Technology Sourcing Specialist

Technology Sourcing Specialist

The Technology Sourcing Specialist is a critical role in the strategic sourcing team. The role focuses on driving value optimization, intelligently and ambitiously reducing the technology cost base through planning and execution of sourcing events and vendor negotiations. It also involves effectively contracting for critical products and services to drive growth, efficiency, and innovation, and leading process improvement and modernization of the technology sourcing function.

Job Title : Technology Sourcing Specialist

Location : Remote

Type : W2 contract (not open to C2C) open ended; long term

What's the job?

• Lead technology sourcing events (RFx, benchmarking, sole supplier interactions, complex technology contract negotiations).
• Gather clear requirements and help the business create clarity of needs; challenge and influence stakeholder demand to align with market best practices through industry and vendor insights.
• Execute effective and aligned sourcing and negotiation strategies, often leading cross-functional teams of varying levels of seniority.
• Lead vendor communication as SPOC for the client to ensure best leverage and clarity internally and externally.
• Project manage end-to-end sourcing processes and contract negotiations against aggressive timelines, balancing speed, cost, and quality to meet business needs and savings goals.
• Contribute deep knowledge of global, regional, and local markets toward assigned technology categories.
• Understand business strategy, identify solutions, and challenge the status quo using external market insights.
• Ensure delivery of both cost and non-cost sourcing benefits, including innovation, revenue growth, cash optimization, CSR, and risk management.
• Observe developments and trends, translating them into actionable and inspiring solutions.
• Execute sourcing and category strategy in alignment with regional and functional priorities, managing key stakeholder relationships.
• Provide guidance and act as an advisor for vendor strategies and challenges.
• Take a long-term view on contract structures to build appropriate sourcing strategies in consultation with internal stakeholders.
• Design impactful sourcing events that engage incumbent and non-incumbent vendors to deliver innovative value propositions.
• Ensure supplier due diligence, performance monitoring, and compliance are performed correctly.
• Contribute to modernization, process improvement, stakeholder education, and internal marketing of the Technology Sourcing function.
• Ensure exceptional delivery of service, monitor quality, seek feedback, and drive improvement.
• Communicate and promote the service and team to internal stakeholders at the Manager and Director level.
• Support leadership (VP / Director) in establishing ways of working, policies, and procedures to drive alignment and synergy.
• Proactively identify savings, efficiency, and innovation opportunities to contribute value to business and technology stakeholders.
• Maintain strong relationships and smooth handoffs with finance, vendor management, information security, and legal teams.
• Expertly navigate Technology Sourcing's role as the central hub of the procurement and contracting process and manage complex interactions with global and regional stakeholders.

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About ManpowerGroup, Parent Company of : Manpower, Experis, Talent Solutions, and Jefferson Wells

ManpowerGroup (NYSE : MAN), the leading global workforce solutions company, helps organizations transform in a fast-changing world of work by sourcing, assessing, developing, and managing the talent that enables them to win. We develop innovative solutions for hundreds of thousands of organizations every year, providing them with skilled talent while finding meaningful, sustainable employment for millions of people across a wide range of industries and skills. Our expert family of brands Manpower, Experis, Talent Solutions, and Jefferson Wells creates substantial value for candidates and clients across more than 75 countries and territories and has done so for over 70 years. We are recognized consistently for our diversity - as a best place to work for Women, Inclusion, Equality and Disability and in 2022 ManpowerGroup was named one of the World's Most Ethical Companies for the 13th year - all confirming our position as the brand of choice for in-demand talent. ManpowerGroup is committed to providing equal employment opportunities in a professional, high quality work environment. It is the policy of ManpowerGroup and all of its subsidiaries to recruit, train, promote, transfer, pay and take all employment actions without regard to an employee's race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, religion, age, disability, protected veteran status, or any other basis protected by applicable law.