IT Procurement and Asset Manager

Essential Functions

• Develop and execute the organization's IT procurement and asset management strategy, ensuring alignment with business objectives, technology roadmaps, and financial targets.
• Lead strategic sourcing, supplier selection, RFx processes, and contract negotiations for technology hardware, software, telecommunications, cloud services, and related IT solutions to optimize total cost of ownership and service quality.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with internal stakeholders, technology leadership, executive management, and strategic suppliers, serving as the primary escalation point for supplier performance and asset-related issues.
• Mitigate organizational risk by overseeing software licensing compliance, complex contract negotiation and administration, procurement controls, supply chain planning, and audit readiness activities.
• Oversee the complete lifecycle of technology assets, including forecasting, acquisition, deployment, inventory management, maintenance, redeployment, recovery, disposal, and retirement.
• Lead inventory management and asset control processes for technology hardware and software across corporate locations, ensuring appropriate stock levels, system accuracy, and compliance with purchasing and asset management procedures.
• Collaborate with Technology, Finance, Legal, Operations, and various internal teams to evaluate technology investments, standardize solutions, support strategic initiatives, and maximize return on technology assets.
• Work closely with Warehouse Manager on asset recovery, disposition, and liquidation activities to minimize loss, optimize asset value, and ensure compliance with security, environmental, and corporate policies.
• Develop, monitor, and report key performance indicators (KPIs) related to cost savings, supplier performance, compliance, inventory optimization, asset utilization, and operational effectiveness while identifying continuous improvement opportunities.

Competencies

• Accountability: Accepting responsibility that results in anticipation/prevention of problem areas from actions, and problem solving inside and outside the department/organization.
• Financial Awareness: Actively seeking opportunities to optimize financial costs and investments when making decisions that have a financial implication.
• Initiative: Spotting opportunities within a circle of influence; anticipating threats and acting on them; self-starting rather than waiting passively until the situation demands action.
• Organizational Awareness: Having and using knowledge of systems, situations, procedures, and culture inside the organization to identify potential problems and opportunities; perceiving the impact and the implications of decisions on other components of the organization.
• Results Orientation: Being persistent and showing perseverance on achieving concrete and tangible results out of personal responsibility; getting optimum results from situations and being ready to take action and show tenacity in case of obstacles or resistance.
• Teamwork: Working as a productive member of a cohesive group toward a common goal, and contributing to team development and effective team dynamics.

Work Environment

• This job operates in a professional office environment.
• This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets and fax machines.

Position Type/Expected Hours of Work

• This is a full-time position.
• Normal hours of operation are Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5 p.m. and as necessary to accomplish goals related to projects, end of quarter, and end of year.

Travel

• Less than 5% travel is expected this position.

Required Education And Experience

• Bachelor’s in Business Management or Supply Chain
• 5+ years of IT Procurement Management and Strategic Sourcing
• 3+ years of IT Asset Lifecycle Management
• Complex hardware and software licensing contract negotiation and administration

Preferred Education And Experience

• 7+ years of Supply Chain experience including IT strategic sourcing, vendor management, asset management, and software compliance
• IAITAM Certifications: CPSM Certification