Principal Enterprise Architect at Hiscox responsible for architecture roadmaps and standards. Leading modernization efforts and advising on technology solutions for the organization.
About the role
- Senior Category Manager at BD developing global sourcing strategies and managing supplier relationships. Leading teams to develop sourcing strategies for IT Infrastructure and services based on market needs.
Responsibilities
- Develop and maintain leading edge global sourcing strategy and appropriate supply base with clear spend governance for assigned IT related category(ies), including IT Infrastructure, hardware, software, network and telecom services.
- Success will largely develop on critical thinking, understanding the market and business needs and ability to influence without authority in a matrixed environment.
- Develop global strategies and manage supplier relationships that represent significant risk to multiple businesses.
- Serve as a strategic advisor, partnering with IT, business, functional, and regional stakeholders to understand requirements and implement global sourcing strategies using a hub-and-spoke model.
- Lead strategic supplier management, including risk, performance, relationship, value delivery, and supplier development.
- Guide global category teams in developing, communicating, and approving sourcing strategies that reflect regional requirements and market conditions and coordinating handoff to regional teams for supplier selection and implementation.
- Plan, negotiate, and contract with suppliers, ensuring agreements meet BD’s global needs—from small to large ($100M) service agreements.
- Develop best in class multi-year roadmaps for savings, value creation, and innovation opportunities based on market intel and business needs.
- Monitor internal customer and supply market changes impacting sourcing strategy.
- Lead supplier selection, RFX development, proposal evaluation, and stakeholder approval, ensuring effective communication of supply base.
- Execute supplier relationship management for key suppliers and oversee global supplier activities.
- Apply source-to-pay processes, including customer-centric support and preferred payment methods.
- Maintain stakeholder relationships globally.
- Develop and maintain risk mitigation plans and ensure supply base compliance with corporate procedures and legal requirements.
- Drive global category team effectiveness mentor regional sourcing associates as needed.
- Drive budget favorability by proactively identifying budget gaps and engaging stakeholders through strategic communications and consensus, resulting in cost savings and value opportunities.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in a related field preferred
- Minimum ten years of related work experience, including IT and BPO category strategy and execution
- Strategic sourcing process
- Supplier management
- Negotiation
- Cost management practices
- Supply market knowledge
- Supply market research and analysis
- Contract creation and management
- Ability to influence without direct authority
- Written and verbal communication skills
- Proactivity and growth mindset to drive for results
- Problem solving skills
- Proficiency in AI and newer technologies
- NAPM certification
- APICS certification
- IT and Product development
- Lean Process Effectiveness
- Product Development Process
- Project Management
- Regulatory Systems and Compliance including quality concepts
Benefits
- At BD, we are strongly committed to investing in our associates—their well-being and development, and in providing rewards and recognition opportunities that promote a performance-based culture.
- We demonstrate this commitment by offering a valuable, competitive package of compensation and benefits programs which you can learn more about on our Careers Site under Our Commitment to You .
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