Technology Sourcing Assistant Director

2023-01-10 | po-021292

Company description

One of the biggest consulting firms in the world provides Assurance, Consulting, Tax, Strategy & Transactions and with presence in more than 150 countries.

Responsibilities

1. Understand the people development needs at a Consulting firm

2. Responsibility as a senior individual contributor on a Client Technology Sourcing team aligned to one or more service lines as well as client serving business units.

3. Act as an individual contributor and and trusted business advisor - managing multiple complex transactions directly or indirectly and working closely with senior stakeholders to deliver successful results.

4. Working closely with risk management business partners to minimize contractual risks to the firm whilst demonstrating year on year improvement in value for money.

5. Partnering with GCO (legal) to lead key negotiations and reporting on the quantitative and brand value delivered.

6. Effectively build a pipeline of deals and develop the appropriate resourcing plans.

7. Supporting improvement in processes, policy, systems, management information and reporting.

8. Successfully leading negotiations for global and regional deals meeting the timelines, scope, and requirements agreed with key stakeholders.

9. Working with senior EYT and Service Line stakeholders to help develop a category strategy which supports the overall global technology strategy.

10. Manage full lifecycle of contracts for assigned programs of work and key suppliers

11. Pro-actively manage contract and license renewals

12. Build and foster collaborative working relationships with EYT and other internal business partners

13. Supporting and leading stakeholders through the Onboarding of Technology Goods and Services end- to-end process.

14. Socialization and facilitation of the Technology Sourcing policy and processes, ensuring that the project team and stakeholders understand the value of the policy and adhere to it accordingly

15. Timely and frequent submission of management information, including project status and savings reporting

16. Support for the Client Technology Sourcing team in developing a strategy which adheres to the overall global technology strategy while supporting local engagements as well

17. Facilitation of any needed market research to identify potential suppliers, ensure competitive pricing and terms, etc.

Requirements

1. Minimum of 7 years experience in a strategic sourcing role

2. Alternatively, technology or business operations experience may be considered in lieu of some, or potentially all, of the sourcing experience for the right candidate.

3. In depth experience negotiating for multiple Service delivery models (Platform as a Service, Software as a Service, Infrastructure as a Service, etc)

4. Experience of stakeholder management at a senior level in their current or previous role

5. Strong experience with senior stakeholder management with the ability to collaboratively co-develop strategies and set and manage expectations.

6. Heavy experience with negotiating contracts related to software licensing & rationalization, cloud based solutions and professional services

7. Heavy experience with negotiating contracts globally.

8. Experience of managing complex service agreements both from the commercial and service delivery side

9. Experience of working in a Sourcing/Procurement/Vendor Management team in a complex and global environment

10. Experience working in an IT role as part of delivering technology solutions is a plus

11. Strong influencing and networking skills as the organization relies on working in cross functional teams across borders

12. Good knowledge of the IT vendors and new technologies is important to successfully work with the EYT teams

13. Up to date with all issues in the services space including Outsourcing, Infrastructure as a Service and offshoring

14. Strong communication skills required; must have the ability communicate in English effectively, transparently, and timely across multiple mediums (email, voice, IM, etc) in a global environment

15. The ability to independently manage and prioritize workload

16. Strong organizational skills

17. Demonstrate a positive attitude and have an appetite for challenge

18. Provide high level of Exceptional Client Service

19. CPSM qualification or equivalent desired