Technology Procurement Specialist

Applicants must meet one of the following education and experience requirements:
* 5+ years of relevant experience and a Bachelors degree or
* 3+ years of relevant experience and a Masters degree

Detailed Skills Requirement
* Experience with Flash Memory/storage ecosystem (SSD, HDD, RAM, etc.) and building market intelligence (supply trends, price trends, key vendors, etc.) Experience with x86 based servers, their components and functions
* Experience identifying continuous cost and performance improvement strategies with suppliers and internal stakeholders
* Experience negotiating, initiating and terminating contracts with regards to category
* Experience working with top server component manufacturers and their resellers/partners
* Experience negotiating and contracting with OEM or white label manufacturers

Akamai Technologies is an Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity Employer that values the strength that diversity brings to the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of gender, race/ethnicity, protected veteran status, disability, or other protected group status.