- Follow structured project management methods and principles to execute complex and strategic sourcing initiatives.
- Provide rigorous cost and market analysis that focus on reducing total cost of ownership.
- Prepare and execute clear, structured negotiations.
- Ability to work well under pressure; meet tight deadlines; manage multiple projects and expectations; and maintain a sharp focus while managing competing priorities.
- Execute deliverables to completion with efficiency, robustness, and attention to detail.
- Partner with the GBS leadership in the roll-out of new policies and processes that will enhance the overall amount of spend influence and total value created.
- Support leadership with financial, supply market, spend, and relationship opportunity analyses with strategic vision and industry awareness.
- Meet clients' requirements for service, quality, and value.
- Be aware of market trends/conditions that affect suppliers, costs, pricing, and the resulting impact to clients.
- Participate in professional development activities to keep abreast of current industry best practices and continuously improve professional skills and technical expertise.
- Contribute to the development of long-term direction-setting for the organization.
- Demonstrate exemplary integrity and ethics in all instances, ensuring compliance with CAA's policies and best practices.
- 7+ years of broad-based business experience and understanding (e.g., management consulting or business development/strategy) strongly preferred.
- Strong analytical skills; MS Excel proficient
- Negotiation planning and strategy skills
- Experience managing collaborative supplier relationships.
- Strong written and oral communications
- Ability to work in a demanding and dynamic fast-paced environment with the flexibility to adjust to changing priorities and deadlines.
- Strong desire to consistently perform at high levels, achieve the best, motivate others, and commit to creating a world-class Sourcing program.
- Approachable, professional, positive attitude that leads to creating effective relationships with internal and external customers.
- Lean six sigma and operational excellence expertise.
- This role is on-site based in Los Angeles, Nashville, or New York.
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Global Operations - Los Angeles, United States - Creative Artists Agency
Description
Job DescriptionWho We Are
Creative Artists Agency (CAA) is the leading entertainment and sports agency, with global expertise in filmed and live entertainment, digital media, publishing, sponsorship sales and endorsements, media finance, consumer investing, fashion, trademark licensing, and philanthropy. Distinguished by its culture of collaboration and exceptional client service, CAA's diverse workforce identifies, innovates, and amplifies opportunities for the people and organizations that shape culture and inspire the world. The trailblazer of the agency business, CAA was the first to build a sports business, create an investment bank, launch a venture fund, found technology start-up companies, establish a philanthropic arm, build a business in China, and form a brand marketing services division, among other innovations. Named Most Valuable Sports Agency by Forbes for eight consecutive years, CAA represents more than 2,000 of the world's top athletes in football, baseball, basketball, hockey, soccer, in addition to coaches, on-air broadcasters, and sports personalities and works in the areas of broadcast rights, corporate marketing initiatives, social impact, and sports properties for sales and sponsorship opportunities. Founded in 1975, CAA is headquartered in Los Angeles, and has offices in New York, Nashville, Memphis, Chicago, Miami, London, Munich, Geneva, Stockholm, Shanghai, and Beijing, among other locations globally.
The Role
The Sourcing Executive will report into the Global Business Services team providing key support related to Corporate Indirect Categories (Facilities, Travel, IT, Events, etc.). The ideal candidate will have a passion for entertainment and supporting CAA's various lines of business. Focus will be placed on team building, strategic thinking, tangible results, cost savings, relationship development, and operating efficiency over a broad spectrum of spend. Critical skillsets include the ability to use sourcing methodology, financial modeling, negotiation preparation and execution, client interface, contract/supplier management and project execution per the team's strategic plan. The individual will be responsible for contributing to the planning initiatives for the team's project pipeline, and will coordinate and execute data analysis, model building, process analysis, communication, and supplier/contract management.
The Sourcing Executive will be responsible for developing & leading sourcing initiatives from start through completion. The individual will also contribute toward the leadership of cross-functional teams responsible for implementing strategic sourcing contracts with preferred suppliers. The ideal candidate will have excellent facilitation and negotiation skills, strong project management experience, outstanding communication skills and the ability to manage the interests and expectations of a diverse group of creative stakeholders. The candidate must have deep experience with strategy development, process change management, and implementation. They are fiscally minded and aware of cost implications of decisions. They actively review and seek opportunities for process improvements and cost savings.
Responsibilities
Creative Artists Agency, LLC (the "Company") is committed to a policy of Equal Employment Opportunity and will not discriminate on the basis of race (inclusive of traits historically associated with race, including hair texture and protective hairstyles), color, religion, creed, gender or sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding or related medical conditions), national origin, ancestry, age, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, family and medical care leave status, military or veteran status, marital status, family status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, political affiliation, an employee's or their dependent's reproductive health decision making (e.g., the decision to use or access a particular drug, device or medical service), or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.
The Company also complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act and applicable state and local laws with regard to providing reasonable accommodation for qualified individuals with disabilities.
CAA does not accept unsolicited resumes from third-party recruiters unless they were contractually engaged by CAA to provide candidates for a specified opening. Any such employment agency, person or entity that submits an unsolicited resume does so with the acknowledgement and agreement that CAA will have the right to hire that applicant at its discretion without any fee owed to the submitting employment agency, person or entity.
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