Category Procurement Specialist – IT & Services

Hello, 
 
My name is Ana, and I am a Recruiter with The Fountain Group. We are a national staffing firm and are currently seeking a Category Procurement Specialist – IT & Services for a prominent client of ours. This position is located in ­­ 100% Remote. Details for the position are as follows: 
 
Contract role of 1-year, possible extensions.
Pay range is $35-42/hr. 
Remote.

Job Description:

This role will focus 70% on the traditional sourcing activities; negotiations, renewals, category strategies and 30% on tactical elements like facilitating security risk assessments and other vendor onboarding activities.

You will build and develop relationships with Business Partners globally, including operational leaders, legal teams, finance and risk management.

Own the development and implementation of key sourcing strategies and buying channels within Finance, Legal, HR, IT, Sales, Marketing and Communications.

Negotiate and drive best-in-class deals for Dropbox.

Define and communicate the Sourcing Strategy to Business Partners, Sourcing Leadership and other stakeholders.

Drive the realization of top savings initiatives and continuously improve the category return on investment.

Build strong relationships with Business Partners to drive Sourcing engagement, and act as the relationship owner with Senior leaders of each categories of spend.

Provide continuous written and verbal updates to the Business Partners, Suppliers and other Stakeholders on the status of each deal.

 
Qualifications:

Knowledge and familiarity with the Information Technology and Services sourcing landscape.

Indirect procurement exp (IT/services/software etc).

This role will focus 70% on the traditional sourcing activities; negotiations, renewals, category strategies and 30% on tactical elements like facilitating security risk assessments and other vendor onboarding activities.

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