IDR is seeking a Strategic Sourcing Manager experienced in leading IT Procurement efforts for Fintech organizations! The Commodity Manager's primary duties include strategic sourcing, contract lifecycle management, and compliance/governance. They will guide the selection, development, and management of Strategic Suppliers to meet commodity cost and performance goals, with emphasis placed on ability to identify cost targets for relevant technology and product roadmaps. Interested in joining this global tech company? APPLY NOW!
Position Overview:
The Commodity Manager's primary duties include strategic sourcing, contract lifecycle management, and compliance/governance. They will guide the selection, development, and management of Strategic Suppliers to meet commodity cost and performance goals, with emphasis placed on ability to identify cost targets for relevant technology and product roadmaps.
Additional Duties Include:
- Understand & monitor current commodity market conditions/trends, developing technologies, supplier capacity/ capability, product knowledge, customer requirements and supply/demand challenges.
- Maintain in-depth knowledge of NCR's Atleo's procedures, processes and policies, especially the sourcing policy and contracts policy.
- Implements a rigorous and disciplined process for managing the supply base including leading periodic reviews, monitoring and managing supplier performance (quality, cost, delivery, technology, service, and leadership), managing supplier relationships, performing root cause analysis and resolution, developing and monitoring supplier improvement plans, and collaborating with engineering to align technology roadmaps.
- Leads negotiation and completion of contracts with global strategic and preferred suppliers to maximize benefits across NCR Atleo's.
- Establishes a strong network and fosters collaboration with customers, suppliers, key stakeholders, and commodity team members.
- Develops and implements spend management strategies including supplier assessments and rationalization, negotiation for best total cost of ownership, make vs. buy analyses, cycle time improvements, security of supply, supplier diversity, continuous improvement, EDI, and procurement/IT/engineering collaboration
Top Skills:
- 5+ years' experience in Procurement or Strategic Sourcing - Specifically supporting IT Divisions
- 3+ years; experience within indirect category management; Strong understanding of IT & Software licensing contracts, SOWs, POs,
- Experience handling contract lifecycle management - Handling direct source-to-contract as a sourcing manager or as a business unit manager
- Experience within Fintech industry
- Must have a Bachelors Degree
Nice to Have Skills:
- Experience facilitating bilateral master agreements & managing IT and software contracts
Why IDR?
- 25+ Years of Proven Industry Experience in 4 major markets
- ClearlyRated's Best of Staffing® Client and Talent Award winner 11 years in a row