Manager, IT Strategic Sourcing

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KPMG is currently seeking a Category Management Lead for IT Professional Services to join KPMG’s Strategic Sourcing and Procurement team.

Responsibilities:

• Provide sourcing category expertise in IT Professional Services, outsourcing and develop category strategies based on rigorous analysis of spend data, supply market dynamics, category intelligence, and business requirements
• Perform complex data analysis and build financial models (i.e., ROI, NPV, supplier scorecards, savings tracking, make vs. buy decision models); execute strategic sourcing projects using common sourcing practices to deliver exceptional total value in partnership with key stakeholders across the firm
• Implement strategies to best manage the supply base for the IT professional services category, reviewing suppliers against contracted obligations/service levels, risk requirements & business expectations; develop and execute negotiation strategies to maximize total value and minimize risks; strong understanding of contract terms and techniques for driving value and managing risks
• Partner with the business to build influence, evaluate and challenge the status quo; educate and enforce compliance to procurement policies and ensure adoption; build strong trusting relationships with business partners
• Work with suppliers and key stakeholders to manage supplier performance and develop new capabilities; provide suppliers feedback on performance, continuous improvement, and innovation; identify performance issues and determine root cause and work with internal stakeholders and suppliers to drive to an efficient resolution
• Lead, support and conduct successful negotiations; work with legal and other areas to ensure proper representation and enforcement of critical terms and conditions

Qualifications:

• Minimum five years of related work experience in sourcing, contract negotiation, supplier management, outsourcing, and project management experience demonstrating success in positions of increasing complexity; combination of management consulting & line role experience desired
• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college/university; master’s degree from an accredited college/university is preferred
• Strong interpersonal, collaborative and influencing skills to effectively navigate a complex management and organization structure with a high degree of ambiguity; ability to work effectively with suppliers, project team members, project sponsors, functional leads, and senior management
• Solid organizational and time management & project management skills and the ability to execute on multiple projects, RFXs and contract negotiations simultaneously; demonstrated analytical, financial, problem solving, organization, and project management skills to include stakeholder and meeting facilitation skills

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