Sourcing Specialist, Strategic Procurement

Full Time
New York, NY
Posted
Job description
    Finance
    Accounting
We are hiring a Sourcing Specialist to join our Strategic Sourcing Team in New York.

Location

New York

Job type

Permanent
You will be responsible for the sourcing and procurement of indirect categories for our employees and offices around the world. As an individual contributor you will develop and work with key stakeholders to establish relationships to increase strategic sourcing activity within the company. Working closely with our business and compliance teams you will be responsible for end to end sourcing activity as well as influencing & developing category strategies. Duties will include leading RFx events, evaluations, negotiations, spend/market analytics, contracts and supplier performance/analysis.

What you'll do

  • Support the management of multiple spend categories
  • Conduct spend analysis & cost modeling
  • Find opportunities for cost savings & demand management
  • Run reports, build dashboards, scorecards and benchmarks that drive awareness of cost optimization opportunities to enable key decision-making
  • Market analysis and identification of supplier pool
  • Consolidating business/stakeholder requirements
  • Lead RFx events and contract negotiations
  • Collaborating with partners on program/service implementation
  • Supervise overall supplier performance with SLAs, scorecards, business reviews etc.
  • See opportunities for category process improvements and influencing key stakeholders
  • Act as first point of contact for day to day questions, issue resolution etc. for various categories

Who you are

  • You have previous sourcing experience of 3+ years preferably with proven project management experience
  • Previous sourcing category knowledge & experience in Professional Services (HR, legal, consulting, outsourcing), Marketing (media and advertising agencies) and Facilities/Real Estate is helpful.
  • You are able to lead RFx processes independently and projects with little supervision
  • Able to identify patterns in data that reveal risks and opportunities.
  • You have experiences in crafting and building data reports and visualizations (i.e Tableau)
  • Accustomed to using sourcing tools (i.e. Workday Strategic Sourcing)
  • You are analytical, detail oriented and prioritized
  • You are driven and have the ability to identify the need for proactivity
  • You have experience in inspiring changes in led projects and are comfortable in pushing back on collaborators, where vital to apply the standard methodologies
  • You are comfortable working with senior stakeholders & business partners
  • You are able to lead and collaborate with a cross-functional team
  • You are service minded and motivated by helping people as well as a great teammate
  • You have brought structure into ambiguous situations before which is needed for this role & environment

Where you'll be

  • You will work out of the New York Office (Min. 2 days in office)
  • Working hours? We operate within the Eastern time zone for collaboration.

Our global benefits

Extensive learning opportunities, through our dedicated team, GreenHouse.
Flexible share incentives letting you choose how you share in our success.
Global parental leave, six months off - fully paid - for all new parents.
All The Feels, our employee assistance program and self-care hub.
Flexible public holidays, swap days off according to your values and beliefs.
Spotify On Tour, join your colleagues on trips to industry festivals and events.

Learn about life at Spotify

Spotify is an equal opportunity employer. You are welcome at Spotify for who you are, no matter where you come from, what you look like, or what’s playing in your headphones. Our platform is for everyone, and so is our workplace. The more voices we have represented and amplified in our business, the more we will all thrive, contribute, and be forward-thinking! So bring us your personal experience, your perspectives, and your background. It’s in our differences that we will find the power to keep revolutionizing the way the world listens.

Spotify transformed music listening forever when we launched in 2008. Our mission is to unlock the potential of human creativity by giving a million creative artists the opportunity to live off their art and billions of fans the chance to enjoy and be passionate about these creators. Everything we do is driven by our love for music and podcasting. Today, we are the world’s most popular audio streaming subscription service with a community of more than 381 million users.

This role is not eligible for hire in Colorado, USA.

Global COVID and Vaccination Disclosure
Spotify is committed to safety and well-being of our employees, vendors and clients. We are following regional guidelines mandating vaccination and testing requirements, including those requiring vaccinations and testing for in-person roles and event attendance. For NYC, we have mandated that all employees and contractors be fully vaccinated in order to work in our offices and externally with any third-parties.For all other locations, we strongly encourage our employees to get vaccinated and also follow local COVID and safety protocols.

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