Immediate need for a Federal IT Procurement / Sourcing Professional to join our clients procurement team! We are seeking a Procurement Manager that is highly knowledgeable within compliance / regulations dictated by the US Federal Government to assist with IT (HW and SW) related procurement distributions. This opportunity is 100% remote and can reside anywhere in the United States. This position is a 12 month+ contract position. The selected candidate will:

Lead Stakeholder Engagement and Sourcing Initiatives:
- Collaborates with business stakeholders and procurement management to determine sourcing category strategy.
- Responsible for working with business stakeholders and procurement management to frame and develop project objectives, requirements, and sourcing strategy prior to supplier engagement.
- Drafts and leads the applicable sourcing process through scoring and completion (e.g. RFx, sole source, etc.).
- Acts as primary contact with potential suppliers during the RFx, selection, and negotiation process.
- Leads supplier negotiations throughout RFx and contracting process to achieve optimal savings, value, and risk profile.

Negotiate and Draft Contracts:
- Implements the sourcing strategy and negotiation and redlining process with the supplier to draft contracts that accurately capture business, technical, and legal requirements (including contractual and purchase order documentation).
- Acts as liaison with business owner and supplier during negotiations.
- Works closely with legal and risk groups to ensure consistent communication and socialization of significant legal and risk issues throughout the negotiation process.

Supplier Management:
- Ensures procurement process is followed and all documentation is complete and accessible in the Ariba source to pay system.
- Analyzes and compares service and/or product offerings and specifications, investigates future renewal requirements and options, and resolves contract and invoice discrepancies.
- Manages existing contracts to anticipate and prepare for ongoing renewals.
- Provides other services related to the sourcing, contracting, and supplier management function as required.

Required Skills

-Required: This position requires a Bachelor-s degree or equivalent experience; and four (4) to six (6) years- experience in a relevant Procurement / Sourcing related assignments. Specifically seeking IT Procurement Managers (HW/SW)
- Must have Federal industry experience within highly regulated, tightly scrutinized compliance guardrails. Knowledge of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) is required
- Comfortable supporting up to 12 procurement projects at a time. Comfortable supporting dollar amounts above $250K
- Extensive experience in managing the end to end sourcing process from requirements gathering through RFx, RFP, RFI, RFQ and contracting.
- Robust pricing and contractual negotiations with suppliers.
- Effective presentation and influencing skills to interface with multiple levels of management.
- Experience in analyzing pricing and determining price reasonableness.
- Flexibility and ability to work independently as well as part of a team.
- Must be able to effectively work in a fast-paced environment with frequently changing priorities, deadlines, and workloads that can be variable for long periods of time.