Senior Sourcing Manager

Key Responsibilities

• Lead sourcing process for IT Category
• Guide internal business clients through acquisition process
• Identify potential suppliers
• Review & draft requirements and agreements
• Analyze qualifications
• Negotiate deals
• Identify savings opportunities
• Monitor supplier performance
• Plan and propose sourcing strategies
• Create, update and present Category Strategy
• Perform market analyses
• Negotiate commercial terms for agreements
• Handle sourcing process
• Work cross-functionally to document requirements
• Build RFx's
• Conduct negotiations
• Lead cross-functional teams
• Work with Legal counsel and other experts
• Present key deal briefings
• Validate supplier contract compliance

Requirements

Education

Bachelor's degree

Experience

Relevant work experience

Required Skills

• Project management
• Stakeholder management
• Category sourcing management
• Supplier management
• Purchasing
• Independent work
• Cross-functional team leadership
• Strategic sourcing
• Negotiation
• Cost management
• Analytical skills
• Commercial legal language knowledge
• IT/Technology category experience

Required Certifications

• CPSM
• CPM
• CIPS
• CSCP
• Lean Six Sigma