Position: Sr. Sourcing Manager - Telecommunications & Hardware
Company: NetApp
Location: Sunnyvale, CA
Designation: Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For
Job Summary:
The Senior Sourcing Manager is responsible for sourcing indirect spend, maximizing revenue opportunities while minimizing business and legal exposure. Ensures contracts and business relationships adhere to company policy and legal requirements. This includes creating cost savings for NetApp, identifying and developing high quality suppliers, increasing the efficiency of the sourcing and purchasing process, ensuring a fair and equitable environment for suppliers doing business with Network Appliance Inc.
Essential Functions:
Procurement, contractual and supplier management responsibilities for indirect spend
Drafting agreements, Requests for Information (RFI), Requests for Proposal (RFP) and Requests for Quotation (RFQ) documentation with no direction using traditional or e-sourcing applications
Developing performance metrics for Supplier scorecarding and contract terms and coordinating/conducting Supplier reviews
Oversee supplier performance consistent with established goals and performance metrics
Aggressive pursuit of cost savings opportunities balanced with creating win-win supplier contract terms for optimal service
Ability to develop and plan individual commodity strategies with minimal supervision as well as manage projects and programs
Participates in developing and executing some global commodity strategies as well as leads diverse projects and programs
Job Requirements Requirements:
Leadership
Sound understanding of NetApp Values (Create a Model Company, Trust & Integrity, Leadership, Simplicity, Teamwork & Synergy, Go Beyond, Get Things Done!)
Functions as a lead consultant and project manager
Ability to manage beyond own organization, recognizing business concerns of NetApp as a whole
Proficiency to manage and/or lead cross-functional/organizational global project teams
Ability to forecast long-range implication of decisions and develop short-term tactics to reach them
Able to seek out and obtain local and country buy-in to reach sourcing and procurement objectives
Technical Functional Experience
Demonstrates expertise as a procurement subject expert within the organization
Demonstrates working knowledge of company business in solving a broad range of problems and develops innovative solutions to problems
Able to convey complex business concepts through oral and written communication
Effectively leads teams in projects of significant complexity
Develop and negotiate complex contract and pricing agreements
Expert knowledge and ability to apply procurement policies, theories and concepts
Ability to successfully interact and influence senior management both internal and external escalating issues to senior management when appropriate
Ability to analyze information, make recommendations, develop reports, and present data to senior level management with minimal review
Demonstrated competency in the procurement process and the practical application of ethical business practices
Partnering with the customer on their budget management and spend forecasting
Professional Skills
Working with Others – (1) Able to manage, build rapport and influence external and internal resources on program development and implementation, (2) Able to confront people and/or project problems as appropriate to steer timely resolution
Teamwork – (1) Leads sourcing project teams to appropriate supplier selections, scope of work and contract terms, (2) Leads complex and/or global cross-functional teams as needed
Problem Solving and Decision Making – Works independently and develops approach to solutions exercising considerable latitude in determining assignment objectives. Work may be reviewed upon completion for adequacy in meeting objectives
Planning & Organizing – (1) Ability to prioritize key tasks and projects (2) Able to set clear objectives and goals for tasks with measurable success metrics for the projects and/or teams they are leading
Results Oriented – Takes responsibility and required action to meet deadlines
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