Sourcing Lead

Sourcing Lead

Citizens is currently in the process of delivering a transformed sourcing experience to the business. In the role as a Sourcing Lead, you will be armed with key spend data, forward looking market intelligence and a fully integrated source to pay process, enabling you to be a strong strategic partner with business line executives. This will help you drive shorter cycle times, increased market intelligence, higher level strategic discussions and increased savings opportunities. The Sourcing Lead will report to the Sourcing Team Manager in Strategic Sourcing within Procurement. The Lead will drive cost savings initiatives for the assigned commodity and consider the total cost of ownership across Citizens. The successful candidate will partner with business owners to identify market and economic trend opportunities and execute against them to continually improve the value derived from third party relationships. The Sourcing Lead will exhibit strong business acumen and understanding of the financial services industry. The primary focus is to align with the business lines in a way that generates a positive impact to them achieving their business goals, while optimizing value to the overall organization. Primary responsibilities include assisting in the development of commodity strategies to achieve cost savings and improve quality and service levels by identifying opportunities and sourcing strategies for strategic / complex negotiations. Oversee all spend activity for assigned commodity and determine proper action plan for all purchases that meet Procurement involve threshold. Join and potentially lead cross-functional teams to execute sourcing initiatives including the competitive bidding process and contract negotiations; ability to negotiate, including contract red lining for all types of corporate transactions using an Agile contracting framework. Provide Category Procurement subject matter expertise for the associated business / function; effectively work with functional and business groups as a trusted advisor to determine desired product / service specifications and projected demand when making recommended action plans. Maintain current with the industry supply base and industry trends with the objective to develop innovative solutions to complex problems. Proactively identify improvement opportunities for assigned category areas and recommend key actions; utilize analytical thinking and tools to identify new benefits generation; prioritize projects to ensure demonstrated impact to the business.

Qualifications, Education, Certifications and / or Other Professional Credentials Required Qualifications Bachelor's degree in relevant field is preferred Preferred Qualifications 4 or more years of relevant experience in sourcing and contract negotiation, preferable in highly regulated industry (Financial Services preferred), including managed services contracts, professional services and consulting agreements. Experience leading complex sourcing engagements using best practice 7-step sourcing process (or equivalent) with advanced negotiation skills. Proven success with building and progressing stakeholder relationships at all levels of the organization. Strong consulting, project management and analytics skills with proven success in root cause analysis. Knowledge of Ariba, Oracle, and advanced skills in Excel and PowerPoint.

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Why Work for Us At Citizens, you'll find a customer-centric culture built around helping our customers and giving back to our local communities. When you join our team, you are part of a supportive and collaborative workforce, with access to training and tools to accelerate your potential and maximize your career growth Background Check Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the candidate successfully passing a background check, which may include initial credit, motor vehicle record, public record, prior employment verification, and criminal background checks. Results of the background check are individually reviewed based upon legal requirements imposed by our regulators and with consideration of the nature and gravity of the background history and the job offered. Any offer of employment will include further information.