Senior Sourcing Analyst, IT and AI Procurement

Job Description

The Senior Sourcing Analyst partners closely with the Assistant Director Procurement and business stakeholders to support strategic sourcing, contracting, vendor management, and procurement initiatives. This role is responsible for supporting sourcing strategy development, RFx events, contract negotiations, spend analysis, vendor management, cost savings, and project execution of vendor contracts.

This role will support sourcing projects from intake through contract execution and collaborate with Legal, Finance, Technology, and stakeholders to achieve objectives. This role is heavily focused on Software procurement in a Professional Services environment.

This position is expected to independently lead smaller sourcing initiatives while supporting larger strategic projects led by procurement leadership.

• Support sourcing projects, strategies, contract execution.
• Conduct spend/usage analyses, market research, and supplier landscape to identify cost savings, risk mitigation, and value creation opportunities.
• Partner with stakeholders to define business requirements, develop RFx's, and evaluate vendor proposals.
• Support negotiation strategies for vendor agreements, statements of work (SOWs), software licensing agreements, and other commercial contracts.
• Collaborate with Legal, Finance, Security, and stakeholders throughout the contract review and execution process.
• Identify opportunities for demand management and operational efficiencies.
• Lead project planning, stakeholder communications, and status reporting.
• Deliver presentations, recommendations, to stakeholders and leadership.

• 3 to 5+ years of experience in Strategic Sourcing, Procurement, Category Management, Supply Chain with a focus on technology spend required.
• Bachelors degree in Supply Chain Management, Business, Finance, IT, Mathematics, or related field required.
• Experience in sourcing and vendor contracting for software, SaaS, cloud services, AI solutions, technology consulting, telecommunications, and other IT-related categories.
• Knowledge of AI technologies and AI service providers such as ChatGPT, Claude, Microsoft Copilot.
• Experience utilizing AI tools such as ChatGPT, Claude, Microsoft Copilot.
• Experience reviewing, negotiating contracts in partnership with Legal teams.
• Previous experience in a professional services or public accounting environment is a plus.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills.
• Excellent verbal, written, presentation, and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience with contract lifecycle management (Icertis, other).
• Proficiency in Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft 365 applications.
• Project Management skills.
• Professional certifications such as CPSM, CIPS, CPM, PMP, CPIM, Six Sigma.

Remote role with a preference for candidates in Eastern and Central time zones.

We expect the candidate to uphold Crowe's values of Care, Trust, Courage, and Stewardship. These values define who we are. We expect all of our people to act ethically and with integrity at all times.

The Final date to receive applications for this role is 07/31/2026.

The wage range for this role is $63,800.00 - $ per year.

Your comprehensive total rewards package includes medical, dental, vision, retirement, and other standard benefits provided by Crowe. Detailed benefit information will be provided during the interview process.

Crowe LLP provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetics, national origin, disability or protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

Crowe will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local laws.