IT Sourcing Manager at Valmet developing IT sourcing strategies and managing vendor relationships. Leading competitive bids and ensuring compliance in technology procurement and transformations.
About the role
- Lead transformational sourcing and procurement strategies for Global Payroll and Legal services. Collaborate with stakeholders and manage supplier relationships to optimize spend and performance.
Responsibilities
- Drive transformational procurement strategies to enable the category strategies
- Collaborate with Finance, HR and Legal Operations team to manage preferred suppliers
- Drive regional and international sourcing strategies and category/contract management
- Provide guidance to regional & local teams in sourcing of local programs to ensure their competitiveness and compliance
- Lead the Payroll/Legal Operations Supply Strategy Council
- Act as a member of the team willing to carry out the mission and ensure that input from all members is taken into account
- Identifies and engages with critical stakeholders and partners to define and meet or exceed business requirements and identify and manage budgetary savings targets
- Understands strategic business requirements at 1-3-5 year horizon
- Acts as a trusted advisor to a wide range of business partners in the business organization with a keen ear for needs and wants
- Responsible for building relationships with Global and Enterprise wide suppliers and managing key supplier performance against business requirements using proven processes
Requirements
- A Minimum of 10 years Post Qualification experience in Finance and/or Procurement with Payroll and Legal experience desired
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills (Oral and Written)
- Experience of working in a matrixed organization and managing dotted line reports
- High degree of integrity and personal ethics required representing our Company with external partners
- Resilient and focused, able to manage competing priorities
- Effective team player with collaborative focus
- Experienced Negotiator with ability to interpret contract clauses and arbitrate on issues
- Strong Project Management skills
- A Strategic thinker and self-starter
Benefits
- medical, dental, vision healthcare and other insurance benefits (for employee and family)
- retirement benefits, including 401(k)
- paid holidays
- vacation
- compassionate and sick days
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