Senior Category Manager – Data Center & Network Procurement

As a Senior Category Manager, you'll conduct contract negotiations, best value analysis, supplier and contract management, within a dynamic, fast-paced, and exciting business environment. The role is a hybrid role, based out of Seattle, WA office.

Specific responsibilities include:

Contracting & Negotiations

• Lead master agreement and service addenda contract negotiations for Data Center, Colocation and Network Services.
• Ensure contract compliance with Oracle Corporate policies, focusing on commercial and business terms.
• Support Data Center and Colocation cost control, schedule, delivery, and cost management initiatives.
• Negotiate, draft and prepare contract and service order documents.
• Review and approve Purchase Requests and create and issue Purchase Orders.

Contract Management

• Handle Service Order and Purchase Order contracts.
• Support financial contract reporting obligations.
• Support insurance and risk management business requirements.
• Conduct and support contract audit requests.
• Support business supplier management functions by conducting contract review and analysis to determine contract obligations, requirements, remedies.
Support ad hoc special process improvement and business optimization projects.

Contract Reporting

• Review and update all assigned activities and provide timely and accurate reporting (Master Agreement negotiations, Service Orders, Purchase Orders, Contract Management, Projects, RFX activities)

RFX Support

• Support RFX activities as requested by Line of Business.
• Perform cost/price analysis, identify the best value for Oracle and negotiate favorable pricing and commercial terms.
• Perform proposal reviews and analyses to determine contract obligations, requirements, remedies.

Project Management

• Develop and drive and contracting projects to support business needs and initiatives.
• Design and execute process improvement projects.

Preferred Skills and Experience:

• 5 - 8 years of relevant experience
• Strong contract, negotiation and procurement skills
• Strong business and legal understanding.
• Knowledge of the Data Center and Telecommunication (network) industry.
• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to successfully build relationships and influence individuals both up and down the organizational hierarchy.
• Ability to deal with potentially confrontational situations with patience, diplomacy and tact.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills in English.
• Self-motivated to work independently to deliver positive business results.
• Confidently and appropriately exercise sound judgment.
• Ability to work with both internal and external stakeholders on a regional, global, and/or virtual basis.
• Strong organizational skills
• Ability to meet business critical deadlines and able to work effectively in team environment.

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