Job Details
Overview:
Responsible for leading and managing critical global strategic sourcing and procurement
projects within the Business Services spend category (>$500M annual spend).
> Strong experience with actual contracting (Redline review) and negotiations
> Experience in Technology Procurement
> Professional services
Qualifications
Bachelors Degree in Business, Supply Chain Management or Finance and 7 or more years experience in Sourcing or Procurement related field focused on indirect sourcing or an equivalent combination of education and work experience
Strong analytical, sourcing, negotiation and communication skills. Technically adept with basic application software; proficient in MS Office Suites with advanced Excel skills
Experience with ERP system/ Peoplesoft, and Source to Pay (Coupa)
Responsibilities:
Leads strategic sourcing events including collecting, analyzing, and presenting data and recommendations to various levels of management across the organization on opportunities, risks, and where to prioritize software investments.
Responsible for contract & price negotiations across the Marketing, HR, Print and Business Services and Applications categories.
Responsible for Category Management including but not limited to category spend analytics, multi-year strategic sourcing roadmaps, acquiring and educating the enterprise on markets, suppliers, and trends.
Leads and manages RFx (e.g. Request for Proposal, Request for Information, Request for Quote) process, including project management, development of RFx, negotiations and award process.
Responsible for contract review, drafting and creation of various agreements, including NDAs, Master Agreements (SaaS, Software License Agreements, etc.), Service Level Agreements, Statements of Work, etc. leading and facilitating all aspects of contract negotiations across multiple Risk Control Functions (e.g. Legal, Privacy, Risk) and ongoing
contract administration.
Supports and monitors supplier adherence to contracts, manage suppliers via supplier activity reporting and business/performance reviews, support and conduct supplier scorecards, supplier rationalization and demand management opportunities.
Management of supplier fitness, including analyzing overall business and financial performance of potential and existing suppliers.
Establish and maintain relationship with key partners, education on policy/guidelines and resolving related purchasing issues.