Procurement & IT Sourcing Operations Analyst, Specialist

If you have experience working with IT suppliers or vendors, supporting technology or business teams, participating in procurement or contracting activities, managing projects, or partnering with a variety of stakeholders, your background could be a great fit for Enterprise Supply Management.

This role is ideal for someone who enjoys building relationships, understanding business needs, managing multiple priorities, and working collaboratively across teams.

Core Responsibilities

- Leads low and medium complexity sourcing transactions based on assessment of business needs. Leads and facilitates discussions on relationship, cost, and capabilities with leadership and suppliers.
- Drives engagements through defined sourcing processes, resolving issues and involving stakeholders as needed. Interfaces heavily with other Sourcing teams, business owners, and Legal & Risk partners for each transaction.
- Participates in strategic vendor-related initiatives. Provides relationship and project management expertise. Coordinates multiple stakeholders for input and collaboration for procurement activities.
- Interprets and communicates contract requirements, obligations, and risk exposures to key stakeholders, including sourcing professionals and business leaders.
- Oversees contract review, approvals, and negotiations. Champions sourcing process compliance and educates key stakeholders about commercial, legal, policy, and other considerations in support of the negotiation process.
- Identifies and executes value creation opportunities through supplier consolidation, demand management, benchmarking, process optimization, and innovation partnerships.
- Ensures supplier and contract data is submitted or entered into management systems and databases. Proactively considers and suggests vendor alternatives and contract timelines.
- Supports adherence to procurement policies and procedures.
- Participates in special projects and performs other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications:

- Three years or more of related work experience in a sourcing capacity.
- At least one year of prior IT sourcing experience partnering with vendors negotiating software, hardware and networking needs.
- Undergraduate degree or equivalent combination of training and experience.

Special Factors

Sponsorship
Vanguard is not offering visa sponsorship for this position.

About Vanguard

At Vanguard, we don't just have a mission—we're on a mission.

To work for the long-term financial wellbeing of our clients. To lead through product and services that transform our clients' lives. To learn and develop our skills as individuals and as a team. From Malvern to Melbourne, our mission drives us forward and inspires us to be our best.

How We Work

Vanguard has implemented a hybrid working model for the majority of our crew members, designed to capture the benefits of enhanced flexibility while enabling in-person learning, collaboration, and connection. We believe our mission-driven and highly collaborative culture is a critical enabler to support long-term client outcomes and enrich the employee experience.