IT Sourcing and Procurement Specialist

IT Sourcing and Procurement Specialist Procurement

Join a team seeking an IT Sourcing and Procurement Specialist to provide end-to-end procurement support with a primary focus on technology sourcing, supplier management, contract negotiations, and renewal optimization. This contract role partners closely with IT, Purchasing, Finance, Legal, and business stakeholders to drive value through strategic sourcing and efficient purchasing operations across the organization.

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as the procurement partner for IT spend categories including software, SaaS, hardware, cloud services, telecommunications, and professional services
• Support sourcing and purchasing initiatives across additional indirect and direct spend categories based on business needs
• Lead and support RFIs, RFQs, RFPs, supplier evaluations, and competitive bidding events
• Negotiate pricing, contract terms, statements of work, and renewals to achieve optimal commercial outcomes
• Identify opportunities to consolidate suppliers, contracts, and renewals to leverage purchasing volume and improve pricing
• Conduct spend analysis, market research, and supplier benchmarking to inform sourcing decisions
• Partner with stakeholders to develop sourcing strategies that balance cost, quality, service, and business requirements
• Support supplier performance management and ongoing relationship development
• Create, review, and process purchase requisitions and purchase orders in alignment with company policies and procedures
• Manage purchase order revisions, change orders, amendments, and closeout activities
• Facilitate contract renewals and amendments while ensuring compliance with procurement requirements
• Maintain accurate procurement records including pricing, contracts, and supplier documentation
• Coordinate with Accounts Payable, Legal, Finance, and suppliers to resolve purchasing, invoicing, and contract-related issues
• Monitor open purchase orders and drive timely follow-up through completion
• Support procurement reporting, savings tracking, spend analysis, and supplier metrics

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree
• Demonstrated negotiation and supplier management expertise with a track record of securing favorable pricing, contract terms, and measurable cost savings
• Experience reviewing, negotiating, and managing contracts, renewals, amendments, and supplier agreements, including identifying opportunities for spend consolidation, supplier rationalization, and procurement optimization
• Strong relationship-building and communication skills, with the ability to partner effectively with IT and business stakeholders while balancing operational needs, risk, and cost objectives
• Highly analytical, detail-oriented, and organized, with strong problem-solving skills and the ability to manage multiple priorities across sourcing initiatives and procurement transactions
• Proficiency with ERP and procurement systems, Microsoft Excel, and Microsoft Office, including support for requisitions, purchase orders, and spend analysis

Preferred Qualifications

• Knowledge of software licensing models, SaaS agreements, cloud services, and IT supplier ecosystems
• Experience supporting procurement transformation or centralization initiatives
• Familiarity with supplier relationship management and procurement best practices

About Delphi-US - Peacemakers in the Talent War Delphi-US is a national IT Services firm based in Newport, Rhode Island. Delphi attracts our nation's best and brightest Technical & Professional Talent and positions our nation's finest employers to further their competitive advantages. Delphi's core technical focus includes Data Intelligence Engineering & Analytics, AI/ML Operational Excellence, DevOps & Cloud Computing, Health IT & Life Sciences, and Energy Management/Power Systems; serving domains from sensitive national energy sectors to critical financial services, biomed, life sciences & pharma, major government & municipal institutions, and much of the USA's Fortune 500 corporations. Delphi Associates are deployed on critical IT Projects where their consultative business acumen, comprehensive technical expertise, and committed service mission drives our client's success. Our proprietary skill-based and cultural matching process results in higher qualified project teams, custom curated for our client's specific technical & functional goals. We are supremely experienced, friendly, professional, and ready to advocate on your behalf. Delphi has an indelible understanding of employer expectations, a track record of project success and we deliver lasting results.