Eaton's Information Technology Function has a position available to join the executive leadership team as the VP, Information Technology - Vendor Management Office (VMO). This position will be be based out of the Beachwood, OH facility. POSITION OVERVIEW: Responsible for integrating all aspects of the digital/IT supply chain through collaboration and partnering with key technology suppliers, Eaton leadership, and functional service owners to deliver cost out and transformational functionality. This role is responsible for developing and executing Eaton supplier strategy by defining and building supplier strategies partnerships across the enterprise to deliver key technology capabilities at the most economical price point. This role is expected to work directly with senior leaders to develop a multiyear portfolio strategy and lead all digital negotiations to meet business goals and requirements. You will be expected to closely partner with security and legal as you deliver solutions to ensure Eaton is compliant with all regulatory and industry practices. The ideal candidate will draw from experience with contract/subcontract management, category management, digital sourcing, digital procurement, contract negotiations and project management skills to lead the coordination, communication and integration of suppliers to support the achievement of technical, financial and performance objectives. It is expected that the candidate be familiar with cloud licenses transformations, emerging technologies, and be able to work with the business and Suppliers on emerging technologies to help define Eaton’s modernization strategies. This candidate will have a deep understanding of enterprise application contracts with the ability to manage licensing, maintenance, and support requirements. This leader will have a deep understanding of application rationalization, application portfolio management, application simplification and vendor consolidation strategies to drive year on year cost savings to help Eaton meet its bottom line. As this is a fast-paced environment, understanding of the implementation of agile work methods to facilitate execution is strongly desired. A deep understanding of the end-to-end procurement process, from contract negotiations, to requisition and PO placement is needed for this role. The leader continuously monitors and evaluates supplier metrics for trends and root causes and formulates proactive plans to ensure overall success of the category. Given the number of contracts, this leader must be able to effectively employ project management skills to develop and manage an integrated master schedule to engagements and other activities. Specific responsibilities will include but not limited to: Supports stakeholders in apps rationalization, apps portfolio management and vendor consolidation activities to drive contract year on year cost savings Manages the entire Enterprise Software Partnership Services commodity area Leads and drive negotiations Establishes supplier engagement plans and enforce overall governance within portfolio Develops and manages an integrated master schedule of engagements, renewals, RFQs, etc. Lead team to develop all supplier performance reviews, benchmarks & reporting Qualifications Basic Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution Minimum 12+ years in Digital/IT Commercial Sourcing arena Must be authorized to work in the U.S. without company sponsorship on an ongoing basis Position Criteria: Experience with sourcing roles and functions, including creating sourcing roadmaps, developing category strategies, licensing/asset management, risk management, action item management, requirement change management, metrics management, and category management Strong negotiations and sourcing skills with understanding of different contract types (FFP, LOE, T&M, etc.) Depth of negotiations and execution for SaaS, PaaS and cloud contracts overall Depth of skill and knowledge to partner with legal on the crafting of MSA’s, SOW’s for best-in-class terms and conditions Ability to effectively communicate, execute and manage contracts that meet technical, cost, and schedule goals Must possess strong collaboration skills enabling effective communication and demonstrated business results working internally with functional service owners in Enterprise Services and across business units, as well as externally with suppliers Demonstrated ability to understand financial information, budgets and program performance and develop strategies and business cases to improve performance in these areas Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and lead a small team through dynamic changes Understanding of staff augmentation and digital services work as it relates to applications development and management a plus Strong project management skills and ability to convert requirements into executable strategies, and ability to develop and manage an integrated master schedule Ability to effectively work with and communicate with all levels of management and individual contributors on the program team Ability to develop effective presentations and documents used for leadership reviews Understanding of staff augmentation and digital services work as it relates to applications development and management a plus This position requires the use of information or access to technology which is subject to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and/or Export Administration Regulations (EAR). 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Employment decisions are based upon job-related reasons regardless of an applicant's race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, marital status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other status protected by law. Job: Information Technology Region: North America – US/Puerto Rico Organization: Corporate Sector Job Level: Executive Schedule: Full-time Is remote work (i.e. working from home or another Eaton facility) allowed for this position?: Yes – Hybrid Does this position offer relocation?: No Travel: Yes, 25 % of the Time