Job Description

Job Description
Procurement Manager Information Technology and Business Services

The Procurement Manager Information Technology and Business Services will be responsible for partnering with ABMs IT organization to develop strategies to effectively manage external spend on goods and services, with a focus on Enterprise Software and Services, End User Support, and Professional Services. The IT organization is going through a significant transformation, and the individual in this role will serve as a key partner to IT leadership. The Procurement Manager will be the principal owner of the end to end procurement process, including market intelligence, financial analysis, sourcing strategy, stakeholder management, supplier negotiations, and ongoing supplier relationship management. The role is expected to partner closely with key stakeholders across ABMs IT organization, as well as business partners within ABMs industry-focused divisions, to ensure that the IT program is responsive and proactive in its support of ABM business requirements. In addition, the Manager will be responsible for managing the companys Business Services operations currently managed by the Procurement organization, including Office Supplies, Small Parcel, Document Retention services, etc.

The Procurement Manager should be results-oriented, possess highly developed quantitative analysis skills, and be a strong communicator who is able to establish strong, long-lasting relationships with internal and external stakeholders. The Manager is resilient and enjoys interacting daily with colleagues at various levels within and outside the organization, while influencing others to meet a wide range of business objectives. The Manager should be a confident negotiator who partners well to continuously drive improvement in business partner performance to exceed contractual and business expectations.

Primary Responsibilities

* Partner with Procurement Leadership to create and execute a procurement and category plan that aligns to ABM goals, policies and financial expectations; Perform analysis of category spend to track and manage savings against category plan and goals.
* Partner with IT Leadership to advise on all matters related to the sourcing of IT goods and services; coordinate the execution of the agreed strategy, and manage key supplier relationships.
* Identify and lead sourcing opportunities to obtain optimal value for ABM, including estimating the cost savings benefits for sourcing opportunities and evaluating Strategic Sourcing performance metrics (KPIs)
* Lead RFX efforts and targeted negotiations for variety of IT procurement efforts, with a focus on Enterprise Software and Professional Services.
* Proactively monitor market intelligence trends that impact category and adapting strategy to mitigate risk
* Proactively develop and maintain supplier relationships in a way that delivers business results, tracks performance and ensures accountability (performance management) while ensuring compliance with all requirements, internal controls and regulations; Develop and execute a supplier management program
* Partner with Procurement and IT to build and then drive the adoption of P2P processes for IT purchasing.
* Work with IT and Shared Services to develop process and compliance to the Purchase-to-Pay strategy for IT

Minimum Requirements

Education, Required Skills & Competencies:

* Relevant business/technical degree (MBA Preferred)
* 5 plus years of relevant experience with at least three of those years in an IT-focused Procurement/Strategic Sourcing role or in a similar capacity with the ability to negotiate and purchase related services. Strong preference given to those with experience in negotiating enterprise software agreements.
* Strong oral and written communication skills, be highly organized, and have excellent problem solving and decision-making skills.
* Knowledge of procurement processes/methods, as well as relevant Information Technology (IT) systems
* Excellent analytical and financial acumen. Experience using Power BI is a plus.
* Strong project management skills.
* Ability to effectively lead/influence key stakeholders and motivate a team, partly from a distance.
* Good presentation skills to achieve (business) acceptance of procurement practices and procedures, metrics, budgeting/forecasting routines and changes thereto.