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Arizona Public Service - APS · 17 hours ago

IT Procurement Specialist III

Phoenix, AZ

Full-time

Hybrid

Senior Level

6+ years exp

Arizona Public Service (APS) is the largest and longest-serving energy provider in Arizona, committed to generating reliable and clean energy for its customers. The IT Procurement Specialist III will manage IT procurement activities, focusing on cost management and supplier relationships, while executing efficient procurement processes to support the IT Business Unit's goals.

Electrical DistributionEnergySustainability

No H1B

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Serves as primary IT procurement contact with IT BU partners and IT suppliers to ensure a continuous flow of quality IT hardware/IT services/software/SaaS/PaaS to meet or exceed service levels at the lowest total cost

Executes P2P process for IT procurement in an efficient and cost-effective manner to maximize value

Coordinates supply chain processes to achieve expected results

Executes IT RFx (request for information, request for proposal, request for quote, request for bid) process utilizing technology and other resources to source innovative suppliers for IT solutions/services, to ensure appropriate, proactive response

Leads the RFx bid evaluation, IT solution demos/proof of concept, supplier negotiation and contracting of long-term complex IT master agreements and software contracts including key performance indicators (KPIs) and Service Level Agreements (SLAs), up to $50M in spend with autonomous decision making with appropriate IT BU partners

Acts as procurement value-added partner to the IT BU at all levels of management on both routine and significant processes/concerns related to IT Procurement, IT Vendor and Asset Management Office (VAMO) and/or Materials Management

Develops, plans and leads negotiations with IT suppliers that include pricing along with contract terms and conditions on high complexity multi-year and multi-million dollar IT contracts (e.g. SaaS contract, IT strategic supplier master agreements and IT standalone agreements)

As the contract owner the Procurement Specialist also owns the process of coordinating internal contract review/redlining input from various internal company subject matter experts (contract analysts, legal, cybersecurity, data protection, insurance, tax, accounting and others)

Involves IT BU stakeholders to ensure the IT business partner's project plan is adhered to

Develops comprehensive market and data driven negotiation plans to lead complex negotiations with IT suppliers in establishing enterprise contracts

Leads as a Supplier Relationship Management (SRM) champion for key/critical and strategic IT suppliers

Builds strong working relationships with IT suppliers and negotiates best prices for IT solutions, managing invoice discrepancies, adherence to contracts, and working through change orders

Utilizes MRP system for determining necessary resources/IT solutions to meet IT BU and project schedules

Uses data analytics and information from IT BU partners to identify procurement operational efficiencies and execute process improvements with cross functional collaboration between buying groups and IT VAMO

Identifies and executes IT supplier efficiency opportunities

Drives development of Total Cost of Ownership (TCO), "should cost", "cost vs. benefit" models to help derive optimal value of procurement solutions

Gathers data; identifies issues; relates and compares; identifies cause-effect; interprets different viewpoints; determines and takes a course of action after identifying and developing possible consequences

Develops, manages and negotiates IT contracts/agreements incorporating SLAs/KPIs, results expectations and resolves contract issues in partnership with IT VAMO

Understands IT statements of work (SOW), reduces costs, mitigates risk and drives continuous improvement to meet APS business requirements

Uses analytical software tools to execute and/or support data-driven decisions

Participates with VAMO and IT leadership to develop and implement IT strategies, supplier management/performance

Qualification

Procurement experienceStrategic supply chain managementMaterial Requirements Planning (MRP)Analytical software toolsNegotiation skillsCommunication skillsInterpersonal skills