Senior Sourcing Consultant

About This Role

This role involves establishing and improving cost reduction strategies for sourcing and procurement. The consultant will customize legal contract language, lead negotiations, and ensure regulatory compliance while providing guidance to less experienced staff.

Responsibilities

• Establish e-business, procure-to-pay, environmental, and Strategic Sourcing cost reduction strategies
• Customize legal contract language to proactively anticipate technology, market and business issues
• Control all aspects of negotiation and set negotiation strategy
• Support acquisitions including negotiation reassignment on high-risk contracts
• Participate in the review of closing agreements
• Lead projects required to ensure legal and regulatory compliance
• Educate Contract Analysts and business partners on risk issues and handle vendor disputes
• Provide direction and guidance to less experienced staff
• Partner with business units to issue and evaluate Request For Proposals and to ensure successful implementation of agreements
• Act as a focal point for coordinating sourcing efforts across business entities

Requirements

• 4+ years of Sourcing, Procurement experience

Qualifications

• 4+ years of Sourcing, Procurement experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education

Nice to Have

• Fundamental understanding of contract law, including a minimum of 4 years' experience drafting, reviewing, and interpreting contracts
• Comprehensive sourcing and contract negotiation experience with suppliers in technology or financial services industry related products and services
• Experience negotiating contracts and sourcing for a large complex organization in a highly regulated environment
• Ability to project manage deals, including legal, financial and stakeholder reviews
• Strong benchmarking and analysis capabilities
• Proficiency with leading web-based contract management, strategic sourcing (RFx) and reverse auction tools (ex: Beeline, and Ariba)
• Ability to quickly establish credibility to build and maintain effective working relationships
• Strong time management skills and ability to meet deadlines
• Strong analytical skills and high attention to detail

Skills

* Required skills

Benefits