Senior Technical Procurement Manager

Strategic Procurement & Vendor Management

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Requisition

Senior Technical Procurement Manager – Software, Licensing & Vendor Strategy

We are seeking a Senior Technical Procurement Manager to lead the strategic sourcing, negotiation, lifecycle management, source to pay, and optimization of technology contracts, software licensing agreements, and vendor relationships. This role is responsible for proactively managing software renewals, negotiating favorable commercial and legal terms, reducing technology spend, mitigating contractual risk, and ensuring the organization maximizes value from its technology investments.

The ideal candidate is a highly skilled procurement professional with deep experience negotiating agreements with major technology vendors such as Microsoft, Oracle, SAP, Salesforce, Service Now, Adobe, AWS, Google, Cisco, Palo Alto Networks, Crowd Strike, OpenAI, Anthropic, and other enterprise software, cloud, AI, and cybersecurity providers. This individual must possess strong commercial acumen, exceptional negotiation skills, and a detailed understanding of software licensing models, cloud consumption agreements, AI platforms, SaaS contracts, and cybersecurity technologies.

This role partners closely with IT, Security, Finance, Legal, Product, Infrastructure, Vendor Management Office (VMO) and Executive Leadership to ensure technology investments align with business objectives while achieving optimal pricing, flexibility, and contractual protections.

• Lead sourcing, procurement, and contract strategy for software, cloud, AI, cybersecurity, infrastructure, and digital technology solutions.
• Develop and execute negotiation strategies that deliver measurable cost savings, contractual flexibility, and risk reduction.
• Build and maintain executive-level relationships with strategic technology vendors and partners.
• Continuously evaluate vendor performance, competitiveness, and market alternatives.
• Establish and manage vendor scorecards, performance reviews, and business reviews.

• Own the end-to-end lifecycle of technology agreements, including new purchases, renewals, expansions, amendments, and terminations.
• Establish a proactive IT renewal management program that identifies upcoming renewals for 6-18 months in advance.
• Develop IT renewal strategies to leverage competitive alternatives and maximize negotiating position.
• Maintain IT contract repository, renewal calendar, licensing inventories, and financial commitments in partnership with VMO
• Adhere to contract standardization and governance outlined by VMO. When applicable, provide recommendations for optimization.

• Analyze and optimize software licensing usage,…