What you’ll do
As a Strategic Sourcing Manager, you are a highly motivated self-starter who is responsible for category development, strategic procurement engagement, and sourcing execution in collaboration with key internal customers and cross-functional stakeholders. You will have the opportunity to create value and achieve cost savings for Docusign by leading and negotiating deals including SOWs, Order Forms, Software Agreements, and technology Services Agreements. You are accountable for supplier selection and management through planning and executing RFx, monitoring service providers through the purchasing lifecycle, and addressing risk and supplier performance. You are enthusiastic in analyzing spend opportunities and preparing reports to track and create visibility to supplier expenses across the company. You are proactive in building relationships with business partners and addressing their supplier requirements for spend categories including, but not limited to, professional services and technology.
This position is an individual contributor role reporting to the Director of Strategic Sourcing.
Responsibility
● Develop and implement category management plans and sourcing strategies to negotiate and ensure cost savings/avoidance and performance targets are achieved
● Establish and lead cross functional teams of key stakeholders to collaboratively define business requirements and execute supplier initiatives that create value, improve quality, and reduce risk
● Develop analytical reports on savings, metrics, and KPIs to monitor progress against objectives and key results
● Provide cross functional and top-down visibility into supplier spend and performance
● Support RFx efforts by leading project teams through supplier selection processes
● Partner closely with cross functional teams such as Legal, Information Security, and Third Party Governance in ushering agreements through the source to pay workflow while securing favorable terms/deal structures
● Manage strategic procurement engagement with one or more key business units
Job Designation
Remote: Employee is not required to be in or near an office frequently and works from a designated remote work location for the majority of the time.
Positions at Docusign are assigned a job designation of either In Office, Hybrid, or Remote and are specific to the role/job. Preferred job designations are not guaranteed when changing positions within Docusign. Docusign reserves the right to change a position's job designation depending on business needs and as permitted by local law.
What you bring
Basic
● 8+ years of related experience in a Procurement/ Sourcing function - experience must include at least 4 years of experience sourcing software and complex technology services
● BA/BS degree in Business Administration, Supply Chain Management or equivalent
● Experience leveraging AI solutions, eSourcing tools, spend analytics tools, Excel, and Google suite
● Proficiency with services and technology related governing and engagement documents
● Extensive negotiation and contract management experience
● Customer service focus, communication skills, and attention to detail
● Category management plan development and execution experience
● Ability to lead complex sourcing events (RFP, RFI, and RFQ)
Preferred
● Master’s degree (MBA or similar)
● Procurement professional certification (e.g. CPSM, CIPS, CSP)
● Experience with Oracle or similar P2P systems
● Experience with enterprise-scale procurement intake and workflow tools
● Results-oriented mindset. Proven track record delivering quality outcomes for partners
● Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills
● Experience using Tableau or other data visualization tools
● Ability to lead complex initiatives and collaborate effectively with cross functional partners and project management skills
Over Cognizant
Cognizant (NASDAQ: CTSH) is een bouwer van AI-oplossingen en een leverancier van technologiediensten. Wij slaan de brug tussen AI-investeringen en ondernemingswaarde door het bouwen van full-stack AI-oplossingen voor onze klanten. Onze diepgaande kennis van sectoren, processen en engineering stelt ons in staat om de unieke context van een organisatie te verankeren in technologische systemen. Deze systemen versterken het menselijk potentieel, realiseren tastbare resultaten en geven wereldwijde ondernemingen een voorsprong in een snel veranderende wereld. Ontdek hoe op cognizant.ai of @cognizant.
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