The IT Procurement Sr. Supervisor will directly oversee Information Technology sourcing across the category. This role leads a team of buyers to define subcontract requirements and manage subcontractor deliverables, which include hardware, software, and services.
Primary Responsibilities include:
- Supervise and manage workload for a team of 5 IT buyers.
- Guide, review, and approve work of IT buyers.
- Develop and implement procedures to guide technology sourcing.
- Lead the development of key performance indicator metrics to be used in the department monthly key performance indicator reports.
- Respond to internal requisitions for technology products and services in accordance with existing company and departmental policies.
- Oversee RFPs/RFQs and negotiation and award of long term contracts.
- Evaluate provider terms and conditions, assess and summarize risk, and independently negotiate favorable modification.
- Develop negotiation strategies to achieve financial savings and mitigate company risk.
- Manage supplier relationships and act as primary point of contact to ensure continuity of technology goods and services.
- Perform market research and advise internal stakeholders of trends and risks.
- Responsible for bid development, cost/price analysis, budget management and program management, all i/a/w with BIW Acquisition Policies & Procedures.
- Track forecasted vs. actual savings for IT spend categories and summarize performance to leadership.
- Set standards across BIW and with Suppliers of professionalism, sound judgement and fairness.
- Maintain a working knowledge of applicable federal regulation and internal policies and procedures to enable conformity through daily function.
- Act in a project or team-leadership capacity working with a team that may include Information Technology, Engineering, Design, Production Planning, or Production personnel.
- Represent IT buying team on internal and corporate committees.
- Evaluate, develop and implement necessary training.