Senior IT Sourcing Professional

Siemens Healthineers

8d•$112,420 - $154,572•Remote

About The Position

The Senior IT Sourcing Professional directs, manages and oversees all Team related contracts throughout their lifecycle. Serving as the link between requester, supplier, procurement and legal. Serves as the main facilitator for contract negotiations, contract changes, claims, recommendations, monitoring and record keeping. Controls the contracts, safety and quality compliance is maintained (compliance to SHS processes, guidelines from contractual perspective) and SHS IT procedures are achieved. Oversees the overall supplier relationship and performance related to contracted services. Manages service level agreements between the service provider and the requisitioner. This oversight includes both operational and strategic topics.

Requirements

Completed degree in Business Administration, Engineering, Information Technology, Business Law, or a comparable field of study.
Many years of professional experience in a senior role in IT sourcing, as a service owner, or in a comparable position.
Proven expertise in managing complex IT RfPs involving multiple stakeholders.
Very strong understanding of IT sourcing and contracting processes, compliance topics in the context of IT services and applications, as well as IT service models and SLA frameworks.
In-depth knowledge of IT service management, IT consulting, strategic procurement, or bid management.
Strong process-oriented mindset and the ability to apply governance pragmatically (management judgment).
Confident in communicating with senior stakeholders from IT, business, procurement, suppliers, and compliance.
Able to balance business requirements, technical requirements, compliance constraints, and service quality.
Structured, quality-focused, and solution-oriented way of working.

Nice To Haves

Extensive, long-standing professional experience and additional qualifications in this field but do not hold a university degree

Responsibilities

Take end-to-end responsibility for complex and high-impact RfI (Request for Information) and RfP processes for IT services, applications, and projects.
Independently negotiate, draft, and finalize complex IT contracts with providers from the SHS IT provider portfolio.
Lead and steer cross-functional, international RfP teams and ensure the execution of administrative and coordination tasks.
Coach teams in defining clear and meaningful functional, technical, and commercial requirements.
Ensure clearly defined statements of work and Service Level Agreements (SLA) and act as a quality gatekeeper for RfX documents.
In close collaboration with Procurement, drive bid evaluation, lead negotiations, and guide award decisions.
Actively identify and coordinate compliance topics (e.g., data protection, cybersecurity, SaaS-specific requirements) throughout the entire sourcing and contract lifecycle and ensure their proper representation in contract content.
Effectively manage parallel RfX and contract initiatives, balancing time, quality, and stakeholder satisfaction while adapting to shifting priorities.
Lead contract implementations, trainings, and structured handovers to operational teams.
Contribute to the continuous improvement of RfP and contract templates, processes, and best practices.