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About the Role

This IT Sourcing Director role offers the opportunity to shape and influence S&P’s critical IT investment considerations through the development of category and sourcing strategies. The role involves collaborating with senior leadership, conducting market analyses, managing sourcing events, and negotiating contracts with suppliers to achieve optimal outcomes. The IT Sourcing Director will also manage supplier relationships, monitor performance, drive continuous improvement, and ensure compliance.

Responsibilities

Create, refresh, and implement new or existing category strategies for all assigned sub-categories
Lead high profile negotiations with large enterprise supplier partners, delivering maximum commercial benefit whilst ensuring business needs are met
Build and maintain relationships with strategic vendors and internal stakeholders
Manage senior level stakeholder and appropriately challenge thinking, strategy or decisions by bringing strong commercial knowledge and market insights to bear
Establish performance based professional service agreements spanning the IT managed service, Cloud, SaaS software, network, compute, data & analytics, and enterprise architecture capability spaces
Translate business strategies into effective category & sourcing strategies
Achieve profit margin improvements through proactive sourcing approaches
Manage key supplier relationships and ensure performance, continuous improvement, and contract compliance
Develop and maintain tools and procedures for contract management
Facilitate resolution of contractual issues to minimize service disruptions
Track deliverables and obligations, ensuring compliance with agreements
Oversee the contract change process, ensuring all terms are met and risks are managed

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in the field of Business, Finance, Technology, Mathematics, or Supply Chain Management
7-10+ years of technology procurement work experience
Proven contract and supplier management experience with global, offshore Managed Services Providers
Demonstrated analytical and problem-solving skills with high attention to detail and accuracy
Excellent organizational skills with the ability to multi-task and prioritize in a dynamic work environment
Outstanding presentation and interpersonal skills, including the ability to interact effectively with senior management
This role is limited to persons with indefinite right to work in the United States.

Skills

Executive presence
Strong analytical skills
Deep domain expertise spanning the IT product & managed services marketplace
Ability to independently deliver significant cost savings
Maintaining a balance of quality & innovation

Location

United States

Work Type

Full-time

Experience Level

7-10+ years

Education Level

Bachelor’s degree
Advanced degree (JD, MBA, MS) preferred

Salary/Compensations

$149,031 to $260,291.25

Benefits

Eligible for an annual incentive plan
Eligible to receive additional S&P Global benefits
Health & Wellness: Health care coverage designed for the mind and body
Flexible Downtime: Generous time off helps keep you energized for your time on
Continuous Learning: Access a wealth of resources to grow your career and learn valuable new skills
Invest in Your Future: Secure your financial future through competitive pay, retirement planning, a continuing education program with a company-matched student loan contribution, and financial wellness programs
Family Friendly Perks: Best-in class benefits for families
Beyond the Basics: From retail discounts to referral incentive awards

About the Company

Our Mission: Advancing Essential Intelligence.
We're more than 35,000 strong worldwide—so we're able to understand nuances while having a broad perspective. Our team is driven by curiosity and a shared belief that Essential Intelligence can help build a more prosperous future for us all.
We are changing the way people see things and empowering them to make an impact on the world we live in.
We’re committed to a more equitable future and to helping our customers find new, sustainable ways of doing business.
Throughout our history, the world's leading organizations have relied on us for the Essential Intelligence they need to make confident decisions about the road ahead.
We start with a foundation of integrity in all we do, bring a spirit of discovery to our work, and collaborate in close partnership with each other and our customers to achieve shared goals.

Equal Opportunity

S&P Global is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race/ethnicity, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, marital status, military veteran status, unemployment status, or any other status protected by law.
Only electronic job submissions will be considered for employment.
If you need an accommodation during the application process due to a disability, please send an email to: EEO.Compliance@spglobal.com and your request will be forwarded to the appropriate person.
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