Strategic Sourcing Specialist

Role / Title: Strategic Sourcing Specialist Client: Health Care Client... Agreed Pay Rate: $55 hour Location: Palo Alto, CA – 1 day onsite Start Date: ASAP Duration: 6 Months Contract to Hire Shift: 9-5, 40 hours a week Job Description: • Ideal candidate will have 2 years of experience with demonstrated expertise with financial data analysis, understanding of go to market models for enterprise software and hardware companies. • Work with various TDS teams to obtain requirements for hardware and/or software procurement • Provide TDS requirements to a variety of hardware, software, and services vendors and obtains quotes • Understand vendor proposals/contracts and works with vendors to obtain clarification where needed • Work with various TDS teams to facilitate vendor evaluation • Lead the planning and launch of RFIs and RFPs • Gather and structure data to negotiate contracts • Actively seek to understand TDS technology needs & benchmark market trends • Identify and pursue opportunities to lower the total cost of goods and services to enhance total enterprise cost of ownership • Provide supply planning and analysis