Corporate Planning & Management - Global Procurement, Strategic Sourcing Manager, Software​/SaaS

Overview

Corporate Planning & Management
- Global Procurement
- Strategic Sourcing Manager, Software/SaaS (Associate)

The Corporate Planning & Management (CPM) Division unifies Finance & Planning, Spend Management, Operational Risk and Resilience, and CPM Engineering teams to deliver business planning and analytics, expense management, third party risk management, and governance strategies across the firm. CPM has 5 operating pillars:
Finance & Planning, Product Finance, Global Procurement, Operational Risk & Resilience, and CPM Engineering. Global Procurement encompasses the functions responsible for managing all aspects of the firm s spend with third parties, advising on commercial agreements and driving operating efficiency.

Within CPM, Global Procurement includes Strategic Sourcing, Procure to Pay, Integrated Travel and Expense, Infrastructure and Transformation, and Sustainable Operations. The CPM Engineering team provides engineering solutions to manage third-party spend, data and automation, plan budgets, forecast financial scenarios, allocate expenses and support decision making in-line with the firm s objectives.

Professionals in CPM have an analytical mindset and intellectual curiosity and come from diverse academic backgrounds. This role sits within the Global Procurement pillar.

The Strategic Sourcing team within Global Procurement drives the execution of strategic priorities related to the Firm s relationships with vendors. We partner with stakeholders across the firm to support spend categories including Technology, Professional Services, Legal, Corporate Workplace, Human Resources, Marketing, and others. The role involves managing the vendor relationship lifecycle from procurement to payment.

The Strategic Sourcing professional is a highly commercial role that requires extensive internal and external interfacing, implementation of best practices, and sound judgement to deliver the right outcomes for the firm.

This role sits within the Technology category, partnering with Engineering leadership and other stakeholders on AI, software/SaaS, cloud compute, hardware, storage, telecommunications, multimedia, and co-location engagements. The role reports to the Software category leader.

• Lead or participate in contract and commercial negotiations for technology-related products and services globally, with a focus on software agreements (including SaaS/PaaS) and adherence to the firm s vendor-related policies and practices.
• Collaborate with risk management partners (Legal, Finance, Information Security, Compliance, etc.) to ensure vendor management policies and procedures are followed.
• Create financial analyses of pending transactions, including review of vendor financial viability, total cost of ownership, and ROI analyses; may involve benchmarking and identifying cost savings opportunities.
• Advise the business/technology teams on licensing, and contractual/vendor risk considerations.
• Lead or participate in license audits and certifications in collaboration with end users, technology, legal, and other groups.
• Liaise with Engineering leadership, business managers, and relationship managers to identify and escalate vendor or client sensitivities and opportunities.
• Track and report on strategic vendor management activities, spend, and trends across strategic vendors and their impact on firm units.

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