Sourcing Manager I - Menlo Park, United States - Aditi Consulting

Description

Summary:
The main function of a Sourcing Manager is to support business stakeholders through the development of requirements, with the goal of communicating and negotiating with suppliers to achieve an optimal outcome.

Responsibilities:

• Establish appropriate sourcing strategy with relevant partners to drive business goals and strategy
• Effectively capture and articulate internal requirements to align with business needs
• Communicate proactively with vendors and manage supplier relationships to ensure alignment with our business objectives
• Negotiate contracts and costs with vendors to ensure optimal terms for company
• Manage and guide business stakeholders through the Client's Sourcing process, including but not limited to contracting and compliance related activities
• Review and provide redline recommendations to contracts based on company requirements and client's standard positions
• Manage contracting activities and ensure contracts reflect appropriate business and Legal terms
• Work cross functionally with different teams, including Legal and Finance

Skills:

• Proven negotiation, communication, analytical, and problem-solving skills
• Customer service skills with experience working in a cross-functional team environment
• Possesses a high degree of integrity
• Ability to analyze and resolve variety of issues simultaneously
• Minimum of 1 year of experience in IT Strategic Sourcing (i.e. Software, Professional Services, Hardware, Support Services)
• Able to work with a high volume of transactions in a fast-paced environment
• Proficiency in G-suite, MS Word, Excel

Top 3 must-have HARD skills:

• Contracts experience
• Negotiation skills
• Problem solving/analytical skills

Education/Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in business administration or related field, or equivalent combination of education and/or experience.

Compensation:
The pay rate range above is the base hourly pay range that Aditi Consulting reasonably expects to pay someone for this position (compensation may vary outside of this range depending on several factors, including but not limited to, a candidate's qualifications, skills, competencies, competencies, experience, location and end client requirements).

Benefits and Ancillaries:
Medical, dental, vision, PTO benefits and ancillaries may be available for eligible Aditi Consulting employees and vary based on the plan options selected by the employee.