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Join Uline as a Senior IT Purchasing Specialist, where you will build vendor partnerships and support high-impact technology purchases that keep our business running. Use data and market insight to improve processes, optimize spend and support purchasing decisions while ensuring our North American teams have the technology they need to succeed.\nWhy IT at Uline?\nUline’s 450+ person in-house tech team builds and supports the custom systems that run our business. The team owns and creates solutions that operate at scale, supporting operations from warehouse management to e-commerce.\nPosition Responsibilities\nHelp manage complex IT purchasing requests and transactions, aligning sourcing decisions with technology requirements and business goals.\nBuild strong relationships with internal teams and technology vendors to negotiate contracts, manage renewals, oversee licensing agreements and resolve supplier-related issues.\nSupport Procurement Specialists on purchasing requests, sharing knowledge and best practices to ensure timely resolution.\nTrack vendor spending and maintain reporting to inform purchasing decisions and identify opportunities for savings.\nIdentify opportunities to improve purchasing workflows, strengthen procedures and increase efficiency.\nMinimum Requirements\nBachelor's degree in Business, Supply Chain, Information Technology or related field.\n4+ years of experience in purchasing, customer service, administrative support or similar.\nDetail-oriented with excellent interpersonal, communication and collaboration skills.\nExperience in Microsoft Excel. 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