Sourcing Manager

Job Description

Department: Guidance - Procurement : 30404
Guidance Job Category: Finance & Accounting Job Code: Job Title: Sourcing Manager Keywords: Number of Positions: 1 Remaining Positions: 1 Duties:

• Manage sourcing activities for hardware, software, telecom, data center, and professional services including network hardware (e.g., routing, switching, NICs, etc)
• Supplier engagement: Lead and coordinate all procurement efforts to identify, survey, audit, assess and qualify new suppliers.
• Contract Strategy and Execution: Lead the business negotiation process with external suppliers. Own contract initiation and closure.
• Develop a comprehensive procurement strategy focused on the network hardware ecosystem: hardware, service, licensing, support.
• Work with internal partners and key suppliers to improve efficiencies, tracking and pricing specific to network hardware service, support, and licensing engagements.
• RFx Services: Own and lead the supplier interface for all RFI, RFP and RFQ services. Partner with appropriate internal teams.
• Competitive Benchmarking: Identify key benchmark suppliers in RFx efforts. Partner to identify evaluation criteria and provide relevant data back to internal team.
• SLA Performance: Continuously measure and improve supplier actual performance against mutually agreed SLA.
• Cost Modeling: Ensure best in class pricing and terms are secured for equipment and services. Build should-cost models when appropriate.
• Preferred Suppliers: Identify, qualify, and formalize which suppliers are on FTG's preferred supplier list. Ensure internal partner alignment.
• Supplier Development & Management: Lead business review process to measure, analyze and identify points of strength and weakness with regards to supplier performance. Issue supplier corrective action requests and development plans, as needed.
• Drive continuous improvement of supplier performance (e.g. cost, terms, quality, timely delivery).
• Communicate authoritatively and actively with all partners throughout the project lifecycle.
• Be the sourcing subject matter authority helping to identify and demonstrate best practices in the realms of procurement, supplier management and category management.
• 100% Remote
• 8 AM to 5 PM PST

Skills:

• Ability to quickly absorb and apply relevant technical information
• Experience with creation and improvement of business processes and documentation
• Ability to alternate seamlessly between tactical and strategic work
• Prior experience in the cloud industry, computer hardware or related field is desired.
• Prior experience working in a fast-paced, startup environent desired.

Top Required Skills -

• Experience sourcing and a technical understanding of hardware, software, telecom, data center, professional services, and networking hardware
• Knowledge of network hardware markets and experience working with key suppliers therein (e.g., Juniper, Palo Alto, Arista, Dell, etc)
• Experience with SaaS
• Experience with Contract Negotiations
• Proven success in contract negotiation relative to commodities, equipment, and software. Analytical and results focused.

Education:

• BA/BS or equivalent with 7+ years of relevant experience.

ttachments: Location Client Location Country: United States State/Province: Californi City: Oakland ddress: 1955 Broadway, 10095 POSTAL CODE: 94612 Work Location Same as Client Location Other Client Location Work Completed Offsite Schedule Start Date: 09/19/2023 Hours Per Week: 40.00 Est. End Date: 03/15/2024 Hours Per Day: 8.00 Schedule Notes: Days Per Week: 5.00

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