Global Strategic Sourcing Specialist
CA (Long Island, New York)

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CA, Inc. (NYSE: CA), one of the world's leading independent, enterprise management software companies, unifies and simplifies complex information technology (IT) management across the enterprise for greater business results. With our Enterprise IT Management vision, solutions and expertise, we help customers effectively govern, manage and secure IT. Customers can evolve their IT operations from being reactive and focused only on technology to being flexible, adaptable and focused on serving the business. Today, CA, formerly known as Computer Associates, serves the majority of the Fortune 1000 companies, as well as government organizations, educational institutions and thousands of other companies in diverse industries worldwide.

We are currently looking for a qualified Global Strategic Sourcing Specialist to join our Global Procurement team at our worldwide headquarters in Islandia, NY.

The qualified candidate will manage and develop strategic supplier relationships that compliment and align with corporate initiatives, manage and execute initiatives for various expenditures/sourcing categories specific to IT and Telecom, work collaboratively with other function procurement staff on developing, measuring and managing the on-going performance of suppliers, assist in developing and refining department and company-wide procurement policy and procedures, manage complex projects with multi-vendor-multi-functional aspects and complete them through implementation and documentation stages and evaluate and implement process improvement strategies.

Responsibilities include performing category analysis and research to fully understand the commodity marketplace to include which suppliers to consider based on industry and business trends, reviewing and approval of new suppliers and strategy development for the spend category.

Key Requirements:

* 2-3 years of Procurement experience
* Prior experience in technology spend categories: telecom, hardware, software, outsourcing and consulting contracts
* Strategic sourcing experience to include opportunity assessment, spend analysis, gathering of business requirements, drafting of RFI and RFPs, analysis of RFI and RFP results, contract negotiations, implementation of solutions (with business partners) and ongoing monitoring and measurement of contract
* Customer Service oriented
* Strong program administration and project management skills
* High level strategic sourcing skills (RFI, RFP, Toolkit)
* Understanding of Contracts Management and document controls
* Strong analytical skills related to invoicing and financial data, excellent customer service skills and an ability to work with minimal supervision
* Proactive problem solving and supplier management skills
* Strong MS Office skills are required, with MS Project/Visio skills a plus
* Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration, Finance, Technology Management or a related field is strongly preferred
* Must be flexible to travel when required

Our Islandia, NY campus offers several amenities, including:
* Gourmet cafeteria with wide selection of cuisine
* Montessori Child Development Center for children up to the age of six
* Banking services
* Fitness Center (state of the art facility complete with indoor full court basketball, indoor racquetball courts, cardio studio, outside running track, soccer fields, tennis courts)
* Concierge services (dry cleaning, package shipping, stamps, movie rentals)
* On-site chiropractor

It's an exciting time at CA. We offer competitive salary, company sponsored premium Medical/Prescription & Dental Plans, Company-Paid Holidays, Vacation, Personal and Sick Days, 401(k) Plan, Employee Stock Purchase Program, Education/Training Reimbursement, Charitable Gift Program, Adoption Assistance Program, and Veterinary Care Insurance. To learn more about CA and this opportunity, we welcome you to visit our web site at www.ca.com.

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