Sourcing Strategy & Planning Manager, Procurement

Requisition Number: 174311

Position Title: Manager I, Global Sourcing (IC)

External Description:

Sourcing Strategy & Planning Manager, Procurement

Electronic Arts Inc (EA) is looking for a Sourcing Strategy & Planning Manager with experience in internal partner engagement.

You will have extensive experience growing internal partner engagement, demonstrated strategic thought processes, and excellent communication skills across all levels of an organization. You will drive strategic category planning and develop complex sourcing strategies for respective categories to ensure EA gets the best value.

You will be an individual contributor in the Strategic Planning pillar of the Procurement team located in Orlando, Florida (although other locations will be considered in individual circumstances), reporting to the Director of Strategic Planning in the UK. In this new role at EA, you will build Strategic Category Support with a variety of internal departments, including Real Estate and Workplace Experience (Facilities). Embedding yourself into the category's leadership team and delivering value is crucial for success in this role.

Main responsibilities

• Gather information to create spend analysis and sourcing project pipeline:
• Partner with our Procurement Operations and Finance teams to analyze internal business partners' spend
• Meet with our internal business partners to understand their long-term strategies, goals, and plans
• Agree and prepare a deal calendar and a sourcing project pipeline for our Strategic Sourcing team
• Listen to our internal partners requirements, advise them on best sourcing practices, and educate our key internal partners on the Procurement process to achieve alignment and proactive engagement.
• Organize multiple business partner and support teams to engage suppliers at a strategic/enterprise level.
• Partner with and influence business partner departments and build successful relationships
• Communicate requirements to the Strategic Sourcing team to enable them to negotiate the best deals for EA.
• Participate in Procurement and Strategic Sourcing teams initiatives to improve sourcing experience across EA.

Job attributes

• Strategic Thinker. You can see the big picture and the correlation between EA teams. You will be able to amalgamate multiple sources of information to produce a consistent strategy to optimize sourcing opportunities.
• Communicator. Listen to partners' needs and feedback from Sourcing partners. Deliver concise and clear email communications, explain complex business agreements with well-constructed summaries, and develop deal calendars.
• Facilitator. Including partnering with others to advise and act as a sourcing consultant on numerous projects in parallel.
• Influencer. Address and confront difficult realities in a positive and constructive manner. You will exhibit creative, adaptable and out of the box thinking and will aim to find the best short- and long-term solutions for our internal partners.

Education & Experience:

• Bachelor's Degree and 5+ years relevant Strategic Sourcing or Procurement Experience
• Experience with indirect spend
• Experience in Real Estate, Construction and Facilities is a bonus
• Experience working within a US or European multinational company and remote teams

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Company Profile:

Electronic Arts Inc.は、インタラクティブ・エンターテイメント・ソフトウェアの世界的大手企業です。 EAは、インターネットに接続されたコンソール、パソコン、携帯電話、タブレットに対してゲーム、コンテンツおよびオンラインサービスを提供しています。

EEOText: EAは雇用機会を均等に提供します。 雇用に関する決定を下す際は、人種、肌の色、国籍、出身国、出身民族、身体的性別、社会/文化/心理的性別、性別自認または性別表現、性的指向、年齢、遺伝情報、宗教、身体障害、病状、妊娠、婚姻状況、家族状況、軍役経験の有無、および法律で保護されたその他のあらゆる状況は考慮されません。 また、犯罪歴のある人物の雇用も、募集要項を満たす応募者の場合は適用法令に従って検討します。 さらにEAでは、身体に障害のある方々のために、適用法令によって定められた職場環境を整えることも行っています。

Days Open: 103

Can this position be remote?: 1

EEO Employer Verbiage:

EAは雇用機会を均等に提供します。 雇用に関する決定を下す際は、人種、肌の色、国籍、出身国、出身民族、身体的性別、社会/文化/心理的性別、性別自認または性別表現、性的指向、年齢、遺伝情報、宗教、身体障害、病状、妊娠、婚姻状況、家族状況、軍役経験の有無は考慮されません。 さらにEAでは、身体に障害のある方々のために、適用法令によって定められた職場環境を整えることも行っています。