HR and Professional Services Sourcing Director

Essential Responsibilities

• Independently performs a variety of complex sourcing and procurement activities to deliver value, cost savings, and risk mitigation.
• Leads the development of HR and Professional Services category management strategies, working to improve total cost of ownership and meet departmental and company goals.
• Negotiates complex vendor contracts and monitors contract compliance to ensure terms and conditions are being met and the expected value is delivered.
• Analyzes purchasing patterns, defines priorities for assigned category of goods and services, and develops opportunities for cost savings, demand management, and risk mitigation.
• Researches and reports on industry trends and initiatives; investigates targeted industries, potential suppliers, and critical service factors to develop category strategies.
• Develops and initiates complex requests for proposal documents, reviews supplier proposals, makes supplier recommendations, issues awards, and negotiates supplier contracts.
• Collaborates with HR, business and operational leads to develop strategic sourcing initiatives and oversees the implementation of key priorities.
• Manages key strategic relationships and is a key resource for resolving vendor disputes.
• Ensures compliance with corporate policies and procedures and applicable legal and regulatory requirements throughout the procurement process.
• Advocates and monitors departmental procurement procedures, and may recommend changes and improvements.
• Ensures high-quality centralized sourcing and procurement services, promoting and advocating Procurement engagement and compliance with policies.
• Maintains and manages key strategic relationships and is a key resource for resolving vendor disputes.
• Monitors procurement system(s), as well as identifies and recommends upgrades and changes.
• Identify and analyze multiple procurement data sources; develop spend trend analysis and key metrics reporting for various stakeholders.
• Supports other category management strategies, providing sourcing expertise when needed.

Qualifications / Experience Required

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, Supply Chain, or related field.
• 10 years of professional experience in a strategic sourcing role, with extensive experience in HR and Professional Services category management for a publicly traded company.
• Experience developing category and supplier strategies.
• Experience using procurement market intelligence tools.
• Experience in executive management reporting.
• Strong negotiation skills.
• Ability to influence others.
• Knowledge of P2P processes, category management, and other key procurement best practices.
• Knowledge of US/EU regulations impacting procurement and contracting, including data privacy laws.
• Financial acumen, data analytics skills including the use of common tools such as Excel, PowerBI, or Qlik.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Ability to manage multiple complex initiatives at once, with strong prioritization skills.
• Essential knowledge of the Microsoft Office suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Access).
• Good judgment in safeguarding Company confidential information.
• Ability to work independently and know when to ask for support, assistance, or direction.