IT Sourcing and Negotiation Advisor #28702

IT Sourcing and Negotiation Advisor

Salary: $75K - $120K

4-6 years of experience in either one or a combination of the following is required: Buy-side IT contract negotiation, sourcing, procurement, or vendor management; or Sell-side IT application or services experience developing proposals, conducting pricing analysis, and contract negotiation as well as, Domain knowledge in IT sourcing, procurement, and contract negotiation

A Boston management consulting firm is seeking a professional, high energy individual to join its growing team of experts in an IT Sourcing and Negotiation advisory support role. In this role, you will play a central role in analyzing client material and preparing deliverables that support the strategic advice delivered to Fortune 500 executives during client engagements.

Responsibilities

• IT Sourcing and Negotiation Advisor will conduct analysis of IT application and services deals (software licensing, cloud subscriptions, and system implementation – with focus on Oracle and Workday) including related proposals, agreements, and SOWs
• Identify and comment on the critical business, financial, and commercial issues within IT vendor proposals, agreements, statements of work and related contractual documentation

• Provide written analysis of IT vendor proposed pricing and contractual terms and conditions

• Develop and recommend sourcing and negotiation strategies for IT application and services deals

• Conduct IT vendor and market intelligence research

• Contribute to the enhancement and maintenance of internal vendor intelligence database and supporting client delivery templates and infrastructure
• Perform financial analysis and modeling to include 5 and 10-year TCO comparisons

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree
• 4-6 years of experience in either one or a combination of the following is required: Buy-side IT contract negotiation, sourcing, procurement, or vendor management; or Sell-side IT application or services experience developing proposals, conducting pricing analysis, and contract negotiation as well as, Domain knowledge in IT sourcing, procurement, and contract negotiation
• Domain knowledge in IT sourcing, procurement, and contract negotiation
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Strong analytical skills to include data comparison and financial analysis/modeling
• Strong experience with Microsoft tools (e.g. Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and Outlook)
• Excellent interpersonal skills - a positive attitude and high-level energy