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IT Procurement Manager - Data Center Technology

Company: Robert Half Technology

Location: New Providence, NJ

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Job Description

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 Requirements

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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