Senior Manager, Global Procurement (IT/Martech, Professional Services)
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Location: Newark, NJ 07104
Description:
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ABOUT THIS ROLE
As the Senior Manager, Global Procurement (IT, Martech, Professional Services categories) at Audible, you will play a pivotal role in driving strategic sourcing and supplier management initiatives across the company. Reporting to the Director of Procurement, you will be responsible for developing and implementing tailored procurement strategies that align with the various business team's objectives and priorities. You lead the strategic sourcing process for IT, Martech, & Professional Services -focused on indirect spend categories. You will analyze spend data to identify cost reduction opportunities, managing the contract lifecycle, driving the adoption of procurement technologies and policies, providing strategic guidance to leadership, and continuously improving procurement policies, procedures, and metrics to elevate the function's strategic impact within your respective categories. You will act as trusted partner to the business, leveraging your unique blend of procurement expertise to enable their success and contribute to Audible's overall business objectives.
As a Senior Manager, Global Procurement, you will...
- Facilitate cross-functional teams from differing levels of the organization regarding procurement-related services. Conduct/provide expertise to strategic sourcing, supplier selection, industry analysis and contract execution
- Execute projects and support multiple categories of spend, specifically IT, MarTech, & Professional Services
- Manage the development and implementation of sourcing strategies and provide consultation to senior management on supplier management, industry trends and strategic cost reduction opportunities
- Analyze spending, identify new cost reduction opportunities within supported categories, and lead conversations with the business stakeholders regarding identified opportunities
- Work collaboratively with the business and legal teams to execute contractual agreements
- Develop and document complex project plans and lead others in executing project plans for key strategic sourcing events
- Assist in the development of e-procurement policies and practices
- Provide guidance to technology plans and programs designed to augment and support the procurement function
- Conduct analysis and recommend changes to procurement processes and procedures, including appropriate communication and training
- Collect relevant supplier performance metrics and provide input to the supplier performance review process
- Monitor compliance with sourcing policies
ABOUT AUDIBLE
Audible is the leading producer and provider of audio storytelling. We spark listeners' imaginations, offering immersive, cinematic experiences full of inspiration and insight to enrich our customers daily lives. We are a global company with an entrepreneurial spirit. We are dreamers and inventors who are passionate about the positive impact Audible can make for our customers and our neighbors. This spirit courses throughout Audible, supporting a culture of creativity and inclusion built on our People Principles and our mission to build more equitable communities in the cities we call home.
ABOUT THIS ROLE
As the Senior Manager, Global Procurement (IT, Martech, Professional Services categories) at Audible, you will play a pivotal role in driving strategic sourcing and supplier management initiatives across the company. Reporting to the Director of Procurement, you will be responsible for developing and implementing tailored procurement strategies that align with the various business team's objectives and priorities. You lead the strategic sourcing process for IT, Martech, & Professional Services -focused on indirect spend categories. You will analyze spend data to identify cost reduction opportunities, managing the contract lifecycle, driving the adoption of procurement technologies and policies, providing strategic guidance to leadership, and continuously improving procurement policies, procedures, and metrics to elevate the function's strategic impact within your respective categories. You will act as trusted partner to the business, leveraging your unique blend of procurement expertise to enable their success and contribute to Audible's overall business objectives.
As a Senior Manager, Global Procurement, you will...
- Facilitate cross-functional teams from differing levels of the organization regarding procurement-related services. Conduct/provide expertise to strategic sourcing, supplier selection, industry analysis and contract execution
- Execute projects and support multiple categories of spend, specifically IT, MarTech, & Professional Services
- Manage the development and implementation of sourcing strategies and provide consultation to senior management on supplier management, industry trends and strategic cost reduction opportunities
- Analyze spending, identify new cost reduction opportunities within supported categories, and lead conversations with the business stakeholders regarding identified opportunities
- Work collaboratively with the business and legal teams to execute contractual agreements
- Develop and document complex project plans and lead others in executing project plans for key strategic sourcing events
- Assist in the development of e-procurement policies and practices
- Provide guidance to technology plans and programs designed to augment and support the procurement function
- Conduct analysis and recommend changes to procurement processes and procedures, including appropriate communication and training
- Collect relevant supplier performance metrics and provide input to the supplier performance review process
- Monitor compliance with sourcing policies
ABOUT AUDIBLE
Audible is the leading producer and provider of audio storytelling. We spark listeners' imaginations, offering immersive, cinematic experiences full of inspiration and insight to enrich our customers daily lives. We are a global company with an entrepreneurial spirit. We are dreamers and inventors who are passionate about the positive impact Audible can make for our customers and our neighbors. This spirit courses throughout Audible, supporting a culture of creativity and inclusion built on our People Principles and our mission to build more equitable communities in the cities we call home.