Senior Analyst, Indirect Sourcing
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Job Summary
Job Description :
Professional Services Category Execution Support (Sr. Analyst)
Position summary: In the News Corp Global Sourcing Organization our aim is to unlock value for News Corp to reinvest in what matters most. We do this by bringing speed efficiency and security to buying at News Corp and with all business units within. We partner deeply across News Corps business units to deliver solutions fit for purpose.
As a centralized organization operating in a high complexity environment we bring one voice to stakeholders suppliers and vendors to ensure the best outcomes.
Our organization fosters a culture of collaboration innovation and continuous improvement while providing opportunities for ongoing career growth and development. As category execution support you will partner closely with key stakeholders to execute sourcing strategies related to your category in your remit.
This role will be specific to the professional services category and will be expected to be more of a specialist in this area.
Job Title: See above
Department: Indirect Category Execution
Job Family: Category Execution
Grade: Sr. Analyst
Contract Type: Full Time
Location: Bangalore India
Reports To: Indirect Sourcing CE Lead - Sr. Mgr
Direct Reports: 0 Matrix Reports:
Budget Holder: Yes / No- TBD
Operational Scope : Global / Regional - Global
Spend Oversight: TBD
Accountabilities
Category Execution Support
Execute the category strategy for assigned category collaborating with key stakeholders team members and leaders affected by the respective category
Develop RfX
Provide input to the Category Performance framework and provide metrics related to category performance and continuously track & monitor
Populate the category cards detailing overall category strategies preferred suppliers and business unit requirements for execution; execute to ensure category health is tracking per strategy/goals/plan
Identify areas of opportunity to reduce waste and establish reduction targets; Identify and execute implementation of continuous improvement/cost
Establishing strong relationships with internal business partners; building a robust understanding of strategic business direction requirements and priorities across assigned suppliers and/or spend categories; Rationalize specification
Execute the fundamentals of sourcing and supplier engagement activities including RFx spend pattern analysis contract analysis bid evaluation negotiations and supplier consolidation.
Providing guidance to internal stakeholders on procurement strategies; maintain sourcing ethics in accordance with News Corps global policies & methodologies
Work with senior cross-functional internal customers as well as the Business Sourcing Partner to define detailed business requirements with designated business units prioritizing business requirements and taking them through approval process
Execute change management within designated business units to increase utilization of best practices sourcing and procurement solutions
Assists the Business Sourcing Partner in business unit capacity and demand planning forecasting customer business unit demand
Vendor Management (Evaluation Negotiation Selection Qualification)
Support the evaluation negotiation selection and qualification of vendors
Support the negotiation of contracts with selected suppliers leveraging tools/technology or supplier contract template including but not limited to Software as a Service comprehensive Master Services Agreements Master License and Service Agreement Statement of Work Amendments etc. and negotiation of global preferred supplier agreements following the legal guidelines.
Execute SOWs of complex and strategic nature through creation to approval
Manage escalations to the legal department appropriately as needed
Partner with the contract management team regularly
Critical Experiences Competencies Abilities
Bachelor of Arts or Sciences Degree or equivalent experience required MBA is a plus
Minimum 3 years of global sourcing experience specifically the Professional Services Category
Minimum 2-3 years demonstrated track record of people management leadership experience is required
Minimum 2-3 years of sourcing transformation experience (e.g. significant prior experience in all elements of sourcing and category management)
Certification in Procurement such as CPSM or CSCP preferred
Embraces factbased decision making; naturally seeks to leverage and/or integrate market data spend analytics and cost modeling
Proven written and oral communicator with strategic analytical and interpersonal skills to act as an effective change agent unlocking barriers to value for priority spend categories
Expert negotiator with proven experience in setting negotiation strategies and conducting negotiations.
Strong project management skills including adhering to stakeholder timelines and meeting management skills
Extensive knowledge of the basic types of commercial agreement structures and the function and purpose of key legal terms.
Experience working in a large global highly matrixed organization and works easily in multi-business unit project settings; able to facilitate teamwork across corporate boundaries.
Contract drafting experience as well as excellent understanding of contractual terms both commercially and legally.
About News Corp
News Corp is a global diversified media and information services company focused on creating and distributing authoritative and engaging content to consumers throughout the world. The company comprises businesses across a range of media including news and information services book publishing digital real estate services cable network programming in Australia and pay-tv distribution in Australia.
Headquartered in New York News Corps activities are conducted primarily in the United States Australia and the United Kingdom.
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