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Job Description - Manager II, Corporate Procurement (BOG017R)Management Level:Manager:
Building on our past. Ready for the future
Worley is a global professional services company of energy, chemicals and resources experts. We partner with customers to deliver projects and create value over the life of their assets. We’re bridging two worlds, moving towards more sustainable energy sources, while helping to provide the energy, chemicals and resources needed now.
The purpose
The Software Procurement Manager is responsible for managing the end-to-end procurement of software products and services across the organization. This role ensures cost-effective purchasing, vendor compliance, license optimization, and alignment with business, IT, legal, and security requirements. The position plays a key role in vendor negotiations, and contract management.
In this role, you will oversee design, development, implementation and maintaining of the general category plan and category insights by analysing historical and projected spend, contractual relationships, and industry trends.
Principal Responsibilities
- Lead theprocurementlifecyclefor software, SaaS, cloudsubscriptions, and relatedservices
- Develop and execute software sourcingstrategiesalignedwithorganizationalgoals
- Negotiatepricing, contractterms, renewals, and service levelagreements (SLAs)
- Managevendorrelationships and act as theprimarycommercialpointofcontactfor software suppliers
- Partnerwith IT, Legal, Finance, Cost Management, Software Asset Management, Security, and businessstakeholderstoassessrequirements
- Ensurecompliancewithlicensing, contractual obligations, and internalprocurementpolicies
- Oversee software renewals, and cost-savinginitiatives
- Maintainaccuraterecordsofcontracts, licenses, and procurementactivities
- Monitor markettrends, emergingtechnologies,
and vendor performance
- Support audits and riskmanagementrelatedto software usage and procurement
What you will bring
Requirements:
Skills & experience
- 10+ years’ experience in procurement, sourcing, or vendor management with a focus on software or IT services
- Strong contract negotiation and commercial acumen
- Experience with SaaS, cloud platforms, and enterprise software licensing models
- Knowledge of procurement best practices and compliance standards
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
- Strong analytical and cost-management abilities
Industry Specific Experience:
- Experience in project and operational environments
- Broad understanding of EPCM industry is a plus, and related business management requirements.
- Foundational knowledge of Business Analytics is a plus.
Education – Qualifications, Accreditation, Training:
- Bachelor’s degree in supply chain, engineering, finance, business or related field
- An advanced degree is a plus
- Professional certification (., CPM, CPSM, CIRM, CPIM) is a plus
- Advanced English level – fluent
People Skills:
- Excellent written, oral and presentation communication skills
- Agility and influencing ability, thinking ‘on your feet’ and ability to work as part of a high performing team as well as influence without authority
- Capable of relating with stakeholders from a wide range of backgrounds and levels of seniority
- Strong collaboration skills are required to engage globally disperse virtual teams across several Information Management disciplines
- Listening ability, can listen and ask questions to ensure understanding
- Proven ability to gain access to and influence executives and senior managers, to assist with delivering required change outcomes.
- Strong facilitation skill
Other:
- Team spirit, being able to work effectively in small multi-disciplinary teams, and share and transfer knowledge within teams
- Innovative thinking and problem solving, to be able to develop and propose novel approaches, methods, or technologies in response to changing business conditions
- Live up to our purpose and values in every interaction we have with each other, our customers, and communities we serve
If you need any accessibility adjustments, please make sure to mention it in your application
Moving forward together
We want our people to be energized and empowered to drive sustainable impact. So, our focus is on a values-inspired culture that unlocks brilliance through belonging, connection and innovation.
We’re building a diverse, inclusive and respectful workplace. Creating a space where everyone feels they belong, can be themselves, and are heard.
And we're not just talking about it; we're doing it. We're reskilling our people, leveraging transferable skills, and supporting the transition of our workforce to become experts in today's low carbon energy infrastructure and technology.
Whatever your ambition, there’s a path for you here. And there’s no barrier to your potential career success. Join us to broaden your horizons, explore diverse opportunities, and be part of delivering sustainable change
Ready to engineer what’s next? Apply today.
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📌 Manager II, Corporate Procurement (Bogotá)
🏢 Worley
📍 Bogotá