Sourcing Project Manager
Sourcing Project Manager, Marketing Services
Leading Supply Chain Consulting Firm Seeking Marketing Sourcing Project Manager
· Are you a highly driven, collaborative project manager with solid Strategic Sourcing experience?
· Do you have experience managing multiple sourcing streams across a wide range of Marketing categories including: Commercial Print, Fulfillment, Promotional, Ad/Creative/PR Agencies, Exhibitor/Trade Shows, Market Research, and Media?
· Do you have a proven track record for cultivating strong relationships with team members and key client stakeholders to successfully deliver upon client objectives?
· Do you have a desire to help blue chip organisations to drive significant, measurable results?
If so, then please read on…
The Company:
Our client is the market leader in the rapidly growing procurement outsourcing market. The company is exclusively focused on helping its customers reduce costs and improve competitiveness through procurement excellence.
As a leading procurement outsourcing specialist, our client is committed to delivering exceptional service through exceptional people. To do this, they bring together deep sourcing and procurement expertise, market insight, best practices and tools across the full spectrum of the indirect goods and services that companies procure in order to run their business. Whether in the area of marketing services, IT hardware, MRO, facilities or raw materials, they help their customers establish and manage supplier contracts and partnerships that deliver better pricing, value and service.
The Position:
Our client is seeking a Sourcing Project Manager with expertise in a wide range of Marketing categories to provide day-to-day management of sourcing streams, executing a seamless and integrated sourcing process that delivers upon key customer requirements. In this capacity, you will collaborate with team members and client stakeholders to drive significant value. Specifically, you will:
· Ensure the consistent delivery of sourcing services that meet and exceed savings and SLA targets
· Manage all aspects of sourcing projects according to team, account, and budget guidelines
· Establish and cultivate key client stakeholder relationships across organizations, building trust and support for each sourcing project
· Seek out opportunities to drive creativity and innovation within each sourcing project, while ensuring adherence to quality and timeliness standards
· Promote corporate objectives and change initiatives, ensuring Marketing sourcing team is supporting overall company direction and growth
· Mentor Sourcing Associates on stakeholder and project management, including sourcing strategy, effective communication/negotiations, and delivery excellence, to promote career development
The Opportunity:
· Grow team management and talent development skills, channeling team effectiveness to support overall project objectives
· Develop deep category-specific knowledge to continuously deliver added value to customers and advance career opportunities
· Gain exposure to senior level customer stakeholders and build a network of professionals within and outside of the company
· Work collaboratively with Sourcing Leaders and Category Management teams to expand understanding of end-to-end program management and delivery
The Ideal Candidate Will Have:
· A degree in a quantitative discipline (business/finance/economics/engineering/ mathematics) from a top tier university
· Consultancy, sourcing and/or category management experience within blue chip organisation.
· Experience working with/managing a wide range of Marketing suppliers, such as Commercial Print, Fulfillment, Promotional, Ad/Creative/PR Agencies, Exhibitor/Trade Shows, Market Research, and Media.
· Excellent communication and organization/time management skills
· Strong ability to identify complex barriers to change and develop solutions to drive transformation
· Ability to adapt to the varied corporate cultures and organizational structures of our customers
· Exceptional track record of building relationships with stakeholders or customers that have resulted in high customer satisfaction
Travel:
· This position requires travel to multiple customer locations.
Why this role?
Our client’s employees have the opportunity to:
· Work with and learn from exceptional people at all levels – Our client is committed to hiring and developing great people who have a passion for excellence and a commitment to continuous improvement.
· Create genuine and meaningful value for customers - Our client has a proven track record of helping leading companies not only save millions of dollars but also hundreds of jobs.
· Grow and develop professional capabilities at a swift pace - Employees have the opportunity to work with a variety of clients, benefiting from exposure to a number of industries and business functions.
· Have a visible impact on company performance - Employees are encouraged to identify opportunities to improve customer relationships and our company and to take action. These contributions are visible to and recognized by all levels of the organization.
Sourcing Project Manager