# Senior Associate Express Sourcing Manager

**Company**: Workday
**Location**: Costa Rica
**Work arrangement**: hybrid
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Category**: Operations
**Industry**: Technology

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## Description

Workday is looking for a highly motivated and efficient Senior Associate Express Sourcing Manager with software / technology category experience to play a key role in our Source-to-Pay process.

In this fast-paced role, you will be responsible for managing a high volume of low-to-medium dollar sourcing projects, ensuring timely and cost-effective procurement of goods and services.

Responsibilities:

- Execute sourcing projects in alignment with category-level strategies and established processes for low to medium dollar sourcing projects

- Manage a high volume of sourcing requests, primarily low-to-medium dollar value, often with standardized procedures

- Support the creation, review, and negotiation of contracts, ensuring favorable terms and conditions

- Negotiate with suppliers on pricing, service level agreements, and other key commercial and legal terms to maximize savings and achieve defined goals

- Conduct risk assessments to identify and mitigate potential supplier-related risks

- Execute low-complexity RFQs and quick bids to identify the best-value suppliers

- Prioritize the utilization of preferred and existing suppliers whenever possible

- Meet or exceed service level agreements (SLAs) and key performance indicators (KPIs) for project completion and efficiency

- Maintain accurate and up-to-date information in procurement systems

Critical Skills:

- Sourcing and Procurement

- Contract Management

- Negotiation

- Program Management

- Relationship Building

- Supplier Relationship Management

- Sourcing Strategies

- Results-Oriented

- Analytical Thinking

Requirements:

- Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, or a related field

- Experience with software / technology

- Minimum of 2 years of experience preferred

- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

- Excellent English written and verbal communication skills

Our Approach to Flexible Work: With Flex Work, we’re combining the best of both worlds: in-person time and remote. Our approach enables our teams to deepen connections, maintain a strong community, and do their best work.

## Skills

### Required
- Sourcing and Procurement
- Contract Management
- Negotiation
- Program Management
- Relationship Building
- Supplier Relationship Management
- Sourcing Strategies
- Results-Oriented
- Analytical Thinking

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