Associate, Category Sourcing
Associate, Category Sourcing
Employer Active
Job Alert
You will be updated with latest job alerts via email
Share
Job Alert
You will be updated with latest job alerts via email
Job Description
Join a dynamic team at JPMorgan Chase where the Global Supplier Services (GSS) organization excels in supplier management across 16 countries with over 1000 professionals.
Job Summary
As an Associate sourcing manager within the sourcing & procurement team youll develop relationships within business lines and coordinate with Category Managers and Directors globally. The role demands analytical skills and category management experience to support supplier due diligence engagement scoping demand challenging techno-commercial evaluation through market intelligence and benchmarking contract negotiations with risk management principles agreed within the Bank and on-boarding through the right payment channel. You will be responsible for handling categories such as Advertising & Branding Agencies (Above the Line and Below the Line) Digital Content & Production Services (i.e. Video Development and Production Services categories) and other related global Marketing categories as needed
Job responsibilities:
- Develop and maintain relationships with global category management teams and business stakeholders to understand their third-party engagement needs
- Ensure third-party vendor relationships and channel compliance align with strategic priorities
- Lead the development and execution of sourcing strategies for significant transactions
- Conduct thorough supplier due diligence and collaborate with stakeholders to define sourcing requirements.
- Evaluate supplier offerings to present sourcing options that meet business needs and lead negotiations for commercial terms
- Partner with internal JPMC legal risk and finance departments to complete negotiations and ensure vendor compliance with SLAs
- Conduct cost and spend analysis to identify savings initiatives through cost reduction methods
Required qualifications capabilities and skills:
- Degree-level education required 3 years in a category sourcing role and 7 years in sourcing and procurement
- Experience with third-party providers and managing commodity/category spend
- Demonstrated project ownership and successful completion; advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Excel) and Ariba; strategic thinking in sourcing/vendor management
- Excellent internal client management skills; understanding of legal contracts clauses commercial terms INCO terms service level agreements
Preferred qualifications capabilities and skills:
- Experience in Category Management of Marketing Agencies including rate card contracts and comprehensive sourcing processes
- Strong written and verbal communication skills interpersonal abilities and sound judgment
- Proven multitasking skills completing complex assignments within deadlines and collaborating with management across regions
- Proficient in client management relationship management and financial analysis
Required Experience:
IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
