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The IT Category Specialist will assist with strategic sourcing, contract administration, supplier relationship management, spend analysis, negotiations, and procurement operations.Job Description\nIT Category Support:Contribute tocategory strategies for TDS, including software, hardware, telecommunications, professional services, data, and related IT supplier categories.\nAssist Category Managers with sourcing events, supplier research, intake review, order form management, statement of work review, and invoice follow-up for IT procurement requests.\n\nSupplier and Vendor Management:Help coordinatesupplier selection, onboarding, administration, and relationship management for preferred IT suppliers and strategic technology partners.\nTrack supplier performance, service levels, contract compliance, renewal timelines, and key metrics to help drivesupplier governance and business adoption.\nEscalate supplier performance, quality, risk, or commercial issues to Category Managers and business stakeholders as appropriate.\n\nSourcing, Negotiation, and Cost Management:Analyze spend, pricing, usage, benchmarks, and supplier proposals to identify savings, cost avoidance, consolidation, and value improvement opportunities.\nAssist withRFPs, RFQs, renewals, and supplier negotiations for IT goods and services, including proposal evaluation, commercial analysis, and stakeholder recommendation materials.\n\nProcess Improvement and Reporting:Collaborate with Procurement leadership to improve intake processes, sourcing workflows, supplier governance tools, contract tracking, and reporting for IT procurement activity.\nGenerate metrics, dashboards, and analysis to enablestakeholder visibility, compliance monitoring, supplier performance reviews, and category planning.\n\nContract Management:Prepare, review, and facilitate supplier contracts, statements of work, amendments, renewals, extensions, and terminations using approved templates, tools, and processes.\nMaintain accurate records in the contract repository and coordinate with Legal, Finance, IT, and business stakeholders to ensurecompliance and timely execution.\n\nStakeholder Collaboration:Develop and maintain strong relationships with IT, business units, Category Managers, suppliers, and cross-functional partners to enableeffective procurement execution and preferred supplier adoption.\nConduct meetings with internal and external stakeholders in a professional manner using strong communication, sound judgment, tact, and diplomacy.\nPerform other related duties as assigned.\n\nKNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE\nBachelor’s degree in Business, Supply Chain, Information Technology, Finance, or a related field preferred; advanced degree or relevant procurement certification is a plus.\n2-4 years of related procurement, sourcing, vendor management, IT category, or equivalent business experience.\nWorking knowledge of IT procurement categories, including software/SaaS, hardware, cloud, telecom, data, professional services, and technology supplier commercial models.\nFamiliarity with legal and commercial contracting concepts, including statements of work, renewals, amendments, service levels, licensing, confidentiality, data security, and supplier compliance requirements.\nStrong analytical, reporting, and presentation skills, including proficiency with Smartsheet, Excel, and PowerPoint; experience with procurement, supplier administration, and contract management systems preferred.\nStrong relationship management, communication, and stakeholder engagement skills with the ability to collaborate across IT, Legal, Finance, business partners, and suppliers.\nHighly organized, detail-oriented, and self-motivated with the ability to prioritize multiple requests, manage competing deadlines, and work independently to resolve issues.\nUnderstanding of strategic sourcing processes, supplier relationship management, procurement policy compliance, and preferred supplier program adoption.\nCushman & Wakefield also provides eligible employees with an opportunity to enroll in a variety of benefit programs, generally including health, vision, and dental insurance, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, retirement savings plans, life, and disability insurance programs, and paid and unpaid time away from work. 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Discrimination of any type will not be tolerated.\nIn compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act (ADAAA), if you have a disability and would like to request an accommodation in order to apply for a position at Cushman & Wakefield, please call the ADA line at 1-888-365-5406 or email . 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