Sourcing Manager

Georgia  ‐ Onsite
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Description

Great opportunity to work for Fortune 500 company in Atlanta!

Sourcing Manager:

Responsibilities

Provide comprehensive strategies that ensure the ''best value'' result is achieved within the Indirect category. Identifying, evaluating, and selecting vendors to meet internal business needs, managing sourcing processes and completing necessary documentation (including RFQs, RFIs, and RFPs), and conducting vendor capability and suitability assessments. Assist in negotiating product/service pricing and contractual terms and conditions. Assist in establishing standardized and comprehensive contract management packages that comply with the Contract Department processes and procedures requirements and that also minimize any potential financial or contractual risks. Provide evaluation of vendor performance and compliance when considering contract renewals. Have a deep understanding of our internal customers businesses and their objectives to develop strategies that meet their current and future procurement needs as well as develop broad vendor, product, and industry knowledge to provide expertise to internal clients.Engage suppliers by leading the end-to-end supplier selection and bidding processes across high value spend and continuous improvement processes. Results and benefits will be measured across financial and operational dimensions, including price, quality and service.

Minimum
8+ years of experience required in related field (ie Supply Chain Management, Business Management, Strategic Sourcing, etc.); 5+ years of experience required if candidate possesses a related advanced degree. Requires strong knowledge of MS Office (Microsoft Project, Visio, Excel, PowerPoint, Word). RFx experience required. Excellent negotiating and influencing skills through written or verbal communication with specific experience in management reporting and executive presentations and skills to work effectively with teams throughout organization. Solid analytic capabilities required.

Preferred

BA/BS in Supply Chain Management, Business Management, Human Resources, Operations or a related discipline. Master's degree a plus. Experience in telecommunications industry desired. Prefer certification in CPSM. Top 5 consulting experience a plus. Understanding and demonstrated use Vendor Management System and E-Sourcing highly desirable.

Must be local to Atlanta, GA!

Start date
April 2016
Duration
contract
From
NextGen Global Resources
Published at
12.04.2016
Project ID:
1108692
Contract type
Freelance
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