Sr. Strategic Sourcing Specialist - Finance, Hr, Legal, Supply Chain (Xico)

Responsibilities

• Drive and execute plan with supporting strategies for key professional indirect services needs to support internal stakeholders
• Drive Total Cost of Ownership optimization through a mix of levers such as competition, price, service design, consumption, ratios of Subcontractors to Contract Service Workers.
• Manage supplier selection, RFI and RFQ process, eAuction, negotiation, contracting and supplier performance processes.
• Manage Master Service Agreements (MSAs) and Statements of Work (SoWs) from inception through negotiation, completion and maintenance.
• Manage Professional Services category strategies including spend analysis, benchmarking, cost analysis, market analysis and global technology / economic trends tracking.
• Ensure rigorous management of key suppliers through processes such as scorecarding, Business Reviews, Service Level analysis and corrective actions.
• Align with key internal stakeholders to build sourcing strategy to support short‑term and long‑term professional services needs.
• Improve Working Capital thru Payment Terms extensions, Payment cycle optimization, and other initiatives.
• Assist in operational procurement escalations, reconciliations and reporting as required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree.
• 5+ years of relevant strategic sourcing/category management experience, to include at a minimum, 3 years in an indirect procurement function at a multinational corporation with global contracts.
• Strong category management experience.
• In-depth experience in best-in-class procurement practices (category management, benchmarking, should-cost models, RFX, reverse auction, contracting, etc.).
• Strong contract negotiation experience (Terms and Conditions such as Limitation of Liability, Warranty, Indemnification, IP, security, pay terms, etc.).
• Experience in RFPs/RFQs and Statements of Work.
• Demonstrated impact in achieving category savings and working capital goals.

Preferred Qualifications

• Masters Degree.
• Demonstrated negotiation experience with consulting firms and for other professional services included in scope.
• Extensive knowledge of the basic types of commercial agreement structures and the function and purpose of key legal terms.
• Knowledge of financial programs including corporate cards and supply chain financing arrangements.
• Demonstrate actionable results by delivering against targets for financial performance business impact.
• Strong experience assessing risk and concisely explaining complex issues to principal business owners.
• Extremely customer-focused and takes the time to understand the needs of the business.
• Experience working in a large, integral, highly matrixed organization.
• Strong analytical skills including the ability to quickly synthesize, distill and draw conclusions on large amounts of disparate data.
• Strong leadership skills and ability to direct a cross-functional team.
• Ability to manage multiple simultaneous projects requiring frequent communication, organization, time management, and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Passionate self-starter with the highest integrity and ethics.
• Professional Certifications in Project/Supply Chain/ Procurement/Contract Management.
• Experience with SAP or site relevant ERP systems, eSourcing Platforms, Request for Quotation Tools, Project Management Tools.