Senior Procurement Specialist - Tech

Job Description

The Technology Procurement Specialist will be responsible for sourcing and managing technology suppliers, leveraging deep knowledge about their function and the organization.

This individual handles moderately complex problem-solving scenarios, commonly requiring sophisticated and creative solutions.

They work with a degree of independence, receiving minimal supervision. The role will be an individual contributor and will collaborate with the Procurement Shared Services team for execution.

Location : World Resource Center- Ann Arbor, MI

Shift : Standard 40 hour week. Hybrid- Onsite Tuesday-Thursday, Monday and Friday WFH

Compensation : Salary 80k-95k

• Assist in conducting the procurement sourcing process to develop RFI / RFP events, analyze and summarize RFP response data with consideration for the total cost of ownership, and generate materials for negotiations and presentations
• Partner with Lead Procurement Specialist to support contract negotiations for strategic and complex contracts
• Conduct contract review and management to ensure optimal terms and conditions.
• Effectively communicate program details from the top down according to established guidelines, policies, and protocols
• Support in identifying productivity, cost savings, and cost avoidance, and document the value generated from the procurement process.
• Establish and maintain relationships with Suppliers who can provide goods / services that meet Domino’s specifications, superior service, and competitive prices
• Ensures compliance to contract management process. Responsible for analyzing various inputs (ranging from cost, quality, support, service) and execute best value sourcing solutions and ensuring they are managed effectively once executed
• Solve moderately complex procurement problems often requiring the design of creative solutions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, IT / Technology, Supply Chain Management, or a related field
• Minimum 3+ years of procurement experience . Technology / Software industry (or other applicable experience) required
• In-depth knowledge and experience negotiating contracts for hardware (servers, networking equipment), and licenses (SaaS, HaaS, PaaS,etc)
• Experience with negotiating contracts
• Experience with managing internal and external relationships at multiple levels
• Experience developing category strategies inclusive of product life cycle management for intellectual property and software licensing
• Experience developing integration strategies / agreements and managing implementation across internal and external partners

Additional Information

Benefits :

• Paid Holidays and Vacation
• Medical, Dental & Vision benefits that start on the first day of employment
• No-cost mental health support for employees and dependents
• Childcare tuition discounts
• No-cost fitness, nutrition, and wellness programs
• Fertility benefits
• Adoption assistance
• 401k matching contributions
• 15% off the purchase price of stock
• Company bonus

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines