NEW JOB OPENING
STRATEGIC SOURCING MANAGER
IN Philadelphia, PA, USA!

Required Education

• Bachelor's degree in business, economics, finance, logistics, or a related field



Required Skills

• Minimum of 7 years’ procurement experience in a related industry

• Excellent organizational and time management skills

• Strong process analysis and analytical skills including ability to use data to drive decision making

• Strong problem solving and troubleshooting skills with the ability to exercise mature judgment

• Proven ability to lead, motivate and gain commitment from Executive leadership, senior management, direct/indirect reports, and colleagues

• Exceptional ability to influence stakeholders and drive groups with divergent opinions toward effective, collaborative decisions

• Strong supplier relationship and conflict management skills

• Strong oral and written communications and influencing skills

• Ability to effectively summarize program status and create PowerPoint presentations for executive audience

• Able to navigate a global matrixed organization, influence stakeholders and affect outcomes

• Ability to gain trust and influence with limited direct authority

• Ability to think outside the box, multi-task, and work well under pressure, to identify issues and work to resolve them in partnership with business leaders



Job Responsibilities

• Manage a cross functional team with full strategic sourcing cycle, including vendor identification and selection, price negotiation, and contract “red-lining” in collaboration with Legal counterparts for MSA’s, Schedules, SOW’s, etc.

• Responsible for development of strategic sourcing opportunities pipeline through the introduction of a competitive marketplace, demand management, supplier consolidation, and process reengineering

• Directly manage high value Sourcing engagements of varying spend, risk, and complexity levels into the following Sourcing categories: Mainframe technologies, Mainframe ISVs, Outsourced Data Center Operations Service Providers, Data Center technologies (Compute, Storage and

Network), Telecom, Software and Services

• Agree with business clients on approach and schedule for the sourcing project and its related contract(s) negotiations

• Communicate regularly with key business stakeholders regarding project approach, scope, key issues, status, business requirements, and relevant dependencies

• Assess savings opportunities on all engagements, and work with clients to achieve optimal cost reductions/savings as appropriate

• Evaluating sourcing procedures and presenting improvement strategies to senior management for approval

• Analyzing and calculating procurement costs and developing cost reduction strategies

• Driving purchasing decisions based on cost and scenario analysis, as well as market trends

• Negotiating contracts with key suppliers including costs and terms of supply, service, and quality

• Collaborating with the procurement department to identify and pursue new supplier opportunities

• Conducting market research, as well as creating cost estimates and forecasts

• Estimating risks and applying risk minimizing techniques, as well as negotiating contracts that comply with industry regulations

• Maintaining strategic sourcing relationships and developing strong partnerships

• **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.**