IT Buyer

Wisconsin  ‐ Onsite
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Description

Responsibilities:
Negotiate and execute procurement contract documents
Negotiate and manage cost effective, high value contracts and long term agreements
Identify risks in contracting and formulate mitigation strategies for negotiations
Issue invitations to participate in Request for Information (RFI's) and Request for Proposal (RFP's)
Direct the evaluation of RFI's and RFP's
Participate in selection of suppliers/consultants/contractors
Award and manage purchase orders when contract negotiation has been finalized
Resolve complex contract/purchase order/invoice disputes
Identify, build and maintain favorable contracts with long term supplier alliances to reduce overall costs and improve efficiencies
Assure lowest overall cost using competitive sourcing
Identify Service Level Agreements (SLA's) to be incorporated into contract documents
Formation, documentation and training of purchasing policies/practices/processes/strategies
Training/Coaching/Mentoring
Collaborate with internal customers to understand needs, timing and budget targets
Manage cost effective freight options
Coordinate vendor score card reviews and offer solutions to resolve issues

SKILLS:

Knowledge:
Strong focus with Information Technology contract documents, such as:
Software License Agreements
Cloud/Hosted Solution Agreements
End User License Agreements
Master Service Agreements
While the main focus of this position will be on Information Technology, Telecommunication will also be an important part of the role.
Start date
n.a
From
Synectics
Published at
12.11.2015
Project ID:
1018429
Contract type
Freelance
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