Senior Sourcing Analyst, IT and AI Procurement
About The Position
The Senior Sourcing Analyst partners closely with the Assistant Director Procurement and business stakeholders to support strategic sourcing, contracting, vendor management, and procurement initiatives. This role is responsible for supporting sourcing strategy development, RFx events, contract negotiations, spend analysis, vendor management, cost savings, and project execution of vendor contracts. This role will support sourcing projects from intake through contract execution and collaborate with Legal, Finance, Technology, and stakeholders to achieve objectives. This position is expected to independently lead smaller sourcing initiatives while supporting larger strategic projects led by procurement leadership.
Requirements
- 3 to 5+ years of experience in Strategic Sourcing, Procurement, Category Management, Supply Chain with a focus on technology spend
- BS in Supply Chain Management, Business, Finance, IT, Mathematics, other related fields
- Sourcing and vendor contracting for software, SaaS, cloud services, AI solutions, technology consulting, telecommunications, and other IT-related categories.
- Knowledge of AI technologies and AI service providers such as ChatGPT, Claude, Microsoft Copilot
- Experience utilizing AI tools such as ChatGPT, Claude, Microsoft Copilot
- Experience reviewing, negotiating contracts in partnership with Legal teams
- Advanced Microsoft Excel skills
- Excellent verbal, written, presentation, and stakeholder management skills
- Experience with contract lifecycle management (Icertis, other)
- Proficiency in Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft 365 applications
- Project Management skills
- Professional certifications such as CPSM, CIPS, CPM, PMP, CPIM, Six Sigma
Nice To Haves
- Previous experience in a professional services or public accounting environment is a plus
Responsibilities
- Support sourcing projects, strategies, contract execution.
- Conduct spend/usage analyses, market research, and supplier landscape to identify cost savings, risk mitigation, and value creation opportunities.
- Partner with stakeholders to define business requirements, develop RFx’s, and evaluate vendor proposals
- Support negotiation strategies for vendor agreements, statements of work (SOWs), software licensing agreements, and other commercial contracts.
- Collaborate with Legal, Finance, Security, and stakeholders throughout the contract review and execution process
- Identify opportunities for demand management and operational efficiencies
- Lead project planning, stakeholder communications, and status reporting
- Deliver presentations, recommendations, to stakeholders and leadership
Benefits
- Comprehensive total rewards package
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
