Director, IT Sourcing
About The Position
Step into a role as the Director IT Sourcing where you will be responsible for supporting developing and executing IT sourcing and vendor management strategies, processes and tools. The ideal candidate will have a background in working directly with senior IT leaders to align IT sourcing and vendor management strategy and execution to business objectives. Bright Horizons is a leading education and care company, trusted by families and employers around the world for high-quality child care and early education, back-up care, and workplace education. We partner with some of the world’s best companies to provide services that help employees perform their best and support families to thrive both personally and professionally.
Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree is required
- 10 years of experience
Responsibilities
- Manage full lifecycle of contracts for assigned programs, project and key suppliers
- Pro-actively manage contract and license renewals
- Build and foster collaborative working relationships with Department VPs, PMO and other key stakeholders within the IT organization
- Successfully lead negotiations for enterprise initiatives meeting the timelines, scope, and requirements agreed upon with key stakeholders
- Assist in developing a category strategy which supports the overall technology strategy
- Socialization and facilitation of the Procurement policy and processes, ensuring that the project teams and stakeholders understand the policy and adhere to it accordingly
- Support improvement in processes, policy, systems, and reporting
- Timely and frequent submission of management information, including RFP/Contract Negotiation/Renewal status and savings reporting
- Facilitation of any needed market research to identify potential suppliers, ensure competitive pricing and terms, etc
- Development of sourcing strategy and execution, ensuring stakeholder engagement and driving performance management for key vendors
- Act as an individual contributor and trusted business advisor - managing multiple complex transactions directly or indirectly and working closely with senior IT leaders to deliver successful results
- Working closely with legal to minimize contractual risks to Bright Horizons while demonstrating year over year improvement in pricing
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance
- 401(k) retirement plan
- Life insurance
- Long-term and short-term disability insurance
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Director
