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.는 세계를 선도하는 인터랙티브 엔터테인먼트 소프트웨어 기업입니다. EA는 인터넷 콘솔, 개인용 컴퓨터, 휴대전화, 태블릿용 게임과 콘텐츠 및 온라인 서비스를 제공합니다.

EEOText: EA는 균등한 기회의 제공을 실천합니다. 모든 채용은 인종, 피부색, 출신 국가, 혈통, 생물학적/사회적 성별, 성 정체성 또는 표현, 성적 성향, 나이, 유전 정보, 종교, 장애 여부, 질병 유무, 임신 여부, 혼인 상태, 가족 상황, 군 복무 여부, 또는 법으로 금지된 기타 요인을 고려하지 않고 결정됩니다. 또한, 해당 직책에 합당한 능력을 갖추고 있다면 범죄 기록이 있는 지원자도 관련 법률을 준수하는 방식으로 채용 여부를 고려합니다. EA는 관련 법률에서 명시하는 대로 업무 공간에 장애가 있는 입사 지원자 또는 예정자를 위한 시설을 마련해두고 있습니다.

Days Open: 103

Can this position be remote?: 1

EEO Employer Verbiage:

EA는 균등한 기회의 제공을 실천합니다. 모든 채용은 인종, 피부색, 출신 국가, 혈통, 생물학적/사회적 성별, 성 정체성 또는 표현, 성적 성향, 나이, 유전 정보, 종교, 장애 여부, 질병 유무, 임신 여부, 혼인 상태, 가족 상황, 군 복무 여부 등의 요인을 고려하지 않고 결정됩니다. EA는 관련 법률에서 명시하는 대로 업무 공간에 장애가 있는 입사 지원자 또는 예정자를 위한 시설을 마련해두고 있습니다.