Classification: Full Time

Compensation: $38.00 to $40.00 per hour

With more than 100 locations in North America, Europe, Australia and Asia, Robert Half Technology is a leading provider of IT professionals on a project and full-time basis for initiatives ranging from Internet development and multiplatform systems integration to network security and technical support. A division of Robert Half International, we were ranked number one in our industry by Fortune magazine's America's Most Admired Companies, and included in BusinessWeek's 50 Best Performing Companies. To learn more about this job opportunity, contact us today at 1.800.793.5533. Robert Half Technology is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Apply for this job now or contact our branch office for additional information: 

Job Description


We have a current vacancy on our team for a procurement professional with expertise in midrange, mainframe and related data center technology sourcing. We are building a global procurement organization to manage the procurement of all information technology products and services throughout the enterprise. Many procurement activities occur through local, regional and / or within specific business divisions. We recognize the opportunity to leverage our IT spend through a coordinated, centralized procurement function with responsibilities to provide professional strategic sourcing services and deliver savings in spend across the corporation.

Qualification/Knowledge

Business degree in business administration, information technology or related field preferred

Skills/Experience

Best practice strategic sourcing skills with specific experience procuring midrange & mainframe

Excellent knowledge of data center products from Sun, IBM, Hewlett-Packard, EMC, etc.

Experience managing supplier relationships in the IT industry, including major hardware companies

Highly honed negotiation skills, developed through significant deal making experience

Experience with leading and managing the entire IT procurement project lifecycle

Proven experience leading cross divisional or functional teams

Experience writing and generating RFP's, RFI's and RFQ's to suppliers

Must have experience negotiating contracts and brokering consensus on terms and conditions

Good quantitative/analytical skills

Good project management skills

Excellent communication skills

Strong influencing skills that can be used to lead teams and build partnerships with internal resources

Behaviors

Complete self-starter, able to hit the ground running immediately

Ability to build strategic working relationships in order to facilitate agreement with internal partners

Ability to work well with cross-functional teams

Willingness and ability to follow standard processes and compliance with internal tracking tools

Ability to build trust with others who may not have identical goals

Persuasive written and oral presentation skills

Ability to effectively and concisely present complex data and concepts

Culturally aware with the ability to communicate and lead projects in multi-cultural, multi-national environments

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