Senior IT Procurement Analyst

S R INTERNATIONAL INC•Phoenix, AZ

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

The State of Arizona is seeking a Senior IT Software Procurement Analyst specializing in Software, SaaS, PaaS, IaaS, and IT Services Sourcing. The role will lead commercial transactions, contract negotiations, software license renewals, and vendor governance across a portfolio of 40–50 key IT vendors. The ideal candidate will have strong IT software/SaaS procurement, sourcing, contract negotiation, vendor management, licensing, financial analysis, and cross-functional stakeholder management experience.

Requirements

6+ years of progressive hands-on experience in IT software/SaaS procurement
6+ years of progressive hands-on experience in Contract negotiation
6+ years of progressive hands-on experience in Vendor commercial management
Experience leading software evaluations, RFPs, RFQs, RFIs, and complex commercial negotiations
Strong knowledge of enterprise software licensing models, including: Per-user, Capacity-based, Consumption-based, Tier-based SaaS/cloud pricing
Advanced data-driven financial analysis, including TCO/ROI analysis
Experience using modern productivity/AI tools to analyze vendor usage and optimize costs
Strong cross-functional collaboration with IT, Legal, Finance, Information Security, and Privacy teams

Nice To Haves

Commercial and vendor management experience in the private or public sector
Procurement certifications are a plus but not required
Knowledge of statewide procurement regulations is not required

Responsibilities

Lead end-to-end IT procurement initiatives, including RFQs, RFPs, and RFIs for software, SaaS, telecommunications, and IT services.
Negotiate commercial terms, SLAs, pricing structures, renewal caps, and contracts.
Manage day-to-day relationships across a portfolio of 40–50 IT/SaaS vendors.
Manage the 30/60/90-day software renewal pipeline.
Analyze software usage, licensing tiers, and seat utilization to optimize agreements and eliminate redundant capabilities.
Coordinate Information Security, Legal, Privacy, SOC 2, and vendor risk assessments.
Perform TCO/ROI and pricing analysis to identify cost optimization opportunities.
Use data analytics and AI-assisted tools for contract reviews, pricing analysis, software evaluations, and pipeline reporting.
Support software license optimization, renewals, lifecycle oversight, risk mitigation, and vendor governance.