About the role

  • Lead IT Sourcing Specialist managing Network & Telecom commodities for GE Vernova. Overseeing strategies and vendor management to reduce total cost of ownership.

Responsibilities

  • Oversee development and execution of strategies through the sourcing process for the specific Category including strategy, market analysis, negotiation process (RFXs), supplier selection and contract creation, and buy channel management
  • Work with Vendor Management Office to help solve problems, monitor strategy implementation to ensure benefit realization
  • Negotiate with dedicated providers according to specific policies to achieve the best contractual conditions while ensuring internal customer satisfaction
  • Drive value through supplier relationship management
  • Utilize an understanding of industry trends to inform the decision-making process
  • Develop expertise within function by growing reputation within organization, providing professional and thought leadership, influencing policy, and ensuring delivery within own function while linking with other functions of the organization
  • Present business solutions to leaders in functional area
  • Driving demand management and compliance for IT categories (e.g., number of licenses, alternatives, number and specs of devices, preferred vendor development)
  • Working closely with IT Requisitioning Process for assigned spend categories
  • Serve as trusted advisor to multi-functional stakeholder teams to design and implement specific strategic sourcing initiatives to meet business requirements and priorities
  • Driving best practices
  • Measuring and tracking internal performance within each spend category
  • Champion and secure TCO reductions for your category
  • Monitoring strategy implementation to ensure benefit realization

Requirements

  • Bachelor's Degree from an accredited university
  • Strong experience in IT Sourcing (Hardware, Software, Professional Services, Support, and Maintenance) in general with specific experience in Network and Telecom Sourcing categories.
  • Strong analytical, negotiation, communication, and project management skills, including spend analytics, should-cost analysis, market research & intelligence, and a proven track record in problem resolution.

Benefits

  • Relocation Assistance Provided: No

Job title

Lead IT Sourcing Specialist – Network & Telecom

Job type

Experience level

Senior

Salary

Not specified

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

Location requirements

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