Join EY as an Assistant Director Technology Sourcing - Outsourcing and Managed Services based in Manchester - St Peters Square. In this senior individual contributor role, you will lead complex global and regional technology sourcing transactions, manage vendor relationships, and partner with senior stakeholders to drive strategic value.
Requirements
Degree educated with a minimum of 8 years of experience in a strategic sourcing role (or equivalent technology/business operations experience).
In-depth experience negotiating multiple service delivery models including Outsourcing, PaaS, IaaS, and SaaS.
Extensive background in senior-level stakeholder management and global contract negotiations.
CPSM qualification or equivalent is desired.
Skills & Responsibilities
Strategic Sourcing: Lead end-to-end sourcing execution and strategy for technology managed services and outsourcing to maximize value.
Contract Negotiation: Partner with legal and risk management teams to negotiate complex global service agreements and minimize contractual risks.
Vendor Management: Proactively manage contract renewals and foster collaborative relationships with key technology suppliers.
Stakeholder Management: Collaborate with cross-functional and senior stakeholders to align procurement strategies with overall global technology goals.
Potential transition routes: People from procurement, vendor management, or IT technology delivery roles may bring relevant commercial and technical skills, alongside meeting mandatory strategic sourcing experience requirements.
Job description
At EY, we’re all in to shape your future with confidence.
We’ll help you succeed in a globally connected powerhouse of diverse teams and take your career wherever you want it to go.
Join EY and help to build a better working world.
The opportunity
The purpose of the global EY organization is to Build a Better Working World. The insights and services the organization provides help to drive long-term value for clients, people and society and to build trust in the capital markets. An essential function under EY Business Enablement, Supply Chain Services (SCS), is a global team with more than 600 professionals in over 35 countries supporting the EY organization across the globe. This structure helps enable knowledge-sharing across categories and regions, streamlining efforts in seeking innovative suppliers that can provide exceptional client service to maximize SCS’s value for the EY organization and the world's supply chain.
A key component of SCS is Global Procurement, whose purpose is to drive significant synergies and value creation from sourcing to contract lifecycle management, deliver exceptional client experiences and build more vital collaboration to manage Technology, Talent, Alliances and Brand, Marketing and Communications (BMC) categories. We forge meaningful supplier relationships and strengthen supplier resilience to help EY maximize long-term value for its people, clients and communities.
Technology Sourcing is part of Global Procurement focusing on the requirements from the Technology team and managing circa $2.3B of spend annually. The Technology Sourcing team supports infrastructure and services at a global enterprise scale and supports key programs and solutions globally in partnership with our EYT colleagues in order to continue to enhance EY’s position as an technology driven industry leader.
Why this role matters
Global Procurement drives synergy from sourcing through contract lifecycle management, strengthens supplier resilience and delivers exceptional internal client experience across Technology, Talent, Alliances and BMC categories.
Your key responsibilities
The Technology Sourcing Assistant Director reports into a Technology Sourcing Leader within the Technology Sourcing team and is responsible for sourcing stategy and execution, customer engagement and experience, and vendor management in line with the Global Procurement Policy and processes.
The role of the Technology Sourcing Assistant Director may include:
Responsibility as a senior individual contributor on an Enterprise Technology Sourcing team, aligned to one or more technology categories.
Act as an individual contributor and and trusted business advisor - managing multiple complex transactions directly or indirectly and working closely with senior stakeholders to deliver successful results.
Working closely with risk management business partners to minimize contractual risks to the firm whilst demonstrating year on year improvement in value for money.
Partnering with GCO (legal) to lead key negotiations and reporting on the quantitative and brand value delivered.
Effectively build a pipeline of deals and develop the appropriate resourcing plans.
Supporting improvement in processes, policy, systems, management information and reporting.
Successfully leading negotiations for global and regional deals meeting the timelines, scope, and requirements agreed with key stakeholders.
Working with senior EYT and Service Line stakeholders to help develop a category strategy which supports the overall global technology strategy.
Supporting the broader Technology Sourcing team in the delivery and management of procurement activities may include the following activities:
Manage full lifecycle of contracts for assigned programs of work and key suppliers
Pro-actively manage contract and license renewals
Build and foster collaborative working relationships with EYT and other internal business partners
Supporting and leading stakeholders through the Onboarding of Technology Goods and Services end- to-end process.
Socialization and facilitation of the Technology Sourcing policy and processes, ensuring that the project team and stakeholders understand the value of the policy and adhere to it accordingly
Timely and frequent submission of management information, including project status and savings reporting
Support for the Enterprise Technology Sourcing team in developing a strategy which adheres to the overall global technology strategy while supporting local engagements
Facilitation of any needed market research to identify potential suppliers, ensure competitive pricing and terms, etc.
Skills and attributes for success
Strong experience with senior stakeholder management with the ability to collaboratively co-develop strategies and set and manage expectations.
Extensive experience negotiating contracts related to technology services – particularly managed services / outsourcing
Heavy experience with negotiating contracts globally.
Experience of managing complex service agreements both from the commercial and service delivery side
Experience of working in a Sourcing/Procurement/Vendor Management team in a complex and global environment
Experience working in an IT role as part of delivering technology solutions is a plus
Strong influencing and networking skills as the organization relies on working in cross functional teams across borders
Good knowledge of technology vendors and new technologies is important to successfully work with the EYT teams
Up to date with all issues in the services space including Outsourcing, Infrastructure as a Service and offshoring / rightshoring
Strong communication skills required; must have the ability communicate in English effectively, transparently, and timely across multiple mediums (email, voice, IM, etc) in a global environment
The ability to independently manage and prioritize workload
Strong organizational skills
Demonstrate a positive attitude and have an appetite for challenge
Provide Exceptional Client Service
To qualify for the role, you must have
Required
Degree educated with:
Minimum of 8 years experience in a strategic sourcing role
Alternatively, technology or business operations experience may be considered in lieu of some of the sourcing experience for the right candidate.
In depth experience negotiating for multiple Service delivery models (Outsourcing, Platform as a Service, Infrastructure as a Service, Software as a Service etc)
Experience of stakeholder management at a senior level in their current or previous role
Ideally, you will also have
Excellent oral, written communication and presentation skills in business English.
Experience with a global, culturally diverse organization.
Experience working collaboratively, virtually and independently.
Certification Requirements:
CPSM qualification or equivalent desired
What we look for
We are looking for a high-energy individual who embraces change to ensure we continue to strategically deliver world class innovative solutions to the global EY organization in an ever-changing business environment.
You simplify complexity, align diverse stakeholders, and turn business strategy / roadmaps into repeatable delivery and realized benefits.
What we offer you
At EY, we’ll develop you with future-focused skills and equip you with world-class experiences. We’ll empower you in a flexible environment, and fuel you and your extraordinary talents in a diverse and inclusive culture of globally connected teams. Learn more.
Are you ready to shape your future with confidence? Apply today.
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