Global Category Leader - Software Sourcing

Senior Procurement Specialist

Client offers: Base, Bonus, Stock Options, excellent health & wellness benefits + More

Responsibilities:

• Lead complex, enterprise-wide sourcing initiatives, and contract negotiations, including but not limited to AWS, Google Cloud Platform, Microsoft, Oracle, and ADP.

• Deliver cost-saving and avoidance targets by identifying new opportunities like enterprise discount programs, long-term contracts, commit to consume models, etc.

• Collaborate globally with colleagues in technology, finance, and operations roles.

• Conduct market research and maintain a working knowledge of current business trends, including industry changes, cost drivers, global pricing, market conditions and economic indicators to identify new and/or alternate sources of supply, as needed.

• Conduct ongoing benchmark reviews and perform complex financial analyses, projections, and evaluations of supplier proposals.

• Act as a liaison between internal stakeholders and vendors to ensure compliance with sourcing and contracting policies and procedures.

• Manage specific supplier relationships and ensure the ongoing management of performance, quality, cost, contractual commitments, etc.

• Participate in regular supplier business reviews that address supplier performance, technology roadmaps, business growth strategies, and supply market changes.

• Prepare and share summary/recommendations with senior management regarding sourcing and contracting progress and actions to close.

• Procurement approver of new supplier registrations and requests for purchases, etc.

• Coach and mentor the junior staff on the team and be responsible for the performance and development of direct reports.

• Engage and contribute to policy, processes, workflow, system design and configuration-related topics.

Required:

• 7+ years of professional experience in IT Software sourcing & procurement

• Ability to effectively manage large, complex, strategic projects with aggressive milestones, significant risk components and multi-million annual value

• Must have financial services experience.

• Must be hands on, experience on how vendors work.

• Must have good experience working with at least two of these; AWS, Google Cloud Platform, MS, Oracle, or ADP

• Experience and success using a structured strategic sourcing process.

• Highly effective negotiator with the ability to influence executives both internally and externally

• Strong organizational awareness and ability to plan and make decisions using sound judgment

• Excellent written and verbal communications directed at internal and external parties as well as towards the development of RFx's, contract documents and executive presentations

• Proactive and collaborative approach delivering superior internal client engagement

• Strong analysis and problem-solving capabilities (i.e., analyze spending data and translate it into actionable sourcing strategies).

• Bachelor's degree required with a degree in Finance, Business Administration or Supply Chain Management preferred.