Strategic Sourcing Team Lead

Strategic Sourcing Team Lead

In this role you will lead a team of Procurement Sourcing Specialists who assist business partners with sourcing, evaluating, negotiating and contracting for goods and services for the firm. You will guide the team to be trusted advisors supporting Fidelity's business strategy by mitigating risk, enhancing supplier value, reducing expenses and building internal and external business partnerships!

This leader will mentor, coach, and develop their associates in the tactical and strategic skills required to effectively collaborate with business partners across the Fidelity enterprise. In addition to their management responsibilities, the Sourcing Team Lead will lead strategic Procurement projects aligned for assigned businesses and collaborate with their Domain Team Leader to ensure Procurement's collaboration is consistent with the defined engagement strategy. Additionally, they will partner and work in collaboration with the larger Procurement organization to deliver on pivotal initiatives and KPIs.

The Expertise and Skills You Bring

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience and 10-15+ years in Business, Finance, or Procurement

Management experience preferred

Experience evaluating, negotiating and contracting with suppliers

Ability to lead / influence cross-functional teams through complex projects

Experience working with leaders at all levels, from the front lines to the C-Suite

Identify process improvement opportunities and partner across teams to lead pivotal initiatives designed to reduce risk and improve efficiency and quality

Committed and effective coach who invests in their people to improve their skills and provide mentorship toward career growth

Demonstrated ability to drive success with a team of local and / or regionally dispersed team members

Proven track record of collaboration, partnership, and customer focus

Strategic ability to collaborate across a large organization and implement quickly against multiple / evolving priorities

Flexibility to changing needs and process requirements

Ability to assess risk and translate requirements to viable business solutions

Must be able to communicate effectively and professionally, verbally and in writing, to all levels of the organization

Experience with business analytics, developing and presenting business cases and recommendations to decision-makers

Commitment to drive data stewardship to ensure data integrity

Excellent time management skills with an ability to multi-task

Provides clear direction to your team that is consistent with Procurement and Fidelity's vision and mission

Provides leadership and ongoing coaching to your team to ensure projects are performed in a consultative manner consistent with Procurement's goal of being trusted advisors to our internal clients

Use relationship skills to understand business partner objectives and manage your team to ensure that the strategy defined by your Domain Leader is successful

Consistent education and enforcement of procurement and risk policies

Implement higher dollar, higher risk Procurement projects to ensure optimal risk mitigation and cost savings, thereby leading your team by example

Note : Fidelity is not providing immigration sponsorship for this position

Fidelity Procurement helps Fidelity's business units make thoughtful purchasing decisions that reduce risk and improve value for the firm while lowering operating expenses. In this role you will manage a Procurement team that assists BU partners as they look to work with a new vendor or make changes to or renew a current vendor relationship!

Category : Procurement