Specific Expected Contributions (including duties and responsibilities) 

• Responsible for managing Strategic Sourcing Processes for Categories including HR, L&D, TA/Talent, Contingent Labor, Consulting, Financial Services, Travel, and other related services. 

• Partner closely with cross-functional teams and business leaders to develop and implement strategies. 

• Research and negotiate vendor agreements and contracts. 

• Driving key stakeholder alignment and driving successful execution of sourcing and procurement strategies 

• Define and implement process improvements in the category to increase Business stakeholder satisfaction, reduce cycle time of engagement and deliver efficiency gains while ensuring compliance with policies and mitigating supplier risk. 

• Establish category documentation such as addressable spend, category value levers, and evaluates preliminary category value hypotheses. 

• Exhibit solid leadership skills and demonstrates an ability to recruit, mentor, develop and retain outstanding strategic sourcing teams. 

• Develop team member capabilities, particularly in category management and strategic sourcing processes. 

Specific Candidate Profile (the education, experience, skills and attributes that are important for this position) 

• BS/BA in Supply Chain, Economics, Finance or Business Administration; CSCP or MBA preferred 

• Minimum 7 years of combined sourcing/procurement/supply chain experience and/or functional experience in the assigned category 

• Demonstrates expertise in strategic sourcing for Corporate Services categories at a global scale and within a fast paced, and dynamic organization. 

• Deep category experience in the following subcategories: 

• Contingent Labor and Consulting  

• HR Services, Benefits, Payroll 

• Talent Acquisition Services 

• Learning and Development  

• Inclusion and Diversity 

• Travel and Entertainment  

• Logistics 

• Financial Services  

• Corporate Services Industry expertise, either in a Sourcing/Procurement role or within the business  

• Successful track record in developing collaborative, highly effective, strategic, and tactical relationships with diverse business groups across all levels.  

• Experience utilizing relevant procurement technologies (e.g. Tableau and BirchStreet etc.) 

• Excellent interpersonal, communication and relationship building skills.