You will have an opportunity to lead a critical $250M+ IT professional services portfolio in the firm across hundreds of suppliers, supporting the external worker/services procurement category.
Your performance will be evaluated against key metrics, including the realization of an IT professional/external worker category strategy supporting the business (i.e., innovation), financial impact, adherence to sustainable procurement & risk standards, and the strategic growth of the category.
You will develop and implement the long term direction of IT professional services/external worker category management, aligning initiatives with the firm's strategic goals. You will be involved in developing strategic plans, leading cross-functional teams, fostering high-impact supplier partnerships, and driving innovation and efficiency across the procurement process.
You will also keep a risk first view and safeguard our firm by governing and managing third party risks. You will be instrumental in embedding sustainable procurement practices to promote responsible sourcing and long-term value creation.
You will communicate vision and strategy to firm leaders to increase awareness of services and priorities. You will also recommend innovative solutions and improvement opportunities to firm leadership based on analysis of technology, professional services, and external worker trends, key metrics, including colleague satisfaction, policy compliance, spend and vendor performance.
You will develop and oversees strategic relationships both internally and with key external parties (e.g., vendors, industry experts, peers in other organizations) to build/maintain cutting-edge industry knowledge and leverage best practices to shape innovative strategies and solutions. You will also maintain strong links with stakeholders to ensure Optimize is strongly integrated with firm’s/practice’s agenda including offerings, integrated client approaches, recipes, assets and delivery of knowledge to CST’s.
You will have a growth mindset and demonstrate leadership that meets the function and firm’s needs, deliver as ‘One Optimize’, driving integration and collaboration within Optimize, operates as role model for developing talent in/outside of Category Management through coaching, feedback and providing growth opportunities.