Strategic Sourcing Category Senior Associate, Software​/SaaS

Strategic Sourcing Category Senior Associate, Software/SaaS

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KPMG is currently seeking a Senior Associate, Category Management Lead for IT Contract Renewals to join our Strategic Sourcing and Procurement organization.

• Provide sourcing category expertise in IT Contract Renewals and develop category strategies based on rigorous analysis of spend data, supply market dynamics, category intelligence, and business requirements; develop and implement strategies for tracking technology-related maintenance and support renewals throughout their contract life cycles to increase cost effectiveness, improve quality, reduce operational risk, and ensure tackling of savings realized
• Perform due diligence, including but not limited to obtaining supplier quotes in a proactive and timely manner, providing renewal notifications, and confirming requirements with respective business owners; identify areas for cost reduction, negotiate best price, and process the renewals in accordance with the underlying contract and the firm's various compliance areas
• Conduct complex data analysis and build financial models (such as ROI, NPV, supplier scorecards, savings tracking, make versus buy decision models); execute strategic sourcing projects using common sourcing practices to deliver exceptional total value in partnership with key stakeholders across the Firm
• Implement strategies to best manage the supply base for the IT Contract Renewals category, reviewing suppliers against contracted obligations/service levels, risk requirements and business expectations; develop and execute negotiation strategies to maximize total value and minimize risks
• Partner with the business to build influence, evaluate and challenge the status quo; educate and enforce compliance to procurement policies and ensure adoption; work with suppliers and key stakeholders to manage supplier performance and develop new capabilities; provide suppliers feedback on performance, continuous improvement, and innovation; determine root cause and work with internal stakeholders and suppliers to drive to an efficient resolution when performance issues are identified
• Work with legal and other areas to ensure proper representation and enforcement of critical terms and conditions
• Act with integrity, professionalism, and personal responsibility to uphold KPMG's respectful and courteous work environment

• Minimum three years of recent, related work experience in sourcing, contract negotiation, supplier management, outsourcing, and project management experience demonstrating success in positions of increasing complexity; combination of management consulting and line role experience desired
• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college/university required
• Good working knowledge of Service Now preferred; working knowledge of common contractual issues to mitigate risk and negotiate sound IT renewals; proficiency and knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, Excel, Word, Visio, PowerPoint and more); solid understanding of contract terms and techniques for driving value and managing risks; capable of building strong trusting relationships with business partners
• Strong interpersonal, collaborative and influencing skills to effectively navigate a complex management and organization structure with a high degree of ambiguity; able to work effectively with suppliers, project team members, project sponsors, functional leads, and senior management; ability to lead, support and conduct successful negotiations
• Solid organizational and time management and project management skills and the ability to execute on multiple projects, RFXs and contract negotiations simultaneously; demonstrated analytical, financial, problem solving, organization, and project management skills to include stakeholder and meeting facilitation skills
• Applicants must be authorized to work in the U.S. without the need for employment-based visa sponsorship now or in the future; KPMG LLP will not sponsor applicants for U.S. work visa status for this opportunity

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