Senior Procurement Analyst

Stefanini Group is hiring!Stefanini is looking for Senior Procurement Analyst-Atlanta, GA-Onsite For quick apply, please contact Rahul Kumar Ph: 248 936 5060Rahul.kumar@stefanini.comW2 Only!  Job Summary:Contribute to the day-to-day operations of the districts IT procurement function. Accountable for participating in procurement strategies, defining business requirements, identifying opportunities to improve processes, identifying potential benefits for business advantage and keeping Management aware of the status of procurement operations. Participate on workgroups as the district IT procurement representative when appropriate.Responsibilities:

• Aids in IT procurements day-to-day functions and operations. 
• Assist with customer needs for IT hardware and software questions/requests. 
• Assist in the coordination and resolution of all IT procurement hardware and software customer service issues.
• Maintains the software license tracking for all software purchased in the district. 
• Participates in the process to ensure license compliance and software standards are met for all software requests.
• Initiates compliance activities with internal BTS functional areas (e.g., IT security and business Partnership Managers (BPMs) other district departments (e.g., Legal, and financial Management & Planning (FM&P) to properly vet new software titles before they are introduced to the client's network.
• Defines and investigates functional problems or customer service issues and communicates recommended corrective actions to IT Services and Solutions management.
• Familiarizes employees with IT Services and Solutions policies, standards and procedures. Also serves as IT Procurement liaison for business Technology and Security (BTS) management and staff.
• Maintain any necessary changes to the internal IT Procurement site.

Education: High school diploma or GED Associates Degree or 2 yrs equivalent experienceExperience: Less than two years Functional Knowledge PreferencesKnowledge Areas:

• Basic understanding of Information Technology Customer servic
• Technical Skills:
• Software licensing
• PC Specifications and functions
• Certifications/Licenses:
• ITIL

• Demonstrates Self-Awareness
• Collaborates
• Problem Solving
• Communicates Effectively
• Action-Oriented

• Ordering hardware & software for the entire 6th district (multiple locations in the southeast)
• It is a plus to have experience with ServiceNow and Ariba
• Submitting orders & Interacting with IT vendors as needed
• Critical thinking; think outside the box & ask questions
• Concise communications

• Following procurement processes
• Checking that the item(s) internal staff members are ordering is not something already in-house
• Interacting with and taking direction from Lead IT Procurement Specialist