IT Sourcing Manager

Company: Intuitive
Location: Sunnyvale
Posted on: April 1, 2025

Job Description:

Job DescriptionFunction:The IT Sourcing Manager will lead IT sourcing projects to help Intuitive Surgical Inc. (Intuitive) procure the best services and products at the most competitive cost. The IT Sourcing Manager is accountable for managing and executing the sourcing strategy for IT procurement categories (such as Hardware, Software/SaaS, Telco and Technology Services related services). This individual will work closely with Intuitive's IT department and other business units to manage sourcing strategies that drive significant value and impact for Intuitive's operations. This person will be responsible for leading Technology services strategic sourcing projects from start-to-finish, including process steps such as vendor research, category/market research, market index analysis, data analysis, baseline development, RFP development, bid management, negotiations, offer analysis and scenario development. This role will also be involved in post-bid management, which includes activities such as contract management, spend analysis and vendor management. He/she will manage multiple projects at the same time as well as support ad-hoc IT sourcing inquiries.Collaboration with IT, finance & business stakeholders are necessary to succeed in this role. Strong project management and communication skills will also be key in this role as this person will be interacting with many employees, departments and suppliers to facilitate cross-functional IT Sourcing activities.Roles and Responsibilities:Drive IT Strategic Sourcing and RFP Process Execution

• Collaborate with IT portfolio owners to drive establishment and execution of renewals and maintenance program strategy
• Conduct detailed market and IT vendor research to communicate these findings through meaningful research summaries
• Develop and manage IT sourcing project timelines and lead meetings
• Develop IT RFPs and create complex bidding spreadsheets
• Manage IT RFP or sourcing process with minimal support, start-to-finish, for simple-to-medium complexity projects (to include market research, IT RFP development, and management of communications, manage stakeholder involvement, etc.)
• Evaluate vendor bid responses (quantitatively and qualitatively)
• Facilitate the development of award scenarios and recommendations for stakeholder evaluation, consideration and decision-makingContract Negotiation, Development and Management
  • Review contracts and spend to assess potential IT sourcing opportunities
  • Meet with IT contract owners / IT contracts manager / Legal to follow-up on concerns relating to supplier contracts
  • Provide guidance on contract term negotiations through collaborative approach with IT stakeholders
  • Partner with legal /contracts team to negotiate best in class contract terms to minimize risk to the companyAd-Hoc Analysis and Project Support
    • Assist the Manager, IT Sourcing & Procurement in updating IT project roadmaps and cost savings tracking documents
    • Able to develop and deliver presentations for internal stakeholder communications/updates, also review other team members' deliverables.This role requires working onsite in our Sunnyvale office every Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday.
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