Sr. IT Strategic Sourcing Specialist

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The Sr. IT Strategic Sourcing Specialist, under the leadership of the Sr. Manager, Strategic Sourcing and Procurement (SS&P) will assume the role of providing contracting, sourcing, analytics and procurement support to internal customers and departments, suppliers, and ensuring alignment with GST objectives. The Senior Specialist will
1) support GST on general contracting and procurement activities,
2) negotiate terms and conditions with suppliers, including favorable commercial terms to GST, and (3) provide cross functional support for the GST Procure to Pay lifecycle adhering to set Policies. The Senior Sourcing Specialist will take action to enhance cross‑functional coordination and maintain ongoing communications between customers and suppliers.

• Procurement:
  • Ensure alignment of purchase orders with IT capital and operational budgets (CAPEX/OPEX), and reconcile variances in ERP and procurement systems
  • Generate, monitor, and reconcile purchase orders, SOW’s, Order Forms and Master Agreements
  • Create, Manage, Monitor multi‑year agreement renewal list
  • Identify, evaluate, and select suppliers to meet company procurement needs through 7 Step or other similar sourcing process
  • Develop relationships with Accounts Payable and other functional groups to support supplier payment, supplier set up, resolve issues, and add value to the business
  • Additional issue resolution and ongoing management.
• Contracting:
  • Leverage technology‑specific contract templates and negotiate IT‑specific terms (e.g., SLAs, data security, renewal clauses, audit rights, and licensing metrics) in collaboration with IT Security, Legal, and Business
  • Collaborate with cross‑functional departments to ensure terms and conditions represent organizational interest,
  • Leverage contract templates with vendors, contract negotiations, administration and management
  • Secure and ensure successful implementation of contracts and supplier transitions,
  • Analyze and support corporate contract repository requirements
  • Manage assigned supplier performance and initiate corrective actions when necessary.
• Sourcing Strategy:
  • Responsible for working with internal business to gather and assess business requirements
  • Conduct spend analysis, needs assessment, and support business case development
  • Identify cost savings, licensing optimization, contract consolidation, vendor rationalization, and service standardization opportunities across while maintaining/increasing quality, service, and mitigating risk
  • Create, report on, and provide recommendations regarding industry and market trends.
  • Support team on analytical needs and requirements
  • Responsible for proactive communications to internal business and for customer satisfaction, including supplier performance monitoring/reporting,
  • Address and resolve issues and minimize escalation opportunities

• Bachelor's Degree from four‑year college or university
• 4‑6 years related experience…