Technology Procurement Supervising Associate

The opportunity

The purpose of the global EY organization is to Build a Better Working World. The insights and services the organization provides help to drive long-term value for clients people and society and to build trust in the capital markets. An essential function under EY Business Enablement Supply Chain Services (SCS) is a global team with more than 600 professionals in over 35 countries supporting the EY organization across the globe. This structure helps enable knowledge-sharing across categories and regions streamlining efforts in seeking innovative suppliers that can provide exceptional client service to maximize SCSs value for the EY organization and the worlds supply chain.

A key component of SCS is Global Procurement whose purpose is to drive significant synergies and value creation from sourcing to contract lifecycle management deliver exceptional client experiences and build more vital collaboration to manage Technology Talent Alliances and Brand Marketing and Communications (BMC) categories. We forge meaningful supplier relationships and strengthen supplier resilience to help EY maximize long-term value for its people clients and communities.

EY Technology (EYT) creates manages and operates all the technology used by EY covering the entire process lifecycle from understanding the needs of the organizations different areas and service lines through defining appropriate strategy and architecture to the delivery of solutions and managed operational services.

The Enterprise Technology Procurement team supports the procurement needs of EYTs infrastructure and services organization at a global enterprise scale (Enterprise Technology). The Information Security Procurement team supports the procurement needs of EYTs information security requirements (Information Security). The Client Technology Procurement team supports key programs and solutions globally in partnership with our EYT and Service Line colleagues in order to continue to enhance EYs position as technology driven industry leader (Client Technology).

Why this role matters

Global Procurement drives synergy from sourcing through contract lifecycle management strengthens supplier resilience and delivers exceptional internal client experience across Technology Talent Alliances and BMC categories. Technology Procurement is part of Global Procurement focusing on the technology requirements from EYT our client Service Lines and Business Enablement functions procuring and managing circa $1.8B of spend annually.

Your key responsibilities

The Technology Procurement Supervising Associate reports into a Technology Procurement Leader within the Technology Procurement team and is responsible for sourcing strategy and execution customer engagement and experience and vendor management support in line with the Global Procurement Policy and Processes. More specific responsibilities may include:

• Lead end-to-end technology sourcing strategies and complex commercial negotiations across global and regional Member Firm engagements ensuring alignment with the global technology and procurement strategies.
• Act as a trusted advisor to stakeholders across EYT Service Lines Business Enablement functions and Member Firms managing multiple sourcing initiatives and delivering successful commercial outcomes.
• Develop and execute strategies for assigned technology categories balancing innovation cost optimization risk management and supplier performance.
• Partner closely with Legal (GCO) Risk Management and Information Security teams to negotiate commercial legal privacy and data protection terms that mitigate enterprise risk and ensure compliance with global policies.
• Lead and oversee the full lifecycle of technology sourcing and contracts including supplier selection onboarding contracting renewals and license management for key suppliers and strategic programs.
• Drive value realization by identifying tracking and reporting financial and nonfinancial benefits including cost savings cost avoidance and strategic value delivered to stakeholders.
• Strengthen procurement processes policies systems management information and reporting to improve efficiency transparency and stakeholder experience.
• Lead market intelligence and supplier research activities to ensure competitive sourcing outcomes innovation and sustainable supplier relationships.

Skills and attributes for success

• Strong stakeholder management experience with the ability to collaboratively co-develop strategies and set and manage expectations.
• Experience with negotiating contracts for large global organizations.
• Experience of managing complex service agreements both from the commercial and service delivery side.
• Experience performing procurement and working with stakeholders and supplier management in a complex global environment.
• Strong influencing and networking skills as the organization relies on working in cross functional teams across borders.
• Strong communication skills required; must have the ability communicate in English effectively transparently and timely across multiple mediums (email voice IM etc.) in a global environment.
• Excellent time management including the ability to independently manage and prioritize workload.
• Demonstrate a positive attitude and have an appetite for challenge.
• Focus on client needs with excellent client service experience.

To qualify for the role you must have:

• Minimum of 3 years technology procurement experience.
• Experience with negotiating purchases of software licenses cloud-based solutions GenAI solutions and professional services for complex global organizations.
• Experience with stakeholder management with the ability to collaboratively co-develop strategies and set and manage expectations.
• Thorough understanding of associated commercial regulatory legal and privacy risks of purchasing technology and strong experience effectively mediating such risks through negotiations.
• Strong influencing and networking skills as the organization relies on working in cross functional teams across borders.
• Good working knowledge of technology suppliers new technologies and industry trends.
• Strong communication skills required; must have the ability communicate in English effectively transparently and timely across multiple mediums (email voice IM etc.) in a global environment.
• The ability to independently manage and prioritize workload

Ideally you will also have

• Alternatively technology or business operations experience may be considered in lieu of some or potentially all of the sourcing experience for the right candidate.
• Experience negotiating for multiple Service delivery models (Platform as a Service Software as a Service Infrastructure as a Service etc.)

This job posting relates to an existing vacancy within our organization.