Senior Manager, Technology Procurement

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Work you'll do

Deloitte Global is looking for a Senior Manager of Technology Procurement that leads global category strategy development, sourcing, negotiations and contracting within a group of sub-categories in the Technology Category with a focus on SaaS software, Cloud Service Providers and AI across geographies. This individual will also manage and develop a small team of procurement professionals, run multiple concurrent negotiations, and maintain strategic relationships with key internal stakeholders and Technology Suppliers.

In this role you will:

• Deliver and maintain Master Category Strategies - Lead one or more master category strategies that drive measurable global cost savings, avoidance or commercial value.

• Deliver End-to-end sourcing & contracting - Run RFP/RFQ/RFI processes and negotiations to align on contracts that deliver on stated technical and commercial requirements, providing structured financial comparisons and other necessary analyses to arrive at optimal outcomes.

• Regular Planning - Participate frequent planning and project rationalization and balancing against delivery capacity

• Provide Cross-functional advisory - Partner with Technology Stakeholders, VMO's, Legal, Risk and Finance as appropriate to navigate internal policies and processes, gather and frame commercial terms, deliver high quality procurement projects and drive cost-avoidance opportunities.

• Provide Team leadership & development - recruit, coach and develop procurement professionals to deliver high value technology sourcing and negotiation projects and category strategies that generate savings, cost avoidance and value for the global and local entities.

• Build strategic Supplier partnerships within global technology Suppliers to stay connected to key product and service developments and market shifts

• Provide data-driven recommendations - synthesize market intelligence and convert spend and activity data into clear insights, identifying savings, cost avoidance or optimization opportunities for leadership decision-making.

• Support continuous improvement & enablement of the Global Procurement function - Recommend improvements to processes and tools that can improve project execution and sourcing accuracy

• Provide responsive stakeholder support - Provide timely and accurate, project summaries, financial scenario analyses and savings impact summaries to inform a variety of audiences and navigate stakeholders to decisions.

• Provide Supplier Relationship Management support for key suppliers - through collaboration with Technology Stakeholders, Global and Member Firm VMO's to elevate supplier performance, manage escalations and ensure value realization

• Assist in managing CSAT - Assist global category leadership in managing supplier and internal customer relationships to improve internal client satisfaction

The team

Global CoRe is a shared service within Deloitte Global, providing fundamental services to Deloitte People around the world: Knowledge Services, Creative Services, Contact Center, Procurement and Strategic Insights Center. We deliver essential capabilities that save time, convey insights, minimize risk, enhance client service delivery, solve problems, and contribute to Deloitte's success.

Qualifications

• Relationship building, influencing, and collaboration

• Experience in managing teams

• Project management experience - drafting, communicating and modifying project plans

• Strong understanding of common sourcing templates, tools, and methodologies

• Expertise in Technology contract negotiations and relationship management

• Understanding of contract terms and implications

• Persuasive and convincing communication skills (e.g., proposals, reports, plans) to secure commitment from business leaders

• Knowledge of standard Category strategy execution process

• Ability to interpret member firm needs, tech landscape, commercial implications as input into the category strategy

• Familiarity with business case reviews, complex proposal comparison and TCO evaluation

• Strong Powerpoint and Excel proficiency

Other Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree required

• Minimum of 6 years of relevant experience in Procurement of Technology and related categories

• Working independently in an unstructured environment

• Working under tight time constraints, juggling multiple priorities

• Interacting with internal clients and stakeholders all levels of the organization

• Experience in working in an IT or IT Financial function is an asset

Limited immigration sponsorship may be available.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability or protected veteran status, or any other legally protected basis, in accordance with applicable law.