Senior Manager, Strategic Sourcing – Professional Services at Cox Enterprises in Atlanta, GA

Primary Responsibilities and Essential Functions:

• Build strong business relationships allowing Supply Chain to increase its influence over the total category spend
• Develop an effective framework to govern the strategy, project pipeline and measure performance for the entire enterprise and across divisions
• Provide category and market expertise to create a strategic portfolio of initiatives to achieve savings targets
• Drive continuous improvement to achieve efficiencies and enhance the level of skills and capabilities of the team
• Lead the definition of category strategies and manage stakeholders through the execution the project lifecycle to address roadblocks or challenges
• Provide guidance to introduce new Supply Chain processes and technologies to become more effective and compliant to internal policies
• Periodically review category financial performance
• Provide expertise to support all activities related to the Contract Lifecycle Management (negotiation tactics, insights regarding contractual/Legal matters of significance to the organization etc.) and support escalation process as needed to resolve any compliance issues
• Manage supplier relationships and work with the business to ensure all SRM activities are executed effectively
• Promote diversity of the supply base and ensure that Supplier Responsibility initiatives are implemented
• Remain up to date with industry best practices through active participation in training and/or industry events
• Maintain knowledge of other initiatives / projects in the company that may interact with / affect performance and operations and collaborate with necessary stakeholders
• Work with the Contract Management teams to resolve any compliance issues
• Ensure processes and policies related to the Managed Service Provider (MSP) and Vendor Management System (VMS) are best-in-class and contribute to strong User Experience and financial accuracy across the company
• Establish a common vision with clear objectives for the team, recognizing performance and providing feedback to Category Managers and Sourcing professionals
• Collaborate with HR to attract, hire, and retain top talent to ensure appropriate succession planning
• Leads, coaches and develops direct reports to ensure strong performance and build high performing teams
• Develops and deploys organizational structure to support functional strategies
• Accountable for ensuring proper onboarding/offboarding, performance planning, coaching and evaluation of team resources

Qualifications:

Required:

• Total of 6 years of experience in Supply Chain, including 3+ years leadership experience
• Understanding of end-to-end business functions and how source-to-contract fits within and supports the critical functions that partner with Supply Chain
• Strong business and financial acumen
• Deep Supply Chain experience with the proven ability to establish category management strategies, sourcing capabilities including business processes improvement, use of eSourcing tools to drive savings
• Highly collaborative individual, who has proven ability to work cross functionally and build strategic and mutually beneficial relationships at all levels of the organization
• Ability to influence key stakeholders and deliver insightful recommendations in a persuasive and thoughtful manner
• Ability to change the thinking of, or gain acceptance from others in sensitive situations, without damage to the relationship
• Ability to take initiatives, explore new opportunities and innovative ideas to improve business model
• Champion organizational changes, assume significant leadership role to implement new strategies
• Ability to create an environment to foster high performing teams
• Proven experience leading, directing and reviewing the work of a team of direct reports
• The ability to delegate duties and tasks recognizing the strengths and skillsets of team members
• Ability to solve problems that are difficult and vague, requiring consideration of other job areas and a greater diversity of issues addressed
• The ability to communicate and collaborate with other functions, regions and departments within the Cox family of companies in alignment with Cox values and culture
• The ability to convince / influence others with shared interests to adopt policies, practices, and procedures
• Strong negotiation and communication skills
• Exceptional planning and organizational skills
• Strong aptitude for customer service and stakeholder management

Preferred:

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Management, Supply Chain and Operations Management, Finance, or similar; MBA or Masters degree preferred
• Project Management certification (PMP), Lean or Six Sigma training.
• Knowledge of managed service / outcome-based agreements
• Prior consulting experience