Manager, Technology Strategic Sourcing

Role Overview

• Collaborate with global internal clients across WBD Technology organizations to execute sourcing and procurement strategies that drive value creation and improve business capability.
• Manage technology acquisitions focusing on deal negotiation and strategy in technical and professional services fields.
• Manage sourcing & competitive events for technology acquisitions, contract planning and negotiation.
• Create and implement category strategies and develop sourcing and relationship management policies.
• Manage sourcing projects and handle business and technical contract negotiations for mid-tier and top-tier technology transactions.
• Gather requirements from relevant WBD stakeholders and communicate technology contract terms.
• Partner with legal to overcome challenges during negotiations.
• Work with Finance and Business Stakeholders to identify budgetary constraints.
• Negotiate pricing and other commercial terms, including Statements of Work and Service Level Agreements.
• Deliver cost savings through daily work and drive proactive cost savings initiatives.
• Act as liaison for Technology Business Unit Stakeholders across various departments during contract negotiation.

Requirements

• BS/BA degree (business/technology) required; advanced degree JD/MBA a plus.
• 10
• 15 years of experience in sourcing, sourcing, or related field preferably for leading technology/data/media companies.
• Experience in technology and media & entertainment; especially managing technical and professional services suppliers
• Experience evaluating technology and data vendors, category management and support rationalizing vendors and consolidating agreements.
• Exceptional negotiation skills for both internal and external negotiations and the ability to coach and develop others to do the same.
• Works on complex issues where analysis of situations or data requires an in-depth evaluation of variable factors.
• Develops financial models, including present mode of operation (PMO) and future mode of operation (FMO), to determine business case for deal or comparison between multiple vendors.
• Exercises impartial judgment in selecting methods and evaluation criteria for obtaining results or evaluating supplier responses to RFXs.
• Identify opportunities that could benefit multiple business units by understanding the landscape and impact of supplier’s collective business across WBD.
• Must be flexible and adapt to the ever-changing business needs of technology and advertising clients, be able to work well under pressure in a fast-paced and evolving environment.
• Ability to own and drive deals to execution and will need to build collaborative relationships in multi-functional teams and have a problem-solving mindset to do so.
• Team player, self-starter, and quick learning with interpersonal and solution-oriented attitude and an ability to effectively operate with high energy and flexibility in a fast-paced cross functional environment; able to prioritize tasks and projects accordingly.
• Keen analytic, organizational, and problem-solving skills that enable sound decision making.
• Ability to identify and deconstruct issues to overcome obstacles.
• Exceptional written and verbal communications/interpersonal skills, research/analytical skills, and presentation communication skills.
• Highly organized, with strong attention to detail, clarity, accuracy, and conciseness.
• Ability to work across global teams and work non-traditional hours, as needed.
• Advanced proficiency in MS Word, MS Excel, and MS PowerPoint.
• Experience using Ariba, CLM tools, SpendHQ, and Scout preferred.

Benefits

• Thoughtfully curated benefits
• Career defining opportunities
• Tools to explore and grow