The Business Service Transformation and Strategic Sourcing Manager is responsible for managing all aspects of the Business Solutions transformation and sourcing functions in Enterprise Services (ES) through collaborating and partnering with ES leaders (Finance, Legal, Human Resources, People Services, Real Estate and Communications and Media Services work stream leaders) and suppliers. This role is critical driving enterprise level operational efficiencies, standardizing key business processes, advancing the technology landscape across the company and positioning our creative workforce to drive new
customer experiences across a focused service portfolio. A key component of the role is to develop transformation capability and strategic partnerships and services.
The ideal candidate will draw from past experience in Shared Services and transformation, procurement, contract management, category management, contract negotiations and project management skills to lead the coordination, communication and integration of suppliers to support the achievement of technical,
financial and performance objectives. This candidate must have the business acumen to partner with functional and business unit stakeholders to form strategies that drive sourcing and negotiation decisions that lead to best value contracts. This candidate will have a deep understanding to drive execution of synergies with Business Service
line leads, leverage PMO techniques. Guide synergies through the passport process to ensure all approvals are received.
The Transformation and Strategic Sourcing Manager is also responsible for understanding technical requirements (e.g., specifications), tasking (e.g. SOW), and terms & conditions applicable to the agreements. A deep understanding of the end-to-end procurement process, from RFP development, supplier selection, contract negotiations, to requisition and PO placement is needed for this role.
The successful candidate will have excellent communication and prese