Manager, Category Management & Strategic Sourcing - 16983
Manager, Category Management & Strategic Sourcing - 16983
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Who We Are At WSP, we are driven by inspiring future-ready pioneers to innovate. We’re looking to grow our teams with people who are ready to collaborate in building communities and expanding our skylines. To do this, we hire candidates of all backgrounds. That’s why here at WSP, inclusion, diversity, equity and belonging are core principles. Anything is within our reach and yours as a WSP employee. Come join us and help shape the future! This Opportunity WSP is currently initiating a search for a Manager, Category Management & Strategic Sourcing for our New York, New York (One Penn) office. Be involved in projects with our Procurement Team and be a part of a growing organization that meets our client’s objectives and solves their challenges. Your Impact • Compiles and presents business cases for strategic sourcing initiatives for both direct (client project-related) and indirect spend, based on rigorous data analysis and understanding of the organization's business plans and strategic priorities. Partners with client departments to better understand their business environment and roadmaps. • Develops and implements robust strategic procurement plans and category strategies for key spend categories considering industry dynamics while ensuring alignment with core business strategies. • Advances execution of strategic sourcing initiatives identified in the 3-year strategic sourcing roadmap. • Identifies opportunities for optimizing existing vendor relationships to reduce the Total Cost of Ownership for the organization. • Leads the end-to-end strategic sourcing process, from requirements definition and gathering, to market analysis and RFX design, to analysis of supplier proposals, to articulation of final solution and supplier recommendation and negotiation of key business contract terms. • Assists in contract consolidation and transition as part of the integration process of companies acquired by WSP. • Provides substantive advice and support in setting, measuring, and reporting key metrics for the Procurement department. • Captures and reports savings from strategic sourcing initiatives and other expense management activities. • Supports important initiatives, such as policy design and implementation, technology deployment, process reengineering, etc. • Exercise responsible and ethical decision-making regarding company funds, resources and conduct and adhere to WSP's Code of Conduct and related policies and procedures. • Performs additional duties, as applicable. • Who You Are Required Qualifications • Bachelor's degree in Finance, Supply Chain Management, Business Administration or related field is required. • 7+ years of extensive strategic sourcing experience and advanced knowledge of a variety of spend areas, such as IT (primarily software, but also hardware and audio-visual), corporate services, professional services, real estate, human resources, and contingent labor. • Excellent negotiation and conflict resolution skills. • Proficiency in contract law fundamentals. • Enterprise view of end-to-end procurement processes and ability to identify and address inefficiencies. • In-depth knowledge of vendor governance processes and third party risk management concepts. • Ability to communicate effectively with both internal and external parties at any level of the organizational hierarchy. • Exceptional analytical skills, including ability to create hypotheses based on complex vendor and spend data sets. • Thorough understanding of P2P technology platforms, especially Oracle SaaS. • Highly adept at supporting change and transformation initiatives. • Proven track record of upholding workplace safety and ability to abide by WSP's health, safety and drug/alcohol and harassment policies. Preferred Qualifications • MBA or Master's degree in Finance, Supply Chain Management, or related field strongly preferred.
Additional Requirements • To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential job duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform essential job functions. WSP Benefits: WSP provides a comprehensive suite of benefits focused on a providing health and financial stability throughout the employee’s career. These benefits include coverage related to medical, dental, vision, disability, and life; retirement savings; paid sick leave; paid vacation (or other personal time); paid parental leave; and paid time off for purposes of bereavement, voting, and/or attendance at naturalization proceedings. Compensation Expected Salary (all locations): $79,100 - $182,000 WSP USA is providing the compensation range that the company in good faith believes it might pay and offer for this position, based on the successful applicant’s education, experience, knowledge, skills, abilities in addition to internal equity and specific geographic location. WSP USA reserves the right to ultimately pay more or less than the posted range and offer additional benefits and other compensation, depending on circumstances not related to an applicant’s sex or other status protected by local, state, and/or federal law. |