The Supply Chain (SC) Sourcing Manager is an intermediate management level position responsible for providing full leadership and direction to a team of employees with focus on procurement activities in coordination with the Corporate Services team. The overall objective of this role is to ensure the seamless delivery of goods and services requested by company personnel in support of the company's business.

Responsibilities:

• Manage a team of professionals to accomplish established goals and conduct personnel duties for team (e.g. performance evaluations, hiring and disciplinary actions)
• Manage requests for proposal, eAuction, supplier negotiations, financial analysis, and contract administration
• Identify opportunities to leverage sourcing of procurement and utilize procurement tools and processes to research supplier and commodity information as well as report and record procurement transactions
• Manage the analysis, negotiation, drafting, and implementation of contracts, as well as oversee contracts/suppliers for compliance, deliverables, and opportunities
• Analyze supplier proposals to identify savings, commitments, and opportunities as well as work with suppliers to measure/track performance and reporting requirements
• Communicate with stakeholders to reduce the total cost of ownership of the procurement process as well as plan and negotiate agreements to minimize risk and exposure, and provide optimal terms and conditions
• Monitor the supplier market and identify opportunities resulting from new product offerings and/or market shifts
• Contribute to corporate initiatives including approved supplier program, diversity spend program, service excellence, procure-to-pay program and achieving annual measurement goals
• Liaise with sourcing team, legal, internal customers, and suppliers to ensure all audit guidelines are met and adherence to Citi processes and procedures is achieved
• Appropriately assess risk when business decisions are made, demonstrating particular consideration for the firm's reputation and safeguarding Citigroup, its clients and assets, by driving compliance with applicable laws, rules and regulations, adhering to Policy, applying sound ethical judgment regarding personal behavior, conduct and business practices, and escalating, managing and reporting control issues with transparency, as well as effectively supervise the activity of others and create accountability with those who fail to maintain these standards.

Qualifications:

• Experience within contract and vendor management
• Experience working within the parameters of set policies and procedures in a large multinational firm
• Demonstrated knowledge of finance/accounting
• Proficient computer skills with a focus on Microsoft Office applications
• Consistently demonstrates clear and concise written and verbal communication

Education:

• MBA Preferred \ Bachelor’s degree
• At least 7 years’ experience sourcing facility services / utilities
• Contract and Vendor Management experience
• Able to speak, read and write English fluently

SKILLS:

• Excellent personal communications skills
• Negotiation skills
• Working knowledge of MS Office
• Experience with Access and Excel a plus
• Good level of numeracy skills, financial/accounting skills is a plus
• Adaptability
• Strong administrative and analytical skills
• Attention to Detail
• Drive & Determination
• Team working Skills
• Ability to multi task
• Good prioritization skills and time management

• Have deep Procurement knowledge in Facility Operations, Facility Programs, and Utilities.
• Lead the development, management and analysis of Requests for Proposal, eAuction, supplier negotiations, financial analysis, contract administration and project management.
• Work inside of the Citi eSourcing system.
• Identify opportunities to leverage the sourcing of procurement on the projects
• Work with suppliers to measure and track performance and any reporting requirements. Examples of this would the leading of Periodic Business Reviews (monthly and/or quarterly).
• Utilize various procurement tools and processes to research supplier and commodity information. Report and record Procurement transactions such as; Sourcing Request Forms, Projects, Sourcing Strategy, Savings, Contracts, Approved Suppliers, etc.
• Communicate and work with the stakeholders with the purpose of reducing the total cost of ownership of the Procurement process.
• Design Procurement Strategies that supports the internal client’s needs and support s their overall goals
• Manage the analysis, negotiation, drafting and implementation of contracts, and management of contracts and suppliers for contract compliance, deliverables and opportunities.
• Lead and be part of complex sourcing projects for the commodity, which would include developing and directing RFPs and/or eAuctions; analyze supplier proposals to determine savings, commitments and opportunities.
• Effectively plan and negotiate agreements that minimize risk and exposure and provide optimal terms and conditions.
• Monitor the supplier market and identify opportunities resulting from new product offerings and/or market shifts.
• Assist and support the Global Sourcing Teams in related commodities and or services.
• Contribute towards achieving aggressive annual measurement goals (e.g., savings)
• Contribute to and comply with corporate initiatives such as: Approved Supplier Program, Diversity Spend Program, Service Excellence, Procure-to-Pay program, etc. Manage suppliers in compliance with the Vendor Selection and Management Procedures and TPU.
• Liaise with Sourcing team, Legal, internal customers and suppliers in written communication, video and teleconference
• Meet all audit guidelines and ensure adherence to Citi process and procedures.

Any individual joining or working within the Sourcing Team at Citi is expected to be exemplar in the following Operating Principles and will be assessed and asked to demonstrate evidence against these principles where applicable during the selection process:

• Treat everyone with dignity and respect
• Have client centric approach on every engagement
• Create an environment where talent thrives
• Act with urgency, courage and conviction
• Inspire excellence - be the standard
• Be accountable - own the outcome
• Be unselfish - empower others
• Reward results - promote meritocracy
• Act with integrity - do what is right
• Collaborate - be a team Leader – it begins with you

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Time Type :Full time

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