Description
The Manager of Strategic Sourcing leads by example, and through partnership, to drive competitive advantage and value for Visa Inc. As a Sourcing Manager, you are accountable for developing negotiation strategies to deliver sustainable results across certain Marketing Categories by identifying new opportunities for value and process improvement.
Responsibilities:
- Engages and establishes business partnerships with cross functional leadership across Visa to collaborate, influence, and drive sourcing strategies
- Manages complex sourcing strategies, scope requirements, Business Partnerships, and navigates complexity within a large global matrixed organization
- Leads the supplier selection and negotiation process. Acts as primary liaison to Legal to negotiate contractual terms in partnership with business owners.
- Collaborates with legal and other company departments and functional stakeholders to analyze risks and develop language to minimize exposure
- Leads highly complex sourcing events (E-Auctions, RFx, etc) and provide final analysis on value achieved to finance business partners
- Creates a shared vision by embedding and integrating the role of strategic sourcing into various parts of the business
- Provides high level guidance on the overall continuous strategic sourcing process from needs identification, through supplier performance management across multiple media agencies
- Performs and organizes market analysis, benchmark analysis, and financial analysis that is illustrated in a storytelling format to drive insights and decision making
- Is a champion for change that can act decisively to drive decisions, while demonstrating agility to support the evolution of business needs
- Communicates effectively and frequently, listens carefully, and actively seeks and values the perspectives of others
- Develops and manages category wide SRM plans with a focus on continuous improvement and innovation
- Supports the implementation of Global Sourcing policies and procedures.
This role is a hybrid position to be located in our Foster City, CA office location. Visa requires at least 3 days in office, expectations of these days will be confirmed by your Hiring Manager.
Qualifications:
- 5 or more years of relevant work experience with a Bachelors Degree or at least 2 years of work experience with an Advanced degree (e.g. Masters, MBA, JD, MD) or 0 years of work experience with a PhD