Summary
About the Role
Key responsibilities:
- Lead end‑to‑end sourcing initiatives for IT Software categories, translating global category strategies into actionable sourcing plans that deliver measurable value.
- Execute complex sourcing events and negotiations with global software suppliers, ensuring competitive commercial outcomes and adherence to governance and compliance standards.
- Drive supplier performance management, risk assessment, and contractual compliance to safeguard business continuity and maximize value.
- Partner proactively with IT and cross‑functional stakeholders to shape demand, provide spend transparency, and serve as a trusted advisor on sourcing decisions.
- Contribute to the development and refresh of category strategies, identifying optimization opportunities such as contract consolidation, supplier rationalization, and innovation adoption.
- Build and maintain a robust savings pipeline, ensuring accurate reporting of productivity and cost‑optimization initiatives across the software portfolio.
- Oversee contracting activities in collaboration with Legal and cross‑functional partners, ensuring negotiated terms are accurately reflected and fully compliant across systems.
- Ensure strong risk, governance, and compliance management while collaborating with Finance, OpEx, SAM, Architecture, Legal, and Central Procurement to support operational excellence.
Minimum Requirements:
- University/Advanced degree is required.
- 10+ years of relevant subject experience (IT Software Procurement related experience, End to end Sourcing/RFPs, Supplier Management, Finance , knowledge on AI/Gen AI).
- Strong project management and stakeholder management experience
LANGUAGES
Excellent spoken and written English.
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