Hardware Procurement Manager

Main Responsibilities:

- Manage the full life-cycle of IT hardware purchases from quote to delivery

- Maintaining vendor relationships to ensure cost and delivery goals and objective are aligned (this includes payment terms, inventory availability, shipping costs, contract length, renewal costs, maintenance costs, etc)

- Provide operational support and oversight for contract negotiations, amendments, and new contracts models

- Review and process IT invoices for approval and payment

- Identify and optimize procurement and asset tracking by leveraging automation with technology

- Create shipping labels for internal support team shipments to ensure asset control

- Coordinate and report on physical inventory, asset audits, and ensuring the secure destruction of retired assets

- Maintain an accurate inventory of software licensing

- Compile and analyze internal KPIs, contracts, and operational metrics

- Partner with internal stakeholders and provide reporting for assets, contracts, and purchasing

- Back up support teams during higher workload or project delivery

- Collaborate cross functionally to investigate and/or provide solutions for escalations or service issues

- Maintain documentation for key process and procedures

- Deliver premier customer service and maintain excellent working relationships with peers and stakeholders

Minimum Qualifications:

- Bachelor's degree preferred.

- 15-20 years of experience in similar industry

Additional Success Factors:

- Experience managing vendors and contracts preferred

- Must be able to succeed working independently, in a team environment, and interact well with all levels of employees

- Able to organize, prioritize, and manage multiple projects in a changing environment

- Intermediate computer, Internet and Excel skills

- Understanding of common corporate financial terminology

- Able to perform responsibilities with a high level of detail and accuracy