IT Sourcing Analyst - Dallas, United States - Catapult Solutions Group

Description

IT Sourcing Analyst

612-month Contract to Hire

Top skills desired - 1. IT Sourcing 2. Procurement 3. Vendor Management

On-site in Dallas, Tx

Position Responsibilities

• Support technology procurement processes, including review of documents, approval routing, and PO processing. Categories include technology hardware, software, and services.
• Manage relationships with vendors and build relationships with business partner groups.
• Draft contract documents as requested (i.e., contract amendments)
• Support the sourcing process from bid preparation to contract execution, partnering with subject matter experts from the business teams to document requirements and ensuring compliance with company.
• Provide assistance and problem solve for the team and stakeholders.
• Lead, when required, and participate in process reviews and improvements for sourcing and procurement processes.
• Review contract files to ensure documentation is accurate and complete.

Requirements/Must Have

• Current on-site requirement is three days per week with Monday or Friday as an anchor day; however, this is subject to change with notice.
• Bachelors Degree preferred.
• Technology Acumen: advanced proficiency in the use of the Microsoft Office Suite (especially advanced Excel).
• 4 years of relevant Technology sourcing/procurement experience.
• Ability to manage multiple simultaneous projects requiring frequent communication, organization, time management, and problem solving skills.
• Experience in developing and managing Technology RFPs or sourcing process with minimal support, start-to-finish, for simple-to-medium complexity projects (to include market research, RFP development, and management of communications and stakeholder involvement, etc.) Evaluating vendor bid responses (quantitatively and qualitatively} and RFP analysis using spreadsheets and/or other tools.
• In-depth understanding of best-in-class procurement processes (sourcing, contracting, negotiation etc.)
• Knowledge of contract terms and conditions.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Establish relationships with Stakeholders / cross-functional teams to get process buy-in.

Nice To Have

• Legal Acumen: strong understanding and proven experience in interpreting and executing complex legal Master Agreements and Service Schedules. Contracting experience in the areas of "on premise" software licensing, software as a service licensing and technology professional services is preferred.
• Solid understanding of a wide array of Technology contract forms including SaaS, Cloud, Software licensing, Hardware maintenance, MNDA, MSA & SOW.

Team Culture

• Our team is fast paced, fun, highly energetic, motivated, and hardworking. We expect our candidates to be integrated into our results-driven and solution-oriented culture from the get-go. Our team attains high-quality results on challenging projects; the belief that outcomes are linked to one's effort rather than chance and the tendency to personally set challenging yet realistic goals.