Charlotte, North Carolina, United States of America
Full Time
1 week ago
Visa Sponsor
Key skills
IoTVoIPAgileLeadershipNegotiation
About this role
Role Overview
Lead and develop a team of 7 Commodity Managers
Develop category strategies to optimize our spend in IT services, consolidate, solidify our Statement of Work process and balance between sub-contract labor and contract services
Develop category strategies to better procure and manage the lifecycle of laptops with IT
Develop category strategies to procure and optimize server spend and configurations within the context of growth of IaaS
Develop category strategies to source broadband/ dedicated internet services as Honeywell moves to SDWAN
Support the transformation of voice services (VoIP) and optimization of fragmented global telecom spend through various procurement activities
Support the businesses as a sourcing leader as they move to 5G IoT
Negotiate multiyear Master Service Agreements, Master Leasing Agreements and Master Purchase Agreements
Support negotiation of implementation agreements with large IT service providers and system integrators
Support negotiation of application support, application development, site support agreements with large system integrators or consultants
Integrate with IT leadership and IT service owners to jointly develop technology and supplier strategies
Drive procurement and sourcing requirements with speed, agility, and intelligent risk taking
Drive Productivity, Spend reduction, improve Working Capital/Cash
Lead development of supplier plans, scorecards and Quarterly Business Reviews
Own Supply Base Management, supplier strategies and establish plans for Preferred Suppliers, Tail Spend, etc.
Support mergers, acquisitions integrations and divestitures
Requirements
8-10 years blended experience in strategic sourcing and IT category
Bachelors degree in IT, Business, Supply Chain or Finance
Experience with large enterprise IT suppliers in multiple categories
Experience with Digital procurement transformation
Customer focus and business acumen
High motivation with boundless energy to get projects executed
Ability to execute and remove obstacles
Track record of navigating complex and ambiguous environments with intelligent risk taking
Ability to influence and lead at all levels
Desire to innovate and challenge the status quo
Technical skills including strong negotiation skills, fluent with contract terms and conditions, and knowledge of effective technology driven-sourcing processes
Experience with agile development frameworks, outsourced IT service and systems integrator models