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What You'll Do:

Support the execution of strategic sourcing & business strategies in a collaborative team-based environment to achieve company goals. Work cross-functionally with key stakeholders to drive sourcing transactions with the goal of achieving significant initial cost reductions while maintaining/improving product quality and enhancing supplier service levels. This includes RFx development, facilitation, scorecard, analysis, vendor selection, negotiations and issue resolution.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each primary duty satisfactorily.

• Identify and evaluate procurement opportunities in alignment with strategic, operating and financial OCC objectives. Lead the negotiation and purchase of goods and services with a focus on the technology category. Partner with internal business clients to ensure that purchased goods and services meet their needs. Proactively seek ways to drive down total cost of ownership through competition and vendor relationships.

• Manage projects against an approved plan and objectives to ensure that commitments are met by monitoring, assessing and resolving variances in budget, timing or quality of work.

• Lead the negotiation strategy and negotiation team for agreements that deliver value to our stakeholders ensuring service, quality and added value maximizing the supplier’s capabilities

• Provide proactive, high-value procurement and contract negotiation consultation to the business through thorough understanding of the business needs.

• Drive sourcing and procurement plans for products, services and solutions that will optimize year-over-year total cost of ownership

• Lead the development and management of RFP, RFQ and RFI

• Maintain awareness of industry trends that have an impact on IT and business sourcing best practices through external advisory services, internal procurement and vendor management teams and good working relationships with existing and emerging strategic vendors used by the enterprise.

• Identify and leverage relevant third-party market intelligence sources.

• Develop and maintain relationships with stakeholders (IT, business, legal, TPRM, vendor management, finance, and vendors) to lead major sourcing programs.

• Collaborate effectively across organization levels, functions and lines of business to realize procurement goals and objectives

• Negotiate contractual agreements with consistent commercial terms satisfying regulatory requirements per OCC policy

• Understand and adopt agile, pragmatic and fast-track principles into IT sourcing and procurement practices.

• Lead the evaluation of optimal sourcing and pricing options, taking into consideration outsourcing/cloud, hybrid and insourcing models.

• Manage purchase order process to ensure timely delivery of all required IT items.

Supervisory Responsibilities

• None

Qualifications & Experience

The requirements listed are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the primary functions.

• [Required] 5-7 years of progressive experience in procurement, specifically in the technology space including contracting, sourcing and negotiations

• [Required] Successful track record in a large procurement organization

• [Required] Technology procurement experience (minimum 3 years)

• [Required] Strong ability to build relationships at all levels

• [Required] Excellent verbal and written communication skills

• [Required] Strong problem solving, conflict management and conceptual thinking abilities

• [Required] Process driven with strong analytical acumen

• [Required] Strong negotiation expertise with an understanding of key contracting concepts and legal terms

• [Required] Ability to translate business requirements into agreements

• [Required] Ability to lead cross-functional teams and reach consensus

• [Required] Knowledge of financial analysis and management.

• [Required] Knowledge of IT asset management.

• [Required] Experience in risk management skills.

Technical Skills & Background

• [Required] Proficient with Microsoft Office

• [Required] ERP system experience

Certifications

• [Preferred] Certified Professional in Supply Mana