• Develop and manage category strategies and sourcing plans for technology and IT contracts, including software, hardware, SaaS, and technology services. • Lead RFx processes, vendor evaluations, and contract negotiations for IT spend. • Partner with IT, Finance, and Legal teams to ensure end-to-end procurement activities align with business needs and compliance requirements. • Assist in the consolidation of suppliers to unify IT solutions across the business, reduce fragmentation, and streamline vendor management. • Conduct spend and market analysis to identify cost-saving opportunities and manage supplier risk. • Maintain strong relationships with key technology suppliers and internal stakeholders to support vendor performance and innovation. • Track and analyze market trends, technology innovations, and supplier landscape to inform sourcing strategies. • Support contract lifecycle management, including renewals, license optimization, and service level monitoring. • Maintain procurement records, contract documentation, and savings tracking for audit and reporting purposes. • Track key procurement metrics, including savings, supplier performance, and compliance with sourcing policies.

• The Procurement Contracts Administrator is responsible for the review, negotiation support, and ongoing management of supplier agreements to ensure alignment with business objectives, risk tolerance, and cost-savings goals. • This role serves as a key liaison between Procurement, Legal, and internal business stakeholders, providing contract review support, commercial insight, and operational support across a broad range of procurement activities. • Reports directly to the Procurement Manager and plays a critical role in strengthening supplier relationships, improving contract discipline, and driving measurable value.

• Lead and execute SAP S/4 HANA implementation projects, focusing on Sourcing & Procurement (MM) within the retail industry. • Work with retail master data, configuring key elements such as Plant master, Plant Business Partner, Materials, Vendor master, and other retail-specific functionalities. • Utilize in-depth knowledge of S/4 HANA retail features, including Flexible Workflow, BRF+ output message determination, and Merchandise Category hierarchy configuration. • Manage data migration using Data Migration Cockpit, including file preparation and upload for various scenarios such as: Article Master, Service Master, Source list, Purchasing Info Record, and more. • Provide expertise in configuring and integrating Ariba Buying & Invoicing with SAP S/4 HANA. • Ensure comprehensive documentation for all configuration and migration processes.

• Responsible for identifying materials suitable for corporate contracts within assigned commodity scope. • Responsible for developing and administering contracts which take full advantage of the total corporate volume. • Developing supply chain strategies to yield component contracts at the lowest Total Cost of Ownership (TCO). • Responsible for generating forecast and total purchase reports for management as required. • Develop, communicate, and execute the forward growth strategy for assigned commodities. • Conduct industry research and have a high degree of business knowledge of the manufacturers, suppliers and market place. • Establish performance objectives and associated metrics for the Commodities Group. • Track the performance and report progress on a monthly or quarterly basis as directed. • Support sites in the region when critical component escalations arise. • Provide necessary guidance and support to the organization on the commodity strategy. • Cultivate and maintain regional and global strategic supplier relationships with their executives for all major component types within assigned commodities.