IT Strategic Sourcing Director

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
• MBA/Masters Degree preferred
• P.M. or CPSM certification
• Lean or Blackbelt certification a plus

Tech Stack

• IoT
• VoIP

Benefits

• Health insurance
• 401(k) matching
• Flexible work hours
• Paid time off
• Professional development opportunities