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MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:
Education & Experience:

Bachelor's degree with minimum of eight years of relevant experience. Proven hands-on experience in negotiating software, cloud based software acquisition required. Experience in negotiating other technology product purchases like telecom, networking products is a plus but not required.

 
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

•Ability to conduct complex vendor negotiations for software and cloud based software acquisition to drive down cost and achieve better business terms and conditions.

•Ability to lead IT sourcing project that has a broad University level impact.

•Strong research skills, ability to conduct bench marking analysis in support of vendor selection and negotiation.

•Demonstrated creativity, problem solving, critical analysis, initiative, judgment and, decision-making skills.

•Strong oral and written communication skills. Ability to clearly and effectively present information to internal and external audiences, and all levels of management.

 
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS*:

•Constantly perform desk-based computer tasks;

•Frequently stand/walk, sitting, grasp lightly, fine manipulation.

•Occasionally use a telephone.

•Rarely lift/carry/push/pull objects that weight 11-20 pounds.


* - Consistent with its obligations under the law, the University will provide reasonable accommodation to any employee with a disability who requires accommodation to perform the essential functions of his or her job.

 
WORK STANDARDS:

•Interpersonal Skills: Demonstrates the ability to work well with Stanford colleagues and clients (faculty, staff and students) and with external organizations.

•Promote Culture of Safety: Demonstrates commitment to personal responsibility and value for safety; communicates safety concerns; uses and promotes safe behaviors based on training and lessons learned.

•Subject to and expected to comply with all applicable University policies and procedures, including but not limited to the personnel policies and other policies found in the University’s Administrative Guide, http://adminguide.stanford.edu.




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