senior manager sourcing

Responsibilities

·       Project management which will include developing project plans, processes, and timeline

·       Design, manage and run customized reports for category managers, directors, and executives

·       Liaison with IT to ensure necessary data requirements and increase knowledgebase of how data flows, where it is stored, and how to access it in our enterprise system

·       Assist in developing commercial evaluation criteria

·       Supplier Segmentation support 

·       Identify & implement standardization within process 

·       Develop and own critical Master Data Management inputs. These include, but are not limited to BU Tier mapping (DRM), Sourcing Taxonomy, and Region/Country/City/Site mappings

·       Maintain rhythms with key stakeholders/customers as a means of checking in on data quality issues and pending action items

·       Partner and influence external stakeholders who control the input data process. This includes building strong relationships with IT in GE Businesses and at the corporate level

·       Conduct Executive Presentations for project updates as well as extended training of spend analytics tools, often to an audience of 100+ participants

·       Lead periodic perception alignments with Sourcing leaders, business and category teams alike, to ensure data accuracy exceeds 90% best in class benchmarks (Tier 1-3 levels) through validation of rule-based supplier classification  

·       Partner with Data Science team to ensure implementation of MDM standards across platforms (Spend, Savings, Cash, Contracts, Preferred Supplier, and others that will be implemented)

·       Own and Manage reporting and analytics tools built on top of the Finance Data Lake, including wing to wing management of enhancement implementation

·       Executive Dashboard – Summary level Data Visualizations on Tableau

·       Data Extraction Tool – Finance Data Store

·       Change of Classification Workflow – Interactive workflow tool for user input on Spend Categorization, Supplier Normalization, and Spend Exclusion

·       Lead Project to integrate the Tableau Spend Dashboard and the raw data extraction tool (passing filters between the two tools)

·       Remain agile to deliver on other Adhoc "Fire Drill" Data Requests

·       Manage Project of developing new tools/visualization aimed at proactive analytics/forecasting models

Qualifications

Minimum qualifications

·       Excellent Interpersonal Communication Skills.

·       Excellent in Project Management & execution

·       Analytical & Problem-Solving Skills

·       Exposure to Spend Analytics and opportunity assessment

·       Good Understanding of Sourcing & Procurement Domain.

·       Good Understanding of Technology Landscape like Data Science / AI / ML / Data Engineering concepts

·       Familiarity with big data and analytics architecture (e.g., Data Lakes)

·       Executive Presentation Skills

·       People Management Experience

Preferred qualifications

·       Good competency in any Indirect Sourcing Category

·       Knowledge of systems landscape in S2P space

·       Effective at narrating the story from the data using compelling presentations

·       Communicate clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing

·       Establish and maintain effective working relationships with those contacted in the course of work

·       Experience managing data for multiple Oracle, SAP, and other ERP platforms