Senior Sourcing Manager - Indirect Procurement, Professional Services

Job Summary

Required Qualifications

• •Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Sourcing, or related business field
• •Minimum of 5 years' experience as Sourcing Manager in Indirect Sourcing
• •Demonstrated results in Indirect Sourcing spaces, specifically Professional Services, compensation & benefits, and HR
• •Experience with procurement technology platforms (source-to pay) and e-procurement software
• •Skilled in negotiations, collaboration, communication, strategy, change management
• •Experience with complex leveraged agreements, multi-year contracts, and SOWs
• •Strong customer service skills
• •Must be able to build rapport with Operations and cross-functional colleagues and be able to foster collaborative relationships
• •Capable of operating with ambiguity, ability to influence internal stakeholders, and vendor relationships
• •Strong knowledge of the business and long-term strategic goals
• •Must be able to build strong relationships with their internal business units
• •Must be able to drive enterprise-wide sourcing, category management, contract negotiation and delivery of technology to the related spend categories
• •Must be able to provide strategic guidance within the Professional Services categories
• •Must be able to manage and execute appropriate sourcing processes and procedures
• •Must be able to provide leadership and direction in support of the company's Professional Services
• •Must be able to collaborate with key business stakeholders from other business functions to develop strategies and deliver sustainable value to the organization
• •Must be able to represent Sourcing as the subject matter expert
• •Must be able to provide a clear channel of calendar, cadence, content for communication, alignment, and coordination between functional counterparts in the business units across all levels of the enterprise
• •Must be able to engage with the business functions to identify sourcing opportunities, drive RFP process and competitive bidding
• •Must be able to ensure that essential supplier agreements are in place
• •Must be able to establish global spend visibility to clearly define category spend baselines, current suppliers, and track go-forward impact
• •Must be able to ensure we address robust execution plans, business requirements and cost performance
• •Must be able to build common purpose with key business functional leaders to create a collaborative approach to supplier relationship management
• •Must be able to lead development and implementation and governance of Global Sourcing strategies for major categories
• •Must be able to achieve early wins to build organizational confidence and momentum
• •Must be able to develop strategies and deliver sustainable value to the organization
• •Must be able to drive growth and productivity to increase market share and deliver superior returns
• •Must be able to aggressively deploy capital to grow the business and to enter attractive new verticals
• •Must be able to design, manufacture, and bring to market products and services that make a valuable difference in people's lives
• •Must be able to solve problems in spaces, light and more things to come
• •Must be able to use technology to solve problems in spaces, light and more things to come
• •Must be able to focus on customer outcomes
• •Must be able to drive growth and productivity to increase market share and deliver superior returns
• •Must be able to look to aggressively deploy capital to grow the business and to enter attractive new verticals
• •Must be able to work in Atlanta, Georgia
• •Must be able to work across North America, Europe and Asia
• •Must be able to work with approximately 13,000 dedicated and talented associates
• •Must be able to work in the United States
• •Must be able to include travel as part of the responsibilities
• •Must be able to travel 0-25%
• •Must be able to consider any candidate for whom an Agency has submitted an unsolicited resume to have been referred by the Agency free of any charges or fees
• •Must be able to comply with e-verify.gov
• •Must be able to comply with eeoc.gov
• •Must be able to provide reasonable accommodations in its application process for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans
• •Must be able to contact us at (770) 922-9000, select option 4
• •Must be able to clearly indicate what type of accommodation you are requesting and for what requisition
• •Must be able to not pay a fee for any placement resulting from the receipt of an unsolicited resume
• •Must be able to consider any candidate for whom an Agency has submitted an unsolicited resume to have been referred by the Agency free of any charges or fees
• •Must be able to be an equal opportunity employer
• •Must be able to consider all qualified applicants for employment without regards to race, color, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, ethnicity or national origin, disability, pregnancy, religion, covered veteran status, protected genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law
• •Must be able to be a market-leading industrial technology company
• •Must be able to use technology to solve problems in spaces, light and more things to come
• •Must be able to design, manufacture, and bring to market products and services that make a valuable difference in people's lives
• •Must be able to achieve growth through the development of innovative new products and services
• •Must be able to focus on customer outcomes and drive growth and productivity to increase market share and deliver superior returns
• •Must be able to look to aggressively deploy capital to grow the business and to enter attractive new verticals
• •Must be able to be based anywhere in the United States
• •Must be able to include travel as part of the responsibilities
• •Must be able to be a Senior Sourcing Manager - Indirect Procurement, Professional Services
• •Must be able to be a Professional Services Sourcing Manager for the Indirect Sourcing organization
• •Must be able to be expected to collaborate with key business stakeholders from other business functions to develop strategies and deliver sustainable value to the organization
• •Must be able to build strong relationships with their internal business units and drive enterprise-wide sourcing, category management, contract negotiation and delivery of technology to the related spend categories
• •Must be able to represent Sourcing as the subject matter expert and provide strategic guidance within the Professional Services categories
• •Must be able to manage and execute appropriate sourcing processes and procedures
• •Must be able to provide leadership and direction in support of the company's Professional Services
• •Must be able to include but not limited to consulting services, compensation and benefits, talent acquisition, legal, finance, HR
• •Must be able to lead contractual negotiations Professional Services, including consulting services, compensation and benefits, talent acquisition, legal, finance, HR
• •Must be able to lead development and implementation and governance of Global Sourcing strategies for major categories (considering process partner roadmaps) aimed at successful and controlled execution, net cost savings, free cash flow, and risk mitigation
• •Must be able to build common purpose with key business functional leaders to create a collaborative approach to supplier relationship management
• •Must be able to ensure we address robust execution plans, business requirements and cost performance
• •Must be able to have a deep understanding of supply, demand and strategic levers that would support the Professional Services roadmap
• •Must be able to establish global spend visibility to clearly define category spend baselines, current suppliers, and track go-forward impact
• •Must be able to have sourcing strategies that include volume aggregation, competitive bidding, low-cost country sourcing, should-cost models, strategic supplier designations at a sub-category level, SLA, KPIs, financial tracking, and identification of new suppliers
• •Must be able to achieve early wins to build organizational confidence and momentum
• •Must be able to engage with the business functions to identify sourcing opportunities, drive RFP process and competitive bidding
• •Must be able to ensure that essential supplier agreements are in place
• •Must be able to develop a clear channel of calendar, cadence, content for communication, alignment, and coordination between functional counterparts in the business units across all levels of the enterprise
• •Must be able to have APICS/NAPM, CPIM or CPM certification or equivalent preferred
• •Must be able to have a deep understanding of levers to identify and unlock opportunities
• •Must be able to be considered as subject matter expert in Professional Services and HR categories
• •Must be able to be experienced with multi-step strategic sourcing processes in a range of categories is a plus
• •Must be able to be skilled in negotiations, collaboration, communication, strategy, change management
• •Must be able to be experienced with complex leveraged agreements, multi-year contracts, and SOWs
• •Must be able to be highly results-oriented and focused on business priorities with a successful record of accomplishments
• •Must be able to have excellent supplier relationship management skills
• •Must be able to have the ability to effectively manage multiple assignments concurrently, including ability to assess and manage priorities
• •Must be able to have excellent interpersonal and teamwork skills
• •Must be able to be able to build rapport with Operations and cross-functional colleagues and be able to foster collaborative relationships
• •Must be able to be capable of operating with ambiguity, ability to influence internal stakeholders, and vendor relationships
• •Must be able to have strong knowledge of the business and long-term strategic goals
• •Must be able to have strong customer service skills
• •Must be able to be able to effectively manage multiple assignments concurrently, including ability to assess and manage priorities
• •Must be able to have excellent interpersonal and teamwork skills
• •Must be able to be able to build rapport with Operations and cross-functional colleagues and be able to foster collaborative relationships
• •Must be able to be capable of operating with ambiguity, ability to influence internal stakeholders, and vendor relationships
• •Must be able to have strong knowledge of the business and long-term strategic goals
• •Must be able to have strong customer service skills
• •Must be able to be able to effectively manage multiple assignments concurrently, including ability to assess and manage priorities
• •Must be able to have excellent interpersonal and teamwork skills
• •Must be able to be able to build rapport with Operations and cross-functional colleagues and be able to foster collaborative relationships
• •Must be able to be capable of operating with ambiguity, ability to influence internal stakeholders, and vendor relationships
• •Must be able to have strong knowledge of the business and long-term strategic goals
• •Must be able to have strong customer service skills
• •Must be able to be able to effectively manage multiple assignments concurrently, including ability to assess and manage priorities
• •Must be able to have excellent interpersonal and teamwork skills
• •Must be able to be able to build rapport with Operations and cross-functional colleagues and be able to foster collaborative relationships
• •Must be able to be capable of operating with ambiguity, ability to influence internal stakeholders, and vendor relationships
• •Must be able to have strong knowledge of the business and long-term strategic goals
• •Must be able to have strong customer service skills
• •Must be able to be able to effectively manage multiple assignments concurrently, including ability to assess and manage priorities
• •Must be able to have excellent interpersonal and teamwork skills
• •Must be able to be able to build rapport with Operations and cross-functional colleagues and be able to foster collaborative relationships
• •Must be able to be capable of operating with ambiguity, ability to influence internal stakeholders, and vendor relationships
• •Must be able to have strong knowledge of the business and long-term strategic goals
• •Must be able to have strong customer service skills
• •Must be able to be able to effectively manage multiple assignments concurrently, including ability to assess and manage priorities
• •Must be able to have excellent interpersonal and teamwork skills
• •Must be able to be able to build rapport with Operations and cross-functional colleagues and be able to foster collaborative relationships
• •Must be able to be capable of operating with ambiguity, ability to influence internal stakeholders, and vendor relationships
• •Must be able to have strong knowledge of the business and long-term strategic goals
• •Must be able to have strong customer service skills
• •Must be able to be able to effectively manage multiple assignments concurrently, including ability to assess and manage priorities
• •Must be able to have excellent interpersonal and teamwork skills
• •Must be able to be able to build rapport with Operations and cross-functional colleagues and be able to foster collaborative relationships
• •Must be able to be capable of operating with ambiguity, ability to influence internal stakeholders, and vendor relationships
• •Must be able to have strong knowledge of the business and long-term strategic goals
• •Must be able to have strong customer service skills
• •Must be able to be able to effectively manage multiple assignments concurrently, including ability to assess and manage priorities
• •Must be able to have excellent interpersonal and teamwork skills
• •Must be able to be able to build rapport with Operations and cross-functional colleagues and be able to foster collaborative relationships
• •Must be able to be capable of operating with ambiguity, ability to influence internal stakeholders, and vendor relationships
• •Must be able to have strong knowledge of the business and long-term strategic goals
• •Must be able to have strong customer service skills
• •Must be able to be able to effectively manage multiple assignments concurrently, including ability to assess and manage priorities
• •Must be able to have excellent interpersonal and teamwork skills
• •Must be able to be able to build rapport with Operations and cross-functional colleagues and be able to foster collaborative relationships
• •Must be able to be capable of operating with ambiguity, ability to influence internal stakeholders, and vendor relationships
• •Must be able to have strong knowledge of the business and long-term strategic goals
• •Must be able to have strong customer service skills
• •Must be able to be able to effectively manage multiple assignments concurrently, including ability to assess and manage priorities
• •Must be able to have excellent interpersonal and teamwork skills
• •Must be able to be able to build rapport with Operations and cross-functional colleagues and be able to foster collaborative relationships
• •Must be able to be capable of operating with ambiguity, ability to influence internal stakeholders, and vendor relationships
• •Must be able to have strong knowledge of the business and long-term strategic goals
• •Must be able to have strong customer service skills
• •Must be able to be able to effectively manage multiple assignments concurrently, including ability to assess and manage priorities
• •Must be able to have excellent interpersonal and teamwork skills
• •Must be able to be able to build rapport with Operations and cross-functional colleagues and be able to foster collaborative relationships
• •Must be able to be capable of operating with ambiguity, ability to influence internal stakeholders, and vendor relationships
• •Must be able to have strong knowledge of the business and long-term strategic goals
• •Must be able to have strong customer service skills
• •Must be able to be able to effectively manage multiple assignments concurrently, including ability to assess and manage priorities
• •Must be able to have excellent interpersonal and teamwork skills
• •Must be able to be able to build rapport with Operations and cross-functional colleagues and be able to foster collaborative relationships
• •Must be able to be capable of operating with ambiguity, ability to influence internal stakeholders, and vendor relationships
• •Must be able to have strong knowledge of the business and long-term strategic goals
• •Must be able to have strong customer service skills
• •Must be able to be able to effectively manage multiple assignments concurrently, including ability to assess and manage priorities
• •Must be able to have excellent interpersonal and teamwork skills
• •Must be able to be able to build rapport with Operations and cross-functional colleagues and be able to foster collaborative relationships
• •Must be able to be capable of operating with ambiguity, ability to influence internal stakeholders, and vendor relationships
• •Must be able to have strong knowledge of the business and long-term strategic goals
• •Must be able to have strong customer service skills
• •Must be able to be able to effectively manage multiple assignments concurrently, including ability to assess and manage priorities
• •Must be able to have excellent interpersonal and teamwork skills
• •Must be able to be able to build rapport with Operations and cross-functional colleagues and be able to foster collaborative relationships
• •Must be able to be capable of operating with ambiguity, ability to influence internal stakeholders, and vendor relationships
• •Must be able to have strong knowledge of the business and long-term strategic goals
• •Must be able to have strong customer service skills
• •Must be able to be able to effectively manage multiple assignments concurrently, including ability to assess and manage priorities
• •Must be able to have excellent interpersonal and teamwork skills
• •Must be able to be able to build rapport with Operations and cross-functional colleagues and be able to foster collaborative relationships
• •Must be able to be capable of operating with ambiguity, ability to influence internal stakeholders, and vendor relationships
• •Must be able to have strong knowledge of the business and long-term strategic goals
• •Must be able to have strong customer service skills
• •Must be able to be able to effectively manage multiple assignments concurrently, including ability to assess and manage priorities
• •Must be able to have excellent interpersonal and teamwork skills
• •Must be able to be able to build rapport with Operations and cross-functional colleagues and be able to foster collaborative relationships
• •Must be able to be capable of operating with ambiguity, ability to influence internal stakeholders, and vendor relationships
• •Must be able to have strong knowledge of the business and long-term strategic goals
• •Must be able to have strong customer service skills
• •Must be able to be able to effectively manage multiple assignments concurrently, including ability to assess and manage priorities
• •Must be able to have excellent interpersonal and teamwork skills
• •Must be able to be able to build rapport with Operations and cross-functional colleagues and be able to foster collaborative relationships
• •Must be able to be capable of operating with ambiguity, ability to influence internal stakeholders, and vendor relationships
• •Must be able to have strong knowledge of the business and long-term strategic goals
• •Must be able to have strong customer service skills
• •Must be able to be able to effectively manage multiple assignments concurrently, including ability to assess and manage priorities
• •Must be able to have excellent interpersonal and teamwork skills
• •Must be able to be able to build rapport with Operations and cross-functional colleagues and be able to foster collaborative relationships
• •Must be able to be capable of operating with ambiguity, ability to influence internal stakeholders, and vendor relationships
• •Must be able to have strong knowledge of the business and long-term strategic goals
• •Must be able to have strong customer service skills