IT Contracts / Purchasing/Procurement Specialist III

Location

Remote from United States

Type

Contract

Start Date

ASAP

Reference #

Job-11694

Job Description

We’re seeking a high-energy IT Contracts / Purchasing/Procurement Specialist III for a REMOTE consulting position for our growing, global client. The ideal candidate will have Senior-level skills with IT contracts, software renewals, negotiations and sourcing capabilities.

** Start date: August 2025
** Duration: long-term W2 contract, starting with a 3-month contract
** Location: Remote from the United States, supporting the Pacific Time zone
** Compensation: The hourly rate starts at $45/ hr W2 plus benefits.
The offered compensation to a successful candidate will be dependent on several factors that may include (but are not limited to) the type and length of experience within the industry, education, etc.

Job Description:
Information Technology Procurement Specialist to drive IT-related negotiations for software and services. Ideal person will have strong business acumen and diplomacy.

Skills Needed
* Experience in the end-to-end planning and executing contract negotiations between suppliers and customer.
* Developing and executing to negotiation strategies and right-sizing the agreements based on volume and spend amounts.
* Strong prioritization and work planning skills required.
* Ideal candidate will be able to support multiple ongoing negotiations of varying sizes; and the ability to seamlessly work across multiple stakeholders and commodity groups.

Essential Skills:
* Hands-on, end-to-end Supplier negotiation experience and expertise, especially with software negotiations for Fortune 500 scale employers.
* Understanding of Technology and/or Telecom
* SaaS, PaaS, Software agreements, IT Services agreements, Technology hardware knowledge
* Provide support to the business owners with sourcing request.
* Provide support of the Contract Separation deliverables specific to the project.
* Previous supplier contract negotiation experience required.
* Overall administrative support (ie: Indicator/progress alignment, preparing weekly report out summaries)

Soft skills:
* Excellent written and verbal communication skills
* Strong business acumen and diplomacy
* Detail-oriented, great follow-through skills, highly organized, thrive in a fast-paced environment
* Capability for thought leadership and project management
* Dedicated, take-ownership of assigned work items

Educational Requirement:
* BS Degree in Business Administration – MS degree preferred.
* Juris Degree a plus #LI-GS1 #LI-DNI #LI-Remote

For more information, please email: Job-11694@thecarreraagency.com