Managing multiple competitive bid events for clients (i.e., Request for Proposal, Request for Quote, Request for Information, Reverse Auctions etc.) within assigned spend categoriesAnalyzing client’s historical spend data in one or more categories in order to identify sourcing opportunities, support category strategy development, and measure compliance with supplier agreementsBuilding and maintaining stakeholder relationships across all levels of the client’s business, procurement, and legal organizationsNegotiating commercial terms and facilitating contracting processes with the client’s suppliersAnalyzing and documenting cost savings versus historical spend to ensure IBM meets or exceeds contractual savings commitments to our clientsIdentifying opportunities to transform the client’s procurement organization and policies, and to support the client in achieving its strategic business objectivesSupporting Global Category Leaders and Category Managers with development of category strategies and developing sourcing project strategiesCollaborating with peer consultants supporting our other clients to share and leverage useful templates, strategies, lessons learned, and case studies