Contractor - IT Strategic Sourcing Analyst Contractor

IMCS Group is recruiting for a confidential client. The IT Strategic Sourcing Analyst manages sourcing engagements, competitive bidding, negotiation planning, and contracting while partnering with internal teams and suppliers to ensure fair procurement practices and improve sourcing processes.
Responsibilities
• Performs rapid sourcing activities by ensuring the application of fair business pract
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ices and consistent procurement of products and services at the best execution and best price
• Shepherds engagements through the defined sourcing triage process, resolving issues and involving stakeholders as needed
• Focuses on low- and medium-complexity sourcing transactions
• Interfaces heavily with other Sourcing Operations teams (RFx, Contracting), business owners, and legal & risk partners as needed for each transaction van
• Supports crew adherence to procurement policies and procedures
• Ensures proper closure of transaction including: Successful handoff to Purchasing and Payables associates; Validation that supplier will comply with agreed-upon payment terms; Contracting team receives documents in good order for catalogue and storage
• Adheres to goals, examines ways to raise standards, and improve overall performance of the department
• Supports departmental process and technology initiatives
• Participates in special projects and performs other duties as assigned
• Owns pipeline of medium complexity sourcing engagements over ***k for assigned category
• Supports Category Leads on high complexity engagements and assists them with requisition and purchase order creation from time to time
• Establishes effective negotiation plans and guides internal clients through contracting process
• Partners with Category Leads to establish sourcing execution plans through but not limited to competitive bids, evaluation agreements, supplier consolidation and co-terming
• Effectively partners with other Category Teams, Supplier Management, Vendor Management Offices, Internal Clients, and TPRM as needed
• Engages with business requestor to identify requirements and formulate them into specific competitive bid documentation
• Ownership of end-to-end competitive bidding process
• Ensures the application of fair business practices of procuring Goods/Services
• Continually examines ways to raise standards and improve process and procedures while improving the overall performance of ESM
• Effectively managing a strategic book of business which includes engagement types, including (but not limited to), RFx, SOW’s, HSO’s, renewals and new deals
• Supports mid and senior level category leads on key deals
• Leads by example with promoting best practices and process efficiencies
Skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office
• Experience with Financial support systems and e-commerce
• Experience working with all levels of an organization (internal and external)
• Undergraduate degree in business or related field preferred or equivalent combination of training and experience
• Preferred five years general business experience and five years of experience buying goods/services including contract negotiations
Company Overview
• iMCS Group is an IT consulting firm that offers enterprise business solutions across various industries. It was founded in 2002, and is headquartered in Irving, Texas, USA, with a workforce of 201-500 employees. Its website is http://www.imcsgroup.net/.
Company H1B Sponsorship
• IMCS Group has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 4 in 2026, 11 in 2025, 16 in 2024, 33 in 2023, 32 in 2022, 47 in 2021, 82 in 2020. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role.

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