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IT Procurement Manager
Confidential • Full-time
Sep 2025 - Present • 1 yr
Responsible for managing and executing the procurement strategy for IT products and services, ensuring the organization obtains the right solutions, at the right cost, quality, and commercial terms while meeting business requirements and procurement policies. Key responsibilities include: * Managing the end-to-end procurement process for IT hardware, software, licenses, cloud services, professional services, consulting, staffing, and other technology-related requirements. * Working closely with IT, Finance, Legal, Security, and business stakeholders to understand requirements and develop appropriate sourcing strategies. * Leading RFPs, RFQs, and competitive bidding processes, including supplier identification, evaluation, commercial analysis, negotiations, and supplier selection. * Negotiating pricing, contracts, payment terms, service levels, warranties, renewals, and other commercial conditions to maximize value and achieve cost savings. * Managing supplier relationships and performance, including regular business reviews, issue resolution, service quality, and contract compliance. * Conducting market research and benchmarking to understand supplier capabilities, market pricing, emerging technologies, and industry trends. * Supporting contract lifecycle management, including new agreements, renewals, amendments, extensions, and termination activities. * Identifying opportunities for cost reduction, process improvement, demand optimization, and supplier consolidation while maintaining required service levels.