Global IT Category Management Consultant – Contract

Role Overview

• Establish an effective category management strategy for Global IT category, tailored specifically to BR needs and culture.
• Implement and promote a strategic and proactive approach to the way Broadridge sources, and manage third party spend, with a great emphasis on vendor relationship value and IT category strategy and moving away from traditional IT vendor and contract negotiation.
• Build and manage a best-in-class GLOBAL IT Category Management Team, address enterprise-wide spend in this category and its subcategories, and execute related special projects.
• Effectively build strong working relationships with a broad range of internal clients to proactively support and promote Broadridge business objectives and specifically with Broadridge CIO and CTOs.
• Act as a change management catalyst to influence and challenge status quo and drive decisions based on market trends and effective IT service/ vendor strategies, with a great emphasis on Total Cost of Ownership.
• Individually lead key, high-visibility, strategic sourcing projects using established sourcing processes and project management tools.
• Collaborate with other Strategic Sourcing Group functions to successfully implement and effective vendor management programs and better monitor and manage Third Party Risks.
• Develop Strategic Sourcing strategies and goals to be aligned with overall Source-to-Pay and company objectives.
• Serve as trusted advisor to the Corporate IT organization; Be highly persuasive and capable of building consensus, despite potential disagreements or complexity.

Requirements

• 10-15+ years of Leadership experience in Strategic Sourcing and Category Management
• A Bachelor’s degree required; advanced degree strongly preferred
• Experience sourcing and developing strategies for IT spend categories, including Software and Hardware, Network, Telecom, Managed Services, IT Support, and Cybersecurity at the global level
• Cloud contract management and negotiation experience required
• Experience building and executing against category strategies is a must
• Significant experience with and exposure to Procure-to-Pay process
• Leadership experience with ability to assume a project lead role and drive project strategies, supplier negotiations and implementation of Procurement programs for a wide variety of products and services
• Demonstrated analytical skills, including market research, data and information analysis, RFP assessment and evaluation
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills and interpersonal skills, with demonstrated ability to influence positive outcomes
• Ability to multitask effectively, prioritize responsibilities appropriately, and complete work in a timely manner
• Previous consulting experience is preferred
• Motivated self-starter with a proven track record of delivering value through effective application of collaborative and customer centric strategies.

Tech Stack

• Cloud
• Cyber Security

Benefits

• Flexible work arrangements
• Professional development