Sr. Manager, Sourcing

We need to output only HTML fragment with sections for headings present: About the role? Actually the posting includes "About Us", "Job Description", "Overview", "Essential Functions", "Key responsibilities include..." etc. We need to use

for section headings like About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We should only include sections when posting has real specific content. We need to extract content for each relevant section. Let's parse: - About Us: description of Visa. Could be considered "About the role"? Actually "About Us" is company description, not role. The instruction: use

for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). So we should map content to those headings if applicable. "About Us" could be considered "About the role"? Might be okay to use "About the role" heading and put Visa description there. But they said do NOT repeat the job title as a heading (the page already shows it) and do NOT put Job ID / requisition numbers as headings — fold minor metadata into a short

or drop it. So we can have an "About the role" section with Visa overview. - Responsibilities: we have "Essential Functions" and "Key responsibilities include...". So we can put under Responsibilities. - Requirements: we have "Qualifications" section with Basic Qualifications and Preferred Qualifications. That's Requirements. - Skills: maybe we can extract skills from qualifications: e.g., relationship building, negotiation, data analysis, etc. Could be a Skills section. - Benefits: we have "Visa has a comprehensive benefits package..." includes Medical, Dental, Vision, 401(k), FSA/HSA, Life Insurance, Paid Time Off, Wellness Program. - Pay: we have salary range $127,300 to $204,100 per year, may include potential sales incentive payments, bonus and equity. - Schedule: we have "Work Hours Varies upon the needs of the department." Also "Hybrid position to be located in our Austin, TX office location. Visa requires at least 3 days in office". Also Travel Requirements 5-10% of the time. So schedule could include hybrid, office days, travel. We must not include sections with filler like "commensurate with experience". We have actual content. We must remove boilerplate: EEO, legal, scam-warning, duplicated lines, application instructions. Also "Information for US Applicants" is okay to keep for pay/benefits. We need to preserve all substantive information; do not invent or summarize away detail. So we need to keep details like specific responsibilities bullet points. We must use

• for any list of duties/requirements/benefits, and

  for prose. Thus for each section we need to decide if content is list or prose. Let's structure:

  About the role

  Visa is a world leader in payments technology, facilitating transactions between consumers, merchants, financial institutions and government entities across more than 200 countries and territories, dedicated to uplifting everyone, everywhere by being the best way to pay and be paid. At Visa, you'll have the opportunity to create impact at scale — tackling meaningful challenges, growing your skills and seeing your contributions impact lives around the world. Join Visa and do work that matters – to you, to your community, and to the world. Progress starts with you.

  That's from About Us.

  Responsibilities

  • Build strong relationships with business partners to drive Sourcing engagements and influence role of Sourcing within various business teams.
  • Provide direct visibility to senior executives including Visa’s SVP and Leadership Team members; regularly update executives at all levels on deal status, category reporting, etc.
  • Provide continuous written and verbal updates to business partners, suppliers and other stakeholders on deal status.
  • Take a global view to ensure Visa leverages its scale domestically and internationally.
  • Deliver end-to-end sourcing services: lead sourcing processes, execute RFx processes, conduct negotiations, review contracts, manage other sourcing-related activities.
  • Ensure procurement actions are efficient, cost-effective, and compliant with Visa's policies.
  • Participate in supplier selection and moderately complex contract negotiations, involving legal and other departments as necessary, to achieve favorable terms on quality, delivery, and price, and ensure end-user needs are met and deliver cost savings.
  • Drive completion of simultaneous projects by proactively considering new alternatives and driving critical thinking to optimize results.
  • Build relationships and effectively partner across varied functions with internal stakeholders, external suppliers, agencies, and colleagues to foster open collaboration and influence change.
  • Manage and analyze large datasets and information sources to support business cases and development of category strategies, negotiation plans, and internal discussions.
  • Take part in and prepare materials for quarterly reporting, regularly recurring team meetings, and ongoing updates to peers and leaders.
  • Maintain external focus by leveraging industry peers, organizations, associations and by continuing to build strong relationships outside of Visa.
  • Provide high-level education to business partners on the overall continuous strategic sourcing process from needs identification through supplier performance management across multiple partners.
  • Contribute significantly to achievement of defined category performance targets and assist in driving performance of associated suppliers; measure supplier’s performance to ensure performance meets expectations.
  • Communicate effectively and frequently, listen carefully, and actively seek and value the perspectives of others.
  • Support various category leaders in developing supplier plans with a focus on continuous improvement and innovation.
  • Support high-level change management initiatives requiring strong understanding of external industry best practices and implementation of Visa-wide policies.
  • Develop and drive a pipeline of projects and proactively engage Stakeholder Business Partners.
  • Create, write, negotiate, and review supplier contracts; work with internal business partners to establish agreements reflecting company interests.
  • Manage escalations; support Sourcing and Stakeholder teams to negotiate and drive best-in-class deals for Visa.
  • Drive multi-vendor strategies to optimize Visa’s leverage and reduce operational risk.
  • Execute RFx events to support Visa’s Sourcing organization.
  • Perform savings tracking and report realized savings on a continual basis.
  • Negotiate contract terms and conditions as a first line of defense, in partnership with Visa Legal, Data Privacy, Cybersecurity, and other teams.
  • Take part in quarterly reporting, regularly recurring team meetings, and ongoing updates to direct reports, peers and leaders around the organization.
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  • for list. Thus:

    Requirements

    • Basic Qualifications:
      • 8 or more years of relevant work experience with a Bachelor Degree
      • or at least 5 years of experience with an Advanced Degree (e.g. Masters, MBA, JD, MD)
      • or 2 years of work experience with a PhD
      • Demonstrated ability to manage vendor relationships and influence key vendor account executives.
      • Excellent written, oral and presentation skills and an ability to synthesize complex and technical information into clear recommendations on course of action.
      • High level of self-motivation and initiative, and ability to operate as a team player.
      • Willingness to offer thought leadership, to think Positively, and to offer new ways of approaching old problems.
      • Demonstrated fact based negotiation experience with data driven analysis.
    • Preferred Qualifications:
      • 9 or more years of relevant work experience with a Bachelor Degree
      • or 7 or more relevant years of experience with an Advanced Degree (e.g. Masters, MBA, JD, MD)
      • or 3 or more years of experience with a PhD
      • 4 years of experience within the professional services category
      • Experience leveraging AI for Sourcing activities (Spend analysis, Market Intelligence, Contract Review)
      • Demonstrated passion for Sourcing and understanding of Visa Products and other category management elements including the ability to converse with, and influence, key Business and Procurement executives on supplier strategy, sales models, market Visa levers, and financial modelling.
      • Experience supporting executive stakeholders with a passion to deliver outstanding customer service, forge lasting relationships, and approach goals with team interests in mind.
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    • . Could flatten. Better to keep as separate items with clear phrasing. We'll produce:

      Requirements

      • 8+ years relevant work experience with Bachelor's degree OR 5+ years with Advanced degree OR 2 years with PhD
      • Demonstrated ability to manage vendor relationships and influence key vendor account executives
      • Excellent written, oral and presentation skills; ability to synthesize complex technical info into clear recommendations
      • High self-motivation and initiative; able to operate as team player
      • Willingness to offer thought leadership, think positively, propose new approaches
      • Demonstrated fact-based negotiation experience with data-driven analysis
      • Preferred: 9+ years experience with Bachelor's OR 7+ years with Advanced degree OR 3+ years with PhD
      • Preferred: 4 years experience within professional services category
      • Preferred: Experience leveraging AI for Sourcing activities (spend analysis, market intelligence, contract review)
      • Preferred: Demonstrated passion for Sourcing and understanding of Visa Products; ability to converse with and influence key Business and Procurement executives on supplier strategy, sales models, market Visa levers, financial modelling
      • Preferred: Experience supporting executive stakeholders with passion to deliver outstanding customer service, forge lasting relationships, approach goals with team interests in mind
      But we risk summarizing away detail (e.g., turning "8 or more years of relevant work experience with a Bachelor Degree or at least 5 years of experience with an Advanced Degree (e.g. Masters, MBA, JD, MD) or 2 years of work experience with a PhD" into a shorter version. That might be considered summarizing. Safer to keep the exact phrasing. Thus we can keep each bullet as a sentence. Let's do:

      Requirements

      • 8 or more years of relevant work experience with a Bachelor Degree or at least 5 years of experience with an Advanced Degree (e.g. Masters, MBA, JD, MD) or 2 years of work experience with a PhD
      • Demonstrated ability to manage vendor relationships and influence key vendor account executives
      • Excellent written, oral and presentation skills and an ability to synthesize complex and technical information into clear recommendations on course of action
      • High level of self-motivation and initiative, and ability to operate as a team player
      • Willingness to offer thought leadership, to think Positively, and to offer new ways of approaching