We’re seeking a Strategic Sourcing Specialist with a strong background in IT and Professional Services procurement and category management to lead fast-cycle sourcing events, negotiate commercial/contract terms, and optimize total cost of ownership across professional services, software, cloud, hardware, and IT services. This is a remote contract .
What You’ll Do (Key Responsibilities) • Category Strategy: Own assigned Professional services and IT spend categories (e.g., Consulting, SaaS, Cloud/Infrastructure, End-User Devices, Managed Services); assess market dynamics, benchmarks, and savings levers; build and execute sourcing strategies aligned to stakeholder goals. • Sourcing Execution: Run end-to-end RFI/RFP/RFQ cycles (requirements, scoring, supplier Q&A, demos, commercial analysis), and down-select vendors. • Negotiations: Lead commercial and contractual negotiations (pricing, rate cards, milestones, SLAs, service credits, EULA terms, data privacy, security exhibits, and renewals). • Contracting & Risk: Partner with Legal/InfoSec/Privacy to finalize MSAs, SOWs, DPAs, SLAs, and ensure compliance (e.g., SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR, HIPAA as applicable). • Financial Outcomes: Deliver measurable savings, cost avoidance, and improved TCO; validate and document benefits with Finance (should-cost models, benchmarking, and clean-sheeting where relevant). • Supplier Management: Execute vendor due diligence, performance scorecards, QBRs, and corrective action plans; support rapid supplier onboarding. • Renewals & Demand Management: Rationalize licenses, right-size entitlements, and avoid shelf-ware; optimize term lengths, uplift caps, and renewals calendars. • Stakeholder Partnership: Translate business needs into sourcing plans; facilitate decision meetings; provide clear market intel and options trade-offs. • Data & Tools: Maintain sourcing pipeline, dashboards, and contract repositories; ensure clean data for audit and reporting. Required Qualifications • 3+ years of IT sourcing/ Professional services sourcing experience with demonstrated category management ownership. • Proven success running competitive events and negotiating complex IT agreements (SaaS, cloud/IaaS, software licenses, managed services, hardware). • Strong command of contract constructs (MSA/SOW, SLAs/service credits, termination, indemnities, liability caps, audit, data privacy/security, IP). • Comfort with supplier risk and compliance reviews in partnership with Legal/InfoSec/Privacy. • Data-driven: pricing analysis, TCO, scenario modeling, and savings/benefits tracking. • E
This is a remote position.
Numbers & Facts
Location
Detroit, MI (Remote)
Job Type
Full-time
Skills
Analysis Skillsunmatched
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Category Managementunmatched
Cloud Computingunmatched
Computer Maintenanceunmatched
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Contract Negotiationunmatched
Corrective Actionunmatched
Cost Controlunmatched
Cost Modelingunmatched
Data Cleaningunmatched
Due Diligenceunmatched
Financeunmatched
HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act)unmatched
IPsec (IP Security)unmatched
ISO (International Organization for Standardization)unmatched
Information Technology & Information Systemsunmatched
Information/Data Security (InfoSec)unmatched
Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS)unmatched
Intel Product Familyunmatched
Legalunmatched
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Onboardingunmatched
Options Marketunmatched
Pricingunmatched
Privacy Controlsunmatched
Procurement Managementunmatched
Product Demonstrationunmatched
Professional Servicesunmatched
Reporting Dashboardsunmatched
Request for Proposals (RFP)unmatched
Right-Sizingunmatched
Riskunmatched
Rural Contractsunmatched
Sales Pipelineunmatched
Scorecardingunmatched
Service Level Agreement (SLA)unmatched
Software License Managementunmatched
Software as a Service (SaaS)unmatched
Sourcing Strategyunmatched
Statement of Work (SOW)unmatched
Technical Supportunmatched
Total Cost of Ownershipunmatched
Vendor/Supplier Evaluationunmatched
Vendor/Supplier Managementunmatched
Vendor/Supplier Selectionunmatched
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