Manager, Strategic Sourcing

Responsibilities

• Reviews documentation and legal draft of contracts/agreements, ensuring requirements are met, and works directly with business executive leadership and key stakeholders to ensure language and requirements are appropriate and comply with Lennar Corporation policies and procedures.
• Covers coordination of work with various departments and serves as a liaison between Lennar Corporation and vendors to oversee the intake, review and finalization of all contracts that bind the corporation.
• Strategic thinker with demonstrated good business acumen and can quickly understand complex business programs related to Information Technologies and services.
• Project management skills and the ability to manage and lead programs with cross functional teams across the organization.
• Supplier relationship management, engagement, and continuous improvement of supplier performance.
• Responsible for creating and facilitating the issuance and evaluation of RFP’s, RFI’s, etc.
• Ability to prepare and/or diagnose/interpret financial and other relevant analysis related to the product being sourced.
• Negotiate and prepare contracts with appropriate terms and conditions.
• Resolve conflicts or service level issues regarding supplier performance.
• Excellent understanding of IT protocols and guidelines; ensure that IT minimum standards are applied and properly documented.
• Effectively communicates program needs status with internal team members and external stakeholders, ability to build stakeholder trust and influence change.
• Proficient understanding of procurement systems and functionality as well as procure-to-pay processes.
• Effectively deals with conflict inherent in procurement operations between suppliers and stakeholders.
• Create breakthrough strategies, which deliver both quick wins and longer-term benefits.

Requirements

• 10+ years of Strategic Sourcing and procurement operations experience in the technology industry.
• Proven ability to drive scalable operational transformation in a fast-paced environment.
• Must have experience working with large technology partners such as industry leaders within professional service and software/hardware.
• Bachelor’s Degree required, MBA a plus.
• Strong analytical mindset with experience using data to influence strategy, prioritize opportunities, and measure business outcomes.
• Six Sigma and/or CPSM certification preferred.

Physical & Office/Site Presence Requirements

This is primarily a sedentary office position which requires the incumbent to have the ability to operate computer equipment, speak, hear, bend, stoop, reach, lift, and move and carry up to 25 lbs. Finger dexterity is necessary.

Benefits

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Life at Lennar

Lennar is an equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local fair employment practices laws.