Associate Manager - Global Sourcing - IT Software

Role Overview

As a Sourcing Lead Consultant, you will support the execution of category strategies, develop sourcing strategies and lead primarily high-complexity sourcing events to drive down the total cost of ownership, with a focus on quality, cost, delivery, risk, sustainability and diversity.

Requirements :

- 10 or more years of strategic procurement experience

- Relevant category experience required

- Degree in supply chain or business or equivalent

- CPSM, C.P.M. preferred

- Experience supporting a North America-based stakeholder group preferred

- Deep experience in category management and procurement leadership roles with accountability for global value delivery

- Experience driving value in large global procurement organization by analyzing long term impact of new or anticipated strategies and developing actionable insights.

- Expert ability to transform data into insights by pulling data from different areas with the goal of creating a compelling story.

- Expert communication skills, both verbal and written

- Excellent project management, prioritization and resource utilization abilities

- Advanced change management and customer service excellence mindsets.

- Experience working in an agile work environment

- Experience leading high complexity sourcing projects

- Intermediate supplier relationship management skill set

- Intermediate analytical capabilities including cost modeling

- Experience with SAP Ariba strongly preferred

- Microsoft Office Suite skills (e.g. Word, PowerPoint, Excel)

Experience : 8+ years in global sourcing of IT Software