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Early Warning® · 10 hours ago

Sourcing Manager - Technology Procurement

Scottsdale, AZ

Full-time

Hybrid

Mid, Senior Level

$110K/yr - $125K/yr

7+ years exp

Early Warning is a trusted name in payments, partnering with institutions to enhance access to financial services. The Sourcing Manager will perform sourcing activities for goods and services, ensuring business requirements are met efficiently while negotiating vendor contracts and optimizing procurement results.

Financial ServicesFraud DetectionPaymentsRisk Management

No H1B

Responsibilities

Initiates and leads sourcing activities to identify, select and contract with industry leading and/or high quality, trustworthy vendor partners

Execute and manage purchases within Early Warning Services policies and guidelines, including high-dollar value and high complexity purchases for goods and services, as well as technical hardware, software, and services for internal business use

Evaluate, negotiate and execute vendor contracts to support organizational product and service needs

Maximize opportunities to create cost efficiencies and improve service levels with vendors while ensuring high quality products and services are provided

Continually evaluate vendor relationships, making recommendations and managing changes as appropriate

Utilize Strategic Sourcing processes to optimize spend

Investigate and recommend alternate sources for technology product and services as necessary to support new business product & service development, cost reduction requirements, and/or address vendor performance issues

Develop and maintain effective working relationships with all departments and leadership at all levels

Represent the company in a professional manner and maintain a high level of confidentiality and integrity in all business interactions

Maintain current knowledge of advanced purchasing methods, procurement trends, current technology, market conditions, and applicable laws and regulations including the Uniform Commercial Code to maximize efficiency, effectiveness and regulatory compliance

Support the company's commitment to protect the integrity and confidentiality of systems and data

Qualification

Sourcing activitiesVendor negotiationContract managementProcurement trendsMicrosoft SuiteRFP draftingAnalytical skillsCommunication skillsOrganizational skillsCollaboration skills

Required

Bachelor's degree in business, Procurement or related field

A minimum of 7 years progressive procurement or related experience

Strong negotiation skills and effective written and verbal communication skills

Demonstrated expertise in supporting high-impact business requirements such as Marketing, Technology and Professional Services

Strong skills in evaluating and negotiating contractual language and pricing associated with master agreements, vendor services agreements, statements of work (SOW), subscriptions and licensing agreements within compliance framework

Effective collaboration and communication skills within and across both internal and external teams and constituents

Demonstrated effectiveness in analyzing business needs or procurement opportunities for significantly improving expense, service and quality

Effective organizational, project and planning skills

Knowledge of laws and regulations guiding procurement practices

Demonstrated expertise in independently drafting and analyzing RFP's, RFQ's, RFI's

Demonstrated high level of proficiency in the Microsoft suite of productivity applications such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and Visio

Familiarity with enterprise financial systems along with finance and accounting requirements relating to budgets and procurement

Background and drug screen

Preferred

Master's degree or MBA degree in business or related field preferred

Knowledge of e-procurement technologies

Experience with Dynamics GP and/or Coupa

Experience with workflow management

Additional related education and/or experience preferred

5-7 years of technology sourcing experience, including network/client hardware/software/maintenance, technology consulting, SaaS, Iaas, PaaS and other enterprise solutions, and experience working with large providers such as Oracle, Salesforce, Cisco/Splunk, Workday, Dell, NetApp and Workday

Benefits

Healthcare Coverage – Competitive medical (PPO/HDHP), dental, and vision plans as well as company contributions to your Health Savings Account (HSA) or pre-tax savings through flexible spending accounts (FSA) for commuting, health & dependent care expenses.

401(k) Retirement Plan – Featuring a 100% Company Safe Harbor Match on your first 6% deferral immediately upon eligibility.

Paid Time Off – Flexible Time Off for Exempt (salaried) employees, as well as generous PTO for Non-Exempt (hourly) employees, plus 11 paid company holidays and a paid volunteer day.

12 weeks of Paid Parental Leave

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