Senior Sourcing Specialist - Lake Buena Vista, United States - The Walt Disney Company

Description

About the Role & Team
At Disney, we're storytellers. We make the impossible, possible.

We do this through using and developing innovative technology and opening up the boundaries to bring stories to life through our movies, products, interactive games, parks and resorts, and media networks.

Now is your chance to join our dedicated team that delivers unparalleled creative content to audiences around the world.

The Senior Sourcing Specialist for technology will be part of a global Enterprise Sourcing team, whose goal includes successfully completing sourcing engagements within a broad scope of spend supported by Disney business segments.

Come be part of the team
What You Will Do

Be accountable individually, as a team member, and/or as a project leader for a portfolio of projects spanning from project intake, facilitating RFPs, contract negotiations and execution.

Expected to use cross-functional teams to successfully leverage and contribute to meeting financial budgets and cost synergies. This position may be working with various levels of leadership including VP stakeholders and Sourcing leadership.

Responsibilities:
Lead or support cross-functional teams through full life-cycle sourcing projects including project planning & management, analysis & strategy, supplier evaluation & selection, negotiation, and ongoing supplier relationship management

Develop and apply standardized and meticulous approach to financial analysis related to sourcing including bid analysis, cost savings methodology, and weighted RFP scoring

Build and deliver compelling quantitative analyses and solution-focused presentations that influence key decision-makers

Liaise between Legal, partners, and suppliers to facilitate the contract process, ensure work deliverables and payment milestones are clearly defined, and bring the finalized contract to fruition

Lead internal workgroups and quarterly business reviews to provide guidance, help resolve problems, and effectively communicate to improve process flow and relationships

Cultivate customer relationships by serving as a business partner, helping identify critical business needs and providing sourcing services, both strategic and tactical, that exceed their expectations

Encouraging a collaborative environment among partners and with other supporting teams (e.g., Legal, Finance, Segment-specific Sourcing teams, etc.)

This role can be based in Lake Buena Vista, FL; Glendale, CA; or Seattle, WA Office
Required Qualifications & Skills
3+ years of sourcing or related experience

Experience leading RFPs, ensuring the customers are providing robust requirements and planning

Outstanding communication and presentation skills

Ability to perform detailed Excel analysis

Strong project management experience

Preferred Qualifications

3+ years supporting the sourcing of technology, professional services, including experience in a leading role in the sourcing of a large-scale IT managed services agreement for a Fortune 100 company.

Internal or external business consulting experience

Experience working for a large managed services provider

Experience litigating disputes over large managed services IT agreements.

Experience in crafting and implementing new processes in a complex environment

Experience in media/entertainment industry

Experience working for and negotiating with Fortune 100 companies

Experience with Ariba or other eProcurement tools

Experience with SAP

Required Education
Bachelor's degree

Preferred Education
Advanced degree including MBA or JD and understanding of contractual enforcement and remedies as well as pricing analysis and modeling experience

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