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Job Title: Strategic Sourcing Contracts Manager - Senior (6-10 years)

Location: Lone Tree, CO 80124; Omaha, NE 68154; Austin, TX 78758; Westlake, TX 76262 (Hybrid)

Duration: 12 months Contract

PR: $50-53.75/hr on W2

Job Description:

Your opportunity in the Corporate Vendor Management (CVM) at the client is responsible for supporting a firm-wide, end-to-end vendor relationship management process to maximize vendor performance and optimize value. CVM provides strategic sourcing support; identifies, mitigates, monitors, and manages vendor risk; and assists the client in meeting regulatory and compliance requirements. The CVM organization is currently seeking to expand category management and strategic sourcing capabilities for the Financial Services and Market Data spend category. In addition to sourcing, CVM also partners with business units to identify, mitigate, monitor, and manage vendor risk and assists the client in meeting regulatory and compliance requirements.

What you are good at:

• The Strategic Sourcing Contracts Manager, Financial Services and Market Data, will play an essential role within Corporate Vendor Management (CVM) by providing business partners with category management leadership, planning and expertise.
• The Financial Services and Market Data sourcing role will develop and manage a category plan for vendors that provide financial services which could include technology products and services for merchant/payment, banking and capital markets and/or market data which could include pricing, indices, research, news, reference, and fundamentals data. The Strategic Sourcing Contracts Manager will develop and execute a category plan through the analysis of supplier inventory, industry trends, business requirements and corporate risk tolerance.
• This position will be responsible for fostering strong relationships with senior clients stakeholders in several core business units; developing, maintaining and executing Financial Services and Market Data category sourcing plans; leading all aspects of the strategic sourcing lifecycle; as well as collaborating with Risk groups and Corporate Legal Services, as required, on vendor engagements.
• The Senior Manager will lead competitive sourcing events to identify competitive vendors or alternative solutions that will generate leverage and drive favorable pricing.
• The Sr. Manager will lead the review, analysis, and negotiation of strategic projects, identify competitive vendors or other alternatives to generate advantages and drive favorable pricing and terms and conditions.
• Gather business and technical requirements and produce necessary documentation in support of RFx events. Develop internal presentations and business cases to support management approvals of multi-year vendor agreements.
• Additionally develop, review, and handle any ad hoc documents requiring special risk and legal reviews.
• Provide economic analysis of vendor proposals and various internal management inquiries for existing or potential vendor expenditures. Identify and document both internal and external risks associated with financial services or market data transactions.
• Work with Finance, Legal, Risk and other subject matter experts within the client to ensure that policies and procedures and followed and met.
• The Senior Manager will also ensure that industry-leading procurement services and tools are utilized to support growth and evolution of relationships for our suppliers and business partners

What You Have:

• 7 years of experience in the sourcing of Financial Services and/or Market Data, category management expertise, strategic sourcing, consulting, vendor management, risk management and/or procurement (required).
• The ability to lead cross-functional teams and to build and manage category management plans that maximize value and mitigate risks while ensuring internal stakeholders requirements are met.
• Consistent and proven track record of building effective working relationships with senior level business partners and internal stakeholders as well as supplier counterparts.
• Self-starter, able to manage multiple projects and succeed in a dynamic, fast-paced environment with minimal direction.
• Strong negotiation skills and understanding of contract law and risk requirements.
• Expertise in sourcing policy, procedures and processes.
• Flexible and adaptable in handling/implementing change and understands how change will impact the team, internal Business Partners and vendors.
• Ability to lead all aspects of multiple projects and work in a fast-paced environment with tight target dates.
• Ability to apply organizational change management and consulting skills / knowledge and expertise.
• Strong oral and written communication skills.
• Strong research and analytical skills.
• Strong interpersonal, problem solving, conflict resolution, facilitation, and negotiation skills.
• Required proficiency in Word, PowerPoint and Excel; Experience with Ariba, and Tableau is a plus.
• Bachelors degree or equivalent experience; Masters degree in business, supply chain management or technology is a plus

About ASK: ASK Consulting is an award-winning technology and professional services recruiting firm servicing Fortune 500 organizations nationally. With 5 nationwide offices, two global delivery centers, and employees in 42 states-ASK Consulting connects people with amazing opportunities

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