• Responsible for supporting and conducting strategic negotiation events for Strategic Sourcing group.
• Build and create relationships with internal clients to understand their contracting needs.
• Negotiate business terms with vendors and partners (large and small), to minimize risk and maximize price efficiencies.
• Solid understanding of a wide array of contract forms - MNDA, MSA & SOW's
• Liaise with the Legal and Security departments to ensure all contract controls and protections are in place.
• Establish relationships and lead Stakeholders / cross-functional teams to get process buy-in.
• Create Strategic Sourcing partnerships in order to increase addressable spend.
• Lead sourcing events from project kick-off to contract execution.
• Use and evaluate eSourcing tools and new technologies.
• Become a category expert, developing category playbooks and roadmaps to enhance strategic negotiations, participating in spend analytics and work planning efforts.
• Utilize project management practices and tools to create, manage and report on small to multimillion-dollar project progress.
• Design/development/ Weekly and monthly operations matrix reports includes spend /SLAs.
• Lead sourcing events from project kick-off to contract execution.
• BS Degree from an accredited university or college (or a high school diploma with relevant experience)

Competencies Required:

• 4-8 years of relevant experience in a similar position: Purchasing, Procurement, Sourcing.
• Proficiency in MS Office package, especially Outlook and Excel
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to build relationships with diverse groups of people