Intermediate Vendor & Contracts Specialist to develop and support sourcing plans and to deliver vendor and contract management services.

S.i Systems client is looking for an Intermediate Vendor & Contracts Specialist to develop and support sourcing plans and to deliver vendor and contract management services.

6 month contract with chances of extension. Primarily remote with occasional travel to Victoria.

Must Haves:

• 2+ years' experience in category management, strategic sourcing, and contract management, in IT supply category
• Experience with multiple components of the Source-to-Pay process and developing sourcing strategies
• Knowledge of contracting and vendor management for on-premise, cloud, subscriptions, and services
• Strong MS Office Suite proficiency
• Experience assessing supply sourcing categories for key services (staff augmentation, managed services, and vendor business process management)
• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Supply Chain, or a related field with a background or education in Technology

Nice to have:

• Supply Chain Management Professional (SCMP) or similar 

Responsibilities:

• Engages with stakeholders to identify, understand, and capture sourcing and contracting needs for Technology categories of supply
• Develops sourcing strategies for key services including staff augmentation, managed services, and vendor business process service delivery models
• Coordinates Technology department stakeholders in the development and evaluation of RFPs, and leads the Technology department on other procurement activities operated by the Procurement team
• Collaborates, or leads, as the commercial SME on contracting activities
• Contributes to the development, implementation and maintenance of processes, procedures, and tools for vendor and contract management and administration operations
• Identifies risks and issues proactively, and proposes contracting and supply activities to mitigate such risks and issues for stakeholders
• Executes sourcing and contacting activities for assigned area(s) including pre-award, negotiations and post-award activities in an ethical, transparent, effective and efficient manner
• Monitors and tracks the cost savings, cost avoidance, and other benefits produced by contract management activities for assigned area(s) and develops reporting to demonstrate the results achieved
• Develops and maintains vendor profiles throughout the contract life cycle
• Collaborate with stakeholders to performance manage vendors to deliver outcomes
• Develops and delivers briefs and presentations to audiences at all levels of the organization
• Performs contract administration activities in alignment with Technology vendor management and corporate procurement procedures, tools, and templates.
• Undertakes special projects or assignments as required
• Identifies, assesses, and makes recommendations on process improvement activities
• Performs other related duties as requiredEngages with stakeholders to identify, understand, and capture sourcing and contracting needs for Technology categories of supply
• Develops sourcing strategies for key services including staff augmentation, managed services, and vendor business process service delivery models
• Coordinates Technology department stakeholders in the development and evaluation of RFPs, and leads the Technology department on other procurement activities operated by the Procurement team
• Collaborates, or leads, as the commercial SME on contracting activities
• Contributes to the development, implementation and maintenance of processes, procedures, and tools for vendor and contract management and administration operations
• Identifies risks and issues proactively, and proposes contracting and supply activities to mitigate such risks and issues for stakeholders
• Executes sourcing and contacting activities for assigned area(s) including pre-award, negotiations and post-award activities in an ethical, transparent, effective and efficient manner
• Monitors and tracks the cost savings, cost avoidance, and other benefits produced by contract management activities for assigned area(s) and develops reporting to demonstrate the results achieved
• Develops and maintains vendor profiles throughout the contract life cycle
• Collaborate with stakeholders to performance manage vendors to deliver outcomes
• Develops and delivers briefs and presentations to audiences at all levels of the organization
• Performs contract administration activities in alignment with Technology vendor management and corporate procurement procedures, tools, and templates.
• Undertakes special projects or assignments as required
• Identifies, assesses, and makes recommendations on process improvement activities
• Performs other related duties as required