NEW JOB OPENING
STRATEGIC SOURCING CATEGORY MANAGER - IT SOFTWARE, HARDWARE & TELECOM
IN Oakland, CA, USA!

Required Education:

• Bachelors Degree or equivalent experience



Preferred Education:

• Masters Degree in Business Administration or job-related discipline or equivalent experience



Preferred License/Certification:

• ISM-Institute for Supply Management CPSM-Certified Professional in Supply Management certification

• LSS-Lean Six Sigma Certification



Required Experience, Knowledge & Skills:

• Experience in supply chain, or related, 7 years

• Sourcing life cycle management experience, strong negotiation skills with demonstrated cost savings, experience managing software, hardware, and /or Telecom

• Software, hardware, and /or Telecom sourcing experience, Ariba experience, and strong negotiation skills

• Conducts and documents market research and supplier risk analysis to verify the financial health of existing and potential suppliers

• Creates and maintains category plans.

• Develops and review performance data with suppliers. Works with suppliers to drive ongoing value discovery.

• Develops and sustains mutually beneficial strategic relationships with tier 1 and 2 IT software and hardware suppliers.

• Leads cross-functional team through strategic sourcing process and development/execution of negotiation strategies for mid-complexity spend categories

• Leads the development of category strategies of medium complexity

• Maintains awareness of industry and market trends through ongoing research

• Subject matter expert for particular commodities or services



Preferred Experience, Knowledge & Skills:

• Experience in contract management

• Experience in strategic sourcing, 8 years

• Experience in procurement, or related, 8 years

• Ability to analyze and combine information from different sources and use logic to reach appropriate conclusions as needed to perform at the job level

• Ability to apply contract processes and procedures and relevant contracts and licensing - for example ESC, IBEW, tort, contract law - as needed to perform at the job level

• Ability to work independently with limited oversight

• Knowledge of Microsoft Office Products - for example Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Access - as needed to perform at the job level

• Competency in relating openly and comfortably with diverse groups of people

• Competency in building partnerships an M.D working collaboratively with others to meet shared objectives

• Competency in building strong-identity teams that apply their diverse skills and perspectives to achieve common goals

• Strong-identity teams that apply their diverse skills and perspectives to achieve common goals

• Knowledge of the technical/functional aspects of the trade, occupation, or role as needed to perform at the job level

• Ability to apply project management theories, concepts, methods, best practices, and techniques as needed to perform at the job level

• Knowledge of database and information systems - for example SCADA, EMS, OMT, OIS, SAP, ERP, COSO, Teradata, COBIT, Question Mark - as needed to perform at the job level'



Job Responsibilities:

• Develops and manages one or more sourcing spend categories and manages on a dlegated portion of Tier 1 and 2 Software, Telecom, hardware contracts.

• Develops strategic category plans to optimize cost savings, service excellence, diversity spend and total cost of ownership for the categories.

• Effectively influences LOBs, including senior leadership, to achieve understanding, acceptance, and commitment of sourcing strategies.

• Works with Line of Business (LOB) to develop, source and negotiate major contracts.

• Plays a key role in Supplier Relationship Management / Scorecard process.

• **Only those lawfully authorized to work in the designated country associated with the position will be considered.**

• **Please note that all Position start dates and duration are estimates and may be reduced or lengthened based upon a client’s business needs and requirements.**