Procurement Manager, Emerging Technology and Digital Innovation Procurement

Position Overview

The Procurement Manager, Emerging Technology and Digital Innovation Procurement supports fast-moving technology sourcing needs across IRC, with a focus on early-stage digital innovation, pilots, proofs of concept, trials, and emerging tools.

The role helps teams test and evaluate new technology quickly while maintaining procurement discipline, vendor due diligence, risk review, documentation, and compliance.

Key responsibilities

• Provide hands-on sourcing support for pilots, trials, proofs of concept, small-scale SaaS, emerging vendors, startup-style tools, and digital innovation requests across IRC.
• Execute sourcing activities in line with the IT category strategy and under the guidance of the Senior Category Manager, IT.
• Conduct early market scans and market intelligence for emerging tools, vendors, pricing models, and digital innovation categories.
• Support requirements gathering, supplier identification, RFI/RFQ/RFP preparation, evaluation support, award recommendation, and contract finalization.

Requirements

• Support SaaS rationalization, renewal planning, demand management, and license optimization at the innovation and pilot tier.
• Bachelor’s degree in procurement, supply chain, business administration, information technology, engineering, law, or a related field.
• Of the required 5 to 7 years above, at least 3 years must be in IT procurement, SaaS and software sourcing, software licensing, cloud services, cybersecurity tools, data platforms, or similar technology categories…

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