Technology Procurement Specialist

Technology Procurement Specialist - Senior Associate

Location: Katowice / Wrocław - 2 days in office / 3 days remote

Let us introduce you the job offer by EY GDS Poland – a member of the global integrated service delivery center network by EY. 

The opportunity

Our global Supply Chain Services team includes over 450 people working across 33 countries and speaking 46 languages. We are relentless trendsetters, employing the latest in innovation and technology to better service the business. In a world of disruption, we embrace transformation and work to find best-in-class services and suppliers to help us stay ahead of the curve. We are responsible for sourcing across four categories of third party spend:

• Technology and External Data
• Talent & BMC (Brand, Marketing and Communications) 
• Real Estate (including Workplace Services and Real Estate Technology and Innovation)
• Travel, Meetings & Events

This is a fantastic opportunity to be a part of Global Procurement, supporting EY Technology (EYT) who creates, manages, and operates all the technology and services used by EY covering the entire process life cycle, from understanding the needs of the organization’s different Areas and service lines, through defining appropriate strategy and architecture, to the delivery of solutions and managed operational services.

Beyond the basic provision of reliable, cost-effective IT infrastructure and operations, EYT is increasingly acting as a catalyst for business success.  Priority projects such as Global CRM, Data Center Consolidation, and messaging and collaboration are essential to delivering on EY’s Global Priorities, and in sustaining our competitive advantage as the most globally integrated organization in professional services.

The Technology Procurement team supports key programs and solutions globally in partnership with our Client Technology and Service Line colleagues to continue to enhance EY’s position as a technology driven industry leader. 

Global Procurement is part of the global Supply Chain Services function focusing on the requirements from the Technology teams and managing circa $1.5B of spend annually.

Your key responsibilities

Supporting the Technology Procurement team in the delivery and management of procurement activities may include the following activities:

• Manage full lifecycle of contracts for assigned programs of work and key suppliers
• Pro-actively manage contract and license renewals
• Build and foster collaborative working relationships with EYT and other internal business partners