Buyer 4-Fin

Role Overview

Seeking a proactive, ambitious procurement professional to lead sourcing, negotiations, and supplier management for enterprise collaboration and productivity software.

We are looking for a dynamic individual who takes initiative, challenges assumptions constructively, and turns analysis into action. You will bring strong commercial judgment, curiosity, and the drive to deliver results while building the relationships needed to influence across the organization.

This senior individual contributor role offers visibility to business and technology leaders and opportunities to take on broader responsibilities as you demonstrate results. We see this position as an opportunity for a high-performing professional to become a rising talent within our procurement organization.

Required qualifications

• Professional experience using artificial intelligence (AI) or large language model (LLM) tools to fulfill multiple aspects of your direct responsibilities.
• Significant experience in strategic sourcing, procurement, or software category management, with responsibility for complex enterprise software purchases.
• Demonstrated expertise in contract negotiation, cost analysis, price negotiation, and supplier management.
• Experience leading RFPs and conducting supplier business reviews.
• Strong financial and analytical skills, including the ability to compare pricing models, evaluate multiyear commitments, and communicate total cost of ownership.
• A record of taking ownership, anticipating needs, and delivering measurable results with limited direction.
• Ability to influence stakeholders, navigate ambiguity, and manage competing priorities.
• Strong written communication, presentation, and relationship management skills.

Professional experience using artificial intelligence (AI) or large language model (LLM) tools to fulfill multiple aspects of your direct responsibilities.

Significant experience in strategic sourcing, procurement, or software category management, with responsibility for complex enterprise software purchases.

Demonstrated expertise in contract negotiation, cost analysis, price negotiation, and supplier management.

Experience leading RFPs and conducting supplier business reviews.

Strong financial and analytical skills, including the ability to compare pricing models, evaluate multiyear commitments, and communicate total cost of ownership.

A record of taking ownership, anticipating needs, and delivering measurable results with limited direction.

Ability to influence stakeholders, navigate ambiguity, and manage competing priorities.

Strong written communication, presentation, and relationship management skills.

What will set you apart

• Initiative: You spot opportunities early, propose practical solutions, and follow through.
• Technology first: You embrace AI, emerging technologies, and intelligent automation to optimize workflows, increase efficiency, and drive results.
• Ambition: You seek challenging assignments, welcome feedback, and actively build your capabilities.
• Energy and adaptability: You bring momentum to complex work and adjust effectively as business needs change.
• Commercial curiosity: You ask thoughtful questions, test assumptions, and look beyond the immediate transaction.
• Leadership potential: You build trust, bring people together, and demonstrate readiness for increasing responsibility.

Initiative: You spot opportunities early, propose practical solutions, and follow through.

Technology first: You embrace AI, emerging technologies, and intelligent automation to optimize workflows, increase efficiency, and drive results.

Ambition: You seek challenging assignments, welcome feedback, and actively build your capabilities.

Energy and adaptability: You bring momentum to complex work and adjust effectively as business needs change.

Commercial curiosity: You ask thoughtful questions, test assumptions, and look beyond the immediate transaction.

Leadership potential: You build trust, bring people together, and demonstrate readiness for increasing responsibility.

Preferred qualifications

• Direct experience sourcing, negotiating, and managing Microsoft enterprise software agreements , including familiarity with Microsoft licensing, pricing, and renewal practices.
• Familiarity with SaaS licensing, software asset management, and procurement platforms.
• A relevant procurement or supply management certification.

Direct experience sourcing, negotiating, and managing Microsoft enterprise software agreements , including familiarity with Microsoft licensing, pricing, and renewal practices.

Familiarity with SaaS licensing, software asset management, and procurement platforms.

A relevant procurement or supply management certification.

Responsibilities

Key responsibilities

• Lead sourcing and procurement activities for enterprise collaboration, communication, and productivity software, including Microsoft products and services.
• Develop sourcing strategies aligned with business requirements, technology roadmaps, budgets, and renewal schedules.
• Proactively identify savings opportunities, commercial risks, and process improvements; develop recommendations and drive them through implementation.
• Negotiate software contracts, pricing, renewals, and commercial terms in partnership with Legal, IT, Finance, Information Security, and business stakeholders.
• Analyze supplier proposals, licensing options, consumption data, and total cost of ownership to improve purchasing decisions and commercial outcomes.
• Assess Microsoft licensing and purchasing options, including enterprise agreements, subscription commitments, and renewal structures.
• Lead requests for proposal (RFPs), including requirements gathering, supplier selection, proposal evaluation, commercial analysis, and award recommendations.
• Manage strategic supplier relationships and conduct supplier business reviews to evaluate performance, contractual commitments, and opportunities for improvement.
• Present clear negotiation strategies, financial analyses, risks, and recommendations to senior stakeholders.

Lead sourcing and procurement activities for enterprise collaboration, communication, and productivity software, including Microsoft products and services.

Develop sourcing strategies aligned with business requirements, technology roadmaps, budgets, and renewal schedules.

Proactively identify savings opportunities, commercial risks, and process improvements; develop recommendations and drive them through implementation.

Negotiate software contracts, pricing, renewals, and commercial terms in partnership with Legal, IT, Finance, Information Security, and business stakeholders.

Analyze supplier proposals, licensing options, consumption data, and total cost of ownership to improve purchasing decisions and commercial outcomes.

Assess Microsoft licensing and purchasing options, including enterprise agreements, subscription commitments, and renewal structures.

Lead requests for proposal (RFPs), including requirements gathering, supplier selection, proposal evaluation, commercial analysis, and award recommendations.

Manage strategic supplier relationships and conduct supplier business reviews to evaluate performance, contractual commitments, and opportunities for improvement.

Present clear negotiation strategies, financial analyses, risks, and recommendations to senior stakeholders.

Application Instructions

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