Senior Procurement Manager

Summary

Join MetroStar as a Sr. Procurement Manager to lead and scale a centralized procurement function. You will partner with senior staff, negotiate contracts, and develop procurement strategies. Responsibilities include managing sourcing processes, conducting bids, ensuring contract compliance, and creating internal policies. The ideal candidate possesses extensive experience in technology sourcing, strong negotiation skills, and an understanding of federal contracting principles. Career growth is encouraged, and MetroStar offers a generous benefits package.

Requirements

• Ability to obtain a Secret level security clearance (not required to start)
• Minimum 8 years of proven experience in technology sourcing including IT services, cloud, and software
• Associate’s degree or higher in Business, Supply Chain Management, or related discipline (waived with superior experience credentials)
• Proficiency in core Procurement skills, such as stakeholder management, supplier management and performance, market and financial analysis, IT category management, negotiations, etc
• Experience developing and leading the sourcing strategy for technology, hardware, software, and associated commercial IT services
• Self-starter willing to wear multiple hats and drive end-end procurement management
• Experience reviewing and analyzing financial and contractual documents for accuracy, performance risk, and conformance with contract terms, conditions, and other provisions
• Demonstrable experience soliciting, awarding, and managing software purchase orders and/or large commercial software support agreements
• Overall understanding of federal government contracting/subcontracting principles

Responsibilities

• Manage the sourcing process for commercial and innovation technology suppliers across the MetroStar ecosystem, ensuring strategic alignment with business needs
• Conduct bids (RFQ/RFP) for software and cloud services with commercial partners, while supporting department-specific sourcing projects
• Work closely with our business partners and negotiate contracts with suppliers and vendors to ensure the best possible pricing and terms
• Create strategies for procuring goods and services that meet MetroStar and our customers’ needs. This can include analyzing market trends, identifying potential suppliers, and developing strong vendor relationships
• Create, develop and standardize cost-effective strategies for the purchasing of software, cloud services, hardware, and supporting services
• Provide cost-benefit analysis and regular reports on procurement activities, highlighting key metrics, budget utilization, and any significant issues or improvements
• Ensure contract compliance with federal regulations and ethical business practices by reviewing documents for accuracy, performance risk, and conformance with terms, conditions, and other provisions
• Develop, document, and maintain internal policies and best practices, and coordinate, review and update existing policies and procedures to adhere to changing regulatory and contractual requirements

Benefits

• Generous benefits package
• Professional growth
• Valuable time to recharge