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Overview:

The primary purpose of this position is to assist Global Sourcing’s Category Leads in identifying cost savings opportunities across the company and assist in leading cross-functional teams to achieve optimal total cost of ownership.

Responsibilities:

• Lead portfolio of strategic and tactical vendors to negotiate and drive out best-in-class deals for Visa.

• Work with Category Leads and internal customer groups to establish specifications for focused categories.

• Build relationships with business partners in Technology to facilitate Sourcing engagement

• Perform market analysis, benchmark analysis and spend analysis for focused categories.

• Support the development and execution of Category sourcing strategies within the Technology space, particularly Software.

• Assist in the facilitation of supplier selection and the negotiation process.

• Identify, select, and manage suppliers who have the capacity and capability to meet the needs of the business.

• Perform savings tracking and report realized savings on a continuous base.

• Ensure realized savings ties back to departmental budget.

• Monitor supplier performance and manage supplier relationship for key suppliers across multiple business divisions.

• Setup Sourcing events of low-medium complexity (RFI, RFP, RFQ).

• Assists in, and facilitates, negotiations, in conjunction with the business owners to establish contract terms and conditions.

• Reviews and approves contracts in accordance with company terms and conditions.

• Interacts with Legal and other company departments and agencies to analyze risks associated with agreements and develop language to minimize exposure whenever needed.
  

• 5+ years of experience as a sourcing and/or procurement professional, preferably with a focus on IT spend/vendor relationships.

• 5+ years of experience assisting in, or leading, the development and management of category plans or sourcing strategies.

• In-depth understanding of the supplier marketplace for the assigned category(ies); deep industry and/or professional relationships with suppliersin the categories a plus

• Track record of increasing responsibility for IT vendor management initiatives, including but not limited to the execution of (or assistance in) sourcing events (RFP, RFI, etc).

• Excellent written, oral and presentation skills and an ability to synthesize complex and technical information into clear recommendations on course of action.

• Knowledgeable about contract terms and conditions.

• Demonstrated contract and agreement negotiation experience, including development of negotiating plans and strategies.

• Experience managing internal customers and users of the category’s goods or services and experience tracking and directing demand to preferred suppliers.

• Strong relationship management skills and ability to influence at a mid-to-senior management level both internally and externally.

• High level of self-motivation and initiative, and ability to operate as a team player.

• Willingness to offer thought leadership, to think creatively, and to offer new ways to approach old problems

• Undergraduate degree required, graduate degree in business, economics or public policy preferred

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.