partnership with an experienced group of IT procurement professionals, shape and directly influence S&P’s most critical IT investment considerations through the development of robust, supporting category & sourcing strategies. This role involves collaborating with our CTO, CISO, CPO, Controller & their respective leadership teams to identify technical & business requirements, conducting market analyses, managing sourcing events, and negotiating contracts with new and incumbent suppliers to ensure best-in-class qualitative & quantitative outcomes are cross-functionally delivered. The IT Sourcing Director will also manage supplier relationships, monitor performance, drive continuous improvement, and ensure compliance with organizational policies and procedures. The ideal candidate will have executive presence, strong analytical skills, deep domain expertise spanning the IT product & managed services marketplace, and the ability to independently deliver significant cost savings while maintaining a balance of quality & innovation within the outcomes delivered.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in the field of Business, Finance, Technology, Mathematics, or Supply Chain Management
• 7-10+ years of technology procurement work experience
• Proven contract and supplier management experience with global, offshore Managed Services Providers
• Demonstrated analytical and problem-solving skills with high attention to detail and accuracy
• Excellent organizational skills with the ability to multi-task and prioritize in a dynamic work environment
• Outstanding presentation and interpersonal skills, including the ability to interact effectively with senior management
• This role is limited to persons with indefinite right to work in the United States.

Nice To Haves

• Advanced degree (JD, MBA, MS) preferred

Responsibilities

• Create, refresh, and implement new or existing category strategies for all assigned sub-categories
• Lead high profile negotiations with large enterprise supplier partners, delivering maximum commercial benefit whilst ensuring business needs are met
• Build and maintain relationships with strategic vendors and internal stakeholders.
• Manage senior level stakeholder and appropriately challenge thinking, strategy or decisions by bringing strong commercial knowledge and market insights to bear
• Establish performance based professional service agreements spanning the IT managed service, Cloud, SaaS software, network, compute, data & analytics, and enterprise architecture capability spaces
• Translate business strategies into effective category & sourcing strategies.
• Achieve profit margin improvements through proactive sourcing approaches.
• Manage key supplier relationships and ensure performance, continuous improvement, and contract compliance.
• Develop and maintain tools and procedures for contract management.
• Facilitate resolution of contractual issues to minimize service disruptions.
• Track deliverables and obligations, ensuring compliance with agreements.
• Oversee the contract change process, ensuring all terms are met and risks are managed

Benefits

• Health care coverage designed for the mind and body.
• Generous time off helps keep you energized for your time on.
• Access a wealth of resources to grow your career and learn valuable new skills.
• Competitive pay, retirement planning, a continuing education program with a company-matched student loan contribution, and financial wellness programs.
• Perks for your partners and little ones, too, with some best-in class benefits for families.
• Retail discounts to referral incentive awards

What This Job Offers

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