Strategic Sourcing Manager - Technology

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The Strategic Sourcing Manager role requires a strong partnership with the business to strategically manage spend and opportunities for the assigned categories. The Strategic Sourcing Manager will develop category-sourcing strategies and work with cross-functional teams to execute the sourcing and supplier management strategy for their assigned categories.     

The Strategic Sourcing Manager will be responsible for Technology categories that may include Software, Infrastructure as a Service, and related services, and have accountability to deliver against department and functional goals. You will need a strong sense of urgency and the ability to drive resolutions.    

This role requires a customer orientation with emphasis on strong analysis, category expertise, and a passion for driving innovation and value creations. The successful candidate will have a strong sense of ownership of the whole customer experience.    

This role requires experience with strategic sourcing methodologies related to indirect procurement categories by performing market and spend analysis and then working with the business to build a category roadmap, perform sourcing activities, leading contract negotiations and award to supplier, and then utilizing scorecards and quarterly business reviews to monitor supplier performance.    

 Responsibilities:    

• Effectively communicate the mission of Strategic Sourcing and educate internal stakeholders at all levels.    
• Ability to develop and execute Sourcing Strategy for the Categories.    
• Ability to develop and execute Sourcing Recommendations.    
• Ability to collaborate with internal and external partners to construct flexible and scalable outsourcing models including scopes, deliverables, key / critical metrics, acceptance criteria, governance models, etc.    
• Ability to lead or facilitate the Technology Life Cycle, including industry analysis, supplier and analysis, RFP development, Supplier selections, Sourcing Recommendation, SOW development & execution, etc.    
• Ability to think both strategically and operationally; ideal candidate can manage multiple categories with high level of internal client relationship management skills.      
• Act as Commercial Advisor to Internal Stakeholders with regards to market insights, commercial & operation risks, supplier selection and favorable legal and commercial terms.    
• Maintain strong external focus and ability to build strong external partner relationships.    
• Propose and drive opportunities for optimal value through analysis of current spend and external category analysis and benchmarking.    
• Brings business and sourcing perspectives together, helping the business to see the potential and impact of sourcing recommendations.    
• Drives cross-functional negotiation teams, influences customers in the decision-making process, implements world-class negotiation techniques and contractual clauses.     
• Responsible for drafting commercial terms, negotiating, reviewing and the approval of contracts for assigned categories.   
• Manage preferred supplier relationships, monitor performance, and analyze category spend, build, and maintain category plans in connection with business leaders to define and strategically leverage spending with proactive focus on major spend initiatives.    
• Be a champion for change that can act decisively to drive decisions, while demonstrating agility to support the evolution of business needs.    
• Manage the assigned supplier base through supplier scorecards and quarterly business reviews.

Basic Qualifications:   

• BA/BS degree in a related field or equivalent experience   
• 5+ years' experience in strategic sourcing with at least 2+ years of experience in sourcing technology categories 

Preferred Qualifications:   

• Demonstrated ability to influence up, across, and down 
• Master’s degree   
• Assertiveness with execution excellence mindset   
• Excellent communication, analytical, leadership and negotiating skills   
• Collaborative and mindful in successful internal & external relationship development.   
• Demonstrated ability to work efficiently in a dynamic environment with global internal stakeholders in different time zones   
• Demonstrated ability to deal with ambiguity   

Suggested Skills:   

• Communication   
• Strategic Sourcing   
• Negotiation   
• Analytical Skills  

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