Manager, Strategic Sourcing – Technology
The Walt Disney Company
full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Bristol • California • Connecticut • United States
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About the role
- Cultivates collaborator relationships by serving as a business partner, helping identify critical business needs, and providing sourcing support, both strategic and tactical, that exceed their expectations
- Supports cross-functional technology teams through full life-cycle sourcing projects including leading workshops, project planning & category management, analysis & strategy, supplier evaluation & selection, negotiations, and ongoing supplier relationship management
- Leads Requests for Proposals (RFPs) supporting stakeholders’ requirements to identify the best supplier options for software, cloud platforms, and technology services
- Relies on experience and judgment to achieve goals and adopts market intelligence and trending tools to drive strategy and vision
- Aligns resources globally to support collaborator requirements across geographies and leverage consolidation of vendors and technology standardization
- Builds and delivers compelling quantitative cost analyses, defines gaps and areas for improvement, and solution-focused presentations that influence key decision-makers
- Champions a collaborative environment among stakeholders and with other supporting teams (e.g., Legal, Finance, Segment-specific Sourcing teams, etc.), enabling roadmaps
- Leads a small Sourcing team and mentors staff to drive internal capability development and improve project synergies and supplier contracts rolling up into the categories
Requirements
- 5+ Years of progressive experience in Strategic Sourcing with a minimum of 3+ years developing and implementing plans and sourcing for technology
- People leadership experience (preferred)
- Sophisticated negotiation skills and understanding of technology deal terms and redlining agreements
- Executive communication skills, presentation, and engagement
- Technology Sourcing knowledge and experience in sub-categories such as application development, content engineering, and software platforms
- Able to demonstrate a solid understanding of Management framework (analysis, strategy, implementation, measurement) and proven experience in crafting category strategies
- Demonstrate the ability to exceed the demands of various internal collaborators across multiple business units and regions
- Proven track record of working strategically and developing strong cases for change
- Ability to perform detailed quantitative analysis in MS Excel
- Strong project management experience
- Outstanding communication skills
- Customer service orientation and client-centered focus
Benefits
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Hard Skills & Tools
strategic sourcingnegotiation skillstechnology sourcingquantitative analysisproject managementcategory managementsupplier evaluationsupplier relationship managementRFP managementcost analysis
Soft Skills
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