Sourcing Specialist

You are responsible to partner across the TSI organization, and with business units across the enterprise, to define requirements for sourcing needs and establish sourcing and negotiation strategies for complex and strategic software vendors. You will negotiate commercial and legal terms for vendor relationships, including product and payment terms, price protection, termination language, and maintenance/support costs and SLAs. You will manage all aspects of vendor relationships including business performance reviews, escalation support for internal customers (including executive sponsors), and resolving vendor or contract issues.
The candidate should possess strong negotiation, influencing, analytical, and interpersonal skills (including written and oral communications). You will demonstrate the ability to collaborate with technical and non-technical teams, work independently in a fast-paced and rapidly changing environment, and be comfortable with ambiguity and making high-judgement decisions.
Key job responsibilities• Drive cost-out of third-party software engagements• Identify and mitigate contractual and investment risk in strategic vendor relationships• Build deal strategies and partner with business leaders to execute, including multi-year/long term strategic relationships• Identify and develop best practices for deal outcome and efficiency• Negotiate software license, support/maintenance, and services contracts, including strategies to ensure competitive bidding and best value for Amazon• Develop and document scalable sourcing processes• Partner cross-functionally across multiple business units and functional teams including security, finance, engineering, legal, tax, and procurement teams.• Partner with asset management teams to execute on vendor-specific strategies and processes for effective software governance and compliance
Basic qualifications- Experience in written and verbal communication skills to communicate with technical and non-technical audiences, including senior leadership- 5+ years of relevant strategic sourcing and category management in indirect categories such as professional services, support or maintenance spend, supply chain, forecasting, manufacturing, sourcing/procurement, or vendor management experience- Speak, write, and read fluently in English, and have the ability to take direction in English
Preferred qualifications- Experience working with cross-functional teams- Experience managing projects and working independently- Master's degree with 7+ years of relevant strategic IT sourcing/procurement experience