Sr. Strategic Sourcing Manager

We are Lennar Lennar is one of the nation’s leading homebuilders, dedicated to making an impact and creating an extraordinary experience for their Homeowners, Communities, and Associates by building quality homes and providing exceptional customer service, giving back to the communities in which we work and live in, and fostering a culture of opportunity and growth for our Associates throughout their career.

Lennar has been recognized as a Fortune 500® company and consistently ranked among the top homebuilders in the United States.

The IT Senior Strategic Sourcing Manager reports to the Head of IT Strategic Sourcing and Vendor Management Office (SVMO) and is responsible for developing and executing strategic sourcing initiatives across a broad portfolio of IT categories. These include application development, e-commerce, enterprise software, technical consulting, networking and data center hardware, PCs, tablets and peripherals, hosting services, mobile service providers, and telecommunications.

This role partners with business and technology leaders to understand requirements, evaluate solutions, and develop sourcing strategies that optimize costs, maximize value, and support the company’s technology objectives.

• Key responsibilities include analyzing historical spend to identify savings opportunities, leading complex contract negotiations, developing strategic supplier partnerships, and overseeing supplier performance and contract management.
• Reviews documentation and legal drafts of contracts/agreements, ensuring contractual/agreement requirements are met, and works directly with Strategic Sourcing Managers and key stakeholders to ensure contract/agreement language and requirements are appropriate and comply with Lennar Corporation policies and procedures.
• Coordinates work with various departments and serves as a liaison between Lennar Corporation and vendors to oversee the intake, review and finalization of all IT and HR contracts that bind the corporation.
• Lead, mentor, and coach managers and specialists.
• Review, draft, redline, and negotiate a variety of technology-related agreements, including SOW's, POC's, order forms, amendments, etc. while maintaining coordination with internal and external stakeholders.
• 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 and procure-to-pay processes.
• Effectively deal with conflict inherent in procurement and sourcing operations between suppliers and stakeholders.

• 7+ years of IT Purchasing experience
• 7+ years of IT Sourcing experience
• Must have experience working with large technology partners such as AT&T, CDW, Cisco, IBM, Insight, Oracle, Microsoft, Salesforce, Verizon and VMWare.
• ITIL experience preferred
• Excellent customer service skills.
• Excellent attention to detail and follow-up skills.
• Ability to work in challenging and ambiguous environments.
• Ability to communicate effectively with executives, clients, and…