IT Software Sourcing Specialist (Hybrid position) - NYU Langone Medical Center

NYU Langone Health is a world-class, patient-centered, integrated academic medical center, known for its excellence in clinical care, research, and education. It comprises more than 200 locations throughout the New York area, including five inpatient locations, a children's hospital, three emergency rooms and a level 1 trauma center. Also part of NYU Langone Health is the Laura and Isaac Perlmutter Cancer Center, a National Cancer Institute designated comprehensive cancer center, and NYU Grossman School of Medicine, which since 1841 has trained thousands of physicians and scientists who have helped to shape the course of medical history. At NYU Langone Health, equity, diversity, and inclusion are fundamental values. We strive to be a place where our exceptionally talented faculty, staff, and students of all identities can thrive. We embrace diversity, inclusion, and individual skills, ideas, and knowledge. For more information, go tonyulangone.org, and interact with us onLinkedIn,Glassdoor,Indeed,Facebook,Twitter,YouTubeandInstagram.

Position Summary:
We have an exciting opportunity to join our team as a IT Software Sourcing Specialist.

In this role, the successful candidate will collaborate closely with Medical Center IT Missions (MCIT), IT Finance, Legal, and Vendor leadership to ensure alignment with NYU's goals and objectives, emphasizing quality, innovation, competitiveness, efficiencies, and cost savings. The ideal candidate will possess knowledge of different licensing models, Cloud ( 1 experience in either AWS, Azure, or GCP required), and software sourcing strategies. The candidate will play a critical role in analyzing spend data, performing market analysis, and leading the end-to-end RFx process.IT Software Sourcing Specialist will report to Software Sourcing Manager.

Job Responsibilities:

Strategic Sourcing Planning:

-Contribute to development of annual and multi-year sourcing strategies and plans.

-Collaborate with key stakeholders to understand current and future software needs in IT Software.

-Lead end to end, IT Software sourcing projects (7 Step Strategic Sourcing Process).

Supplier Relationship Management:

-Identify, evaluate, and manage relationships with key Software vendors.

-Conduct regular performance reviews and collaborate with suppliers to optimize service delivery and cost-effectiveness.

Negotiation and Contract Management:

-Lead contract and commercial negotiations with IT Software vendors to secure favorable terms, pricing, and contractual agreements.

Market Analysis:

-Stay informed about industry trends, market dynamics, and emerging software technologies.

-Conduct market research and analysis to identify potential suppliers and assess their capabilities.

Cost Management:

-Work closely with finance and other departments to manage and optimize costs related to IT Software and Cloud.

-Identify opportunities for cost savings and process improvements to meet/exceed the annual savings targets.

Risk Management:

-Assess and mitigate risks associated with IT Software category, ensuring business continuity

and compliance with policies, procedures, and contracting principles, regulations.

-Examine and interpret business needs pertaining to cloud and on-premises services

-Carry out all supplier due diligence as required.

-Takes ownership for sourcing issues and actively participates in their resolution.

Collaboration and Communication:

-Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure alignment on sourcing strategies and objectives.

-Communicate effectively with internal stakeholders to provide updates on sourcing initiatives and performance.

Minimum Qualifications:
To qualify you must have a Bachelors degree in Business, Supply Chain Management, or a related field.
- Minimum of three (3) years of proven experience in strategic sourcing with a focus on IT software.
- Competence in core Procurement skills; Stakeholder Management, Supplier Management and Performance, Market Analysis, Negotiations, etc.
- Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and project management skills.
- Effective communication and interpersonal skills.
- Proficient in MS Office applications including Excel and PowerPoint.

Preferred Qualifications:
- Certified Purchasing Manager (C.P.M.) or other recognized certification
- Experience in Clinical Software
- Experience working with cloud platforms (e.g. AWS Cost Explorer, Azure Cost Management,
GCP Console, etc.) and optimizing overall cloud spending

Qualified candidates must be able to effectively communicate with all levels of the organization.

NYU Langone Health provides its staff with far more than just a place to work. Rather, we are an institution you can be proud of, an institution where you'll feel good about devoting your time and your talents.

NYU Langone Health is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer committed to diversity and inclusion in all aspects of recruiting and employment. All qualified individuals are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration without regard to race, color, gender, gender identity or expression, sex, sexual orientation, transgender status, gender dysphoria, national origin, age, religion, disability, military and veteran status, marital or parental status, citizenship status, genetic information or any other factor which cannot lawfully be used as a basis for an employment decision. We require applications to be completed online.
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NYU Langone Health provides a salary range to comply with the New York state Law on Salary Transparency in Job Advertisements. The salary range for the role is $81,325.15 - $85,987.00 Annually. Actual salaries depend on a variety of factors, including experience, specialty, education, and hospital need. The salary range or contractual rate listed does not include bonuses/incentive, differential pay or other forms of compensation or benefits.

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