Overview
As an IT Sourcing Analyst, you will support the sourcing, negotiation, and management of technology-related agreements across Thomson Reuters. You will work across Software, Technology Services, Infrastructure, and Hardware categories and partner with internal stakeholders and technology suppliers.
What you'll do
- Lead and support negotiations for Software, Technology Services, Infrastructure, and Hardware agreements, including pricing, licensing models, service-level agreements, liability, data protection, and renewal terms.
- Manage a portfolio of IT vendor contracts and renewals to ensure competitive pricing, favorable commercial terms, and alignment with risk and compliance standards.
- Analyze spend, contracts, suppliers, and market conditions across assigned technology categories to inform sourcing strategies and leadership initiatives.
- Collaborate with Legal, Privacy, Information Security, Finance, and business stakeholders to review, negotiate, and finalize MSAs, DPAs, SOWs, order forms, and license agreements.
- Contribute to the implementation and continuous improvement of sourcing methodologies, technical capabilities, standards, processes, and systems.
- Identify opportunities within assigned spend areas and maintain a sourcing opportunity pipeline.
- Monitor supplier performance, licensing utilization, contractual commitments, and renewal timelines to identify cost-saving opportunities and reduce commercial or contractual risk.
- Build and maintain working knowledge of Software, Technology Services, Infrastructure, and Hardware sourcing categories and internal IT and procurement functions.
- Engage with internal customers to understand business needs, assess technology sourcing requirements, and recommend solutions using established procedures and sourcing best practices.
- Analyze straightforward to moderately complex sourcing issues and propose practical solutions with an appropriate level of guidance and direction.
- Build trusted relationships with suppliers and internal stakeholders to facilitate collaboration and achieve balanced commercial outcomes.
- Support improvement of IT sourcing practices, vendor-management processes, project-management activities, and procurement operations.
What you'll need
- Bachelor's degree.
- Fluency in English, both written and verbal.
- One or more years of experience in IT sourcing, procurement, vendor management, contract negotiation, or a related field.
- Experience supporting or managing sourcing activities within Software, Technology Services, Infrastructure, Hardware, or related technology categories.
- Demonstrated ability to negotiate commercial and contractual terms with suppliers, including pricing, licensing, SLAs, liability caps, and data-protection provisions.
- Ability to manage vendor contracts, renewal schedules, license usage, billing processes, and budget-related activities.
- Strong analytical skills, including the ability to review spend, contracts, supplier information, and market alternatives.
- Ability to interpret internal customer needs and translate them into technology sourcing requirements.
- Strong relationship-management skills and ability to collaborate with Legal, Privacy, Information Security, Finance, procurement, and business stakeholders.
- Professional written and verbal communication skills.
- Strong Microsoft Office skills.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities, meet tight deadlines, and work effectively in a fast-paced environment.
- Ability to work collaboratively while demonstrating initiative and accountability.
- Self-starter mindset, ability to drive results with moderate direction, and willingness to develop new skills.
Nice to have
- Working knowledge of standard IT contract types and commercial terms, including MSAs, DPAs, SOWs, order forms, and software license agreements.
- Experience using procurement, sourcing, or contract-management systems, such as Ariba, SAP, or ServiceNow.
- Experience managing projects or a portfolio of sourcing initiatives.
- Familiarity with technology-market alternatives, supplier landscapes, and category-management practices.
- Experience negotiating with technology suppliers and internal stakeholders to achieve favorable and balanced outcomes.
- Experience supporting sourcing transformation, procurement process improvement, or systems implementation initiatives.
- Familiarity with software licensing models, vendor-performance management, and technology contract renewals.
- Experience working in a global, matrixed, or cross-functional corporate environment.
- Knowledge of risk, compliance, privacy, information security, and data-protection requirements in technology procurement.
Details
- Locations listed: Hyderabad; Mexico City, Distrito Federal; Telangana, Mexico Mexico City.
- Hybrid work model for office-based roles.
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