Procurement Assistant Manager

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Job Description

The Procurement Assistant Manager is responsible for strategically sourcing and managing the external workforce for services projects. This role shapes and optimizes the external workforce strategy, while ensuring the overall health, performance and value of the vendor (subcontracting) ecosystem. Key responsibilities include identifying and evaluating potential suppliers, floating RFXs, negotiating contracts and terms, monitoring supplier performance, and creating category strategies, procurement plans, and supplier scorecards.

Responsibilities:

• Identify and evaluate potential suppliers to build a high-performing vendor ecosystem
• Manage the RFX process, including floating RFIs, RFPs, and RFQs to identify the best-fit suppliers
• Negotiate supplier contracts and terms to ensure favorable and compliant agreements
• Monitor supplier performance, ensuring compliance with contractual obligations and service level agreements
• Develop category strategies and procurement plans to guide and optimize the external workforce program
• Create supplier scorecards to assess and track the performance of the vendor ecosystem
• Partner cross-functionally to understand business requirements and translate them into effective procurement strategies
• Analyze market trends, supplier capabilities, and commercial dynamics to inform procurement decisions
• Identify opportunities to drive continuous improvement, cost savings, and value optimization

Candidate Experience:

• 3-5 years of experience in procurement, supply chain, or vendor management
• Strong understanding of strategic sourcing methodologies and best practices
• Experience managing RFX processes and contract negotiations
• Familiarity with developing category strategies and procurement plans
• Demonstrated ability to monitor and optimize supplier performance
• Excellent communication, negotiation, and relationship management skills
• Proficiency in data analysis and the use of procurement/vendor management tools
• Bachelor's degree in supply chain management, business administration, or a related field

This job description outlines the key responsibilities and candidate requirements for a Procurement Assistant Manager role focused on strategically sourcing and managing the external workforce for services projects. The role requires a blend of procurement expertise, supplier management capabilities, and cross-functional collaboration skills to drive value and optimization within the vendor ecosystem.

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About Us

What's in it for You?

Joining Black Box means you'll have the opportunity to work on exciting, highly visible projects with our customers. You'll get to know large and small organizations across the world and work to deliver best in class IT solutions. You'll be rewarded with a variety of experiences, development opportunities and exposure to some of the world's most admired companies. In addition to these rewarding experiences, you'll have access to our comprehensive Total Rewards Program. Our program continues to evolve to meet the needs of our dynamic workforce by providing a variety of benefits which are applicable and competitive for each country & region.

About Black Box

Black Box is the trusted global solutions integrator and digital technology partner. With nearly 45 years of experience connecting people and devices, we are an organization of top technical professionals dedicated to delivering solutions and services that help organizations design, build, manage, and secure their communications and IT infrastructure and networks. Technologies include 5G/OnGo, connected buildings, digital workplace, multisite deployments, data centers, and IoT.

We also design and manufacture award-winning products for Pro AV, KVM, cabling, and networking known for their advanced functionality, flawless performance, outstanding reliability and fail-safe security. We deliver high-value technology services and products through our values, such as innovation, ownership, transparency, respect and open-mindedness combined with our global presence and 2,500+ team members in 24 countries and growing. Black Box is a wholly-owned subsidiary of AGC Networks.

Black Box is an equal opportunity employer. Black Box does not discriminate against individuals on the basis of race, color, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, sexual identity, religion, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other protected status, and endorses those policies and practices which seek to recruit, hire, train and promote the most qualified persons into available jobs.