Senior Strategic Sourcing Manager

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Position Overview

Do you have a passion for strategic sourcing? Can you spot opportunities where others can’t? Are you a change agent who challenges the status-quo and makes things better?  Do you enjoy working collaboratively with people across various disciplines to make their work easier and leading cross-functional teams that does the same? We’re all about accelerating careers, delighting our customers, and delivering results.  If you are too, then we have the right role for you!

Autodesk is looking for a Senior Strategic Sourcing Manager to lead sourcing and vendor management activities for assigned vendors, and projects within multiple categories including HR, Professional Services, Marketing and Technology. This individual must have a track record for developing and implementing sourcing strategies within multiple categories and must be able to lead cross functional teams to execute strategies and complete related contract negotiations. The successful candidate must also have a strong understanding of contractual terms and conditions and demonstrated ability to write and negotiate contracts. The Senior Strategic Sourcing Manager will focus on traditional sourcing models including portfolio analysis, planning, consolidation, supplier scorecards and vendor management.

Strategic Sourcing is a dynamic and growing organization within Autodesk’s Procurement Organization. In addition to the specific sourcing and vendor management responsibilities, this position is expected to contribute to the maturity of the overall function. This includes creating and refining processes, tools and templates that can be applied to across all vendors and categories worldwide.

This position can be located in either Canada or Dublin, Ireland and it reports to the Senior Manager, Strategic Sourcing.

Responsibilities

• Review and analyze data to determine cost savings opportunities through vendor consolidation and/or contract renegotiations

• Develop and implement category and sourcing strategies by collaborating with stakeholders and incorporating a thorough understanding of the business requirements, the departmental strategies and relevant market trends

• Drive the RFx process from start to finish; including requirements gathering, identifying potential respondents, identifying go/no go criteria, scorecards with criteria and weighting, bidder's conferences, negotiation and contracting

• Lead complex negotiations for master agremeents and statements of work - serve as a liaison between business and legal

• Help identify areas of risk for the business (i.e., indemnities, limits of liability, delivery of service, quality, performance, timeline, warranty, governance or other contractual terms); make recommendations where applicable

• Maintain proficiency in all relevant policies and procedures; be able to articulate and enforce such policies and procedures

• Ability to insert oneself into business and recognize areas that require improvement and make recommendations for efficiency gain

• Measure vendor performance against contract SLAs and expectations. Initiate corrective actions in the event of missed expectations

• Provide business with approved sourcing tools, processes, and knowledge to qualify vendors and manage vendor relationships

• Drive Supplier Review Meetings with key suppliers and senior level Autodesk stakeholders and provide input on performance and future needs/strategic planning

• Ability to build and maintain relationships with internal customers / clients as well as vendors

• Ability to shine under pressure while dealing with changing priorities and timelines

• Ability to clearly demonstrate subject matter expertise in sourcing initiatives to stakeholders

• Experience building and maintaining (partnering) effective working relationship with assigned business area

• Highly effective interpersonal and influencing skills necessary to obtain continued support from internal clients

• Highly developed business and communications skills necessary to successfully represent Autodesk in dealings with third parties

• Work with business units and corporate legal staff to prepare legally binding and enforceable documents

• Recommend systems and processes improvements to increase contract effectiveness within the enterprise

• Coordinate and provide contract and negotiation related training to business units

• Live the Autodesk cultural values by being Smart, Innovative, Adaptable, Inclusive, Impactful, Humble, Courageous, Accountable, Pragmatic and Customer Focused

Minimum Qualifications

• 5+ years experience focused on Strategic Sourcing and Category Management

• Prior vendor management experience

• Excellent interpersonal skills

• BA or equivalent experience

• Strong negotiation and influencing skills

• Presentation experience

• Prior global company experience a plus

• Procurement specific qualification a plus

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About Autodesk
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When you’re an Autodesker, you can be your whole, authentic self and do meaningful work that helps build a better future for all. Ready to shape the world and your future? Join us!

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Salary is one part of Autodesk’s competitive compensation package. For Canada-BC based roles, we expect a starting base salary between $93,000 and $127,820. Offers are based on the candidate’s experience and geographic location, and may exceed this range. In addition to base salaries, we also have a significant emphasis on annual cash bonuses, commissions for sales roles, stock grants, and a comprehensive benefits package.

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