The Senior Manager, Sourcing & Contracts will be part of the centralized Sourcing and Contract Management team, which is responsible for global leveraging of vendor products and services, and includes sourcing, contract negotiation and associated procurement activities.
Review, revise, benchmark, negotiate, and execute master and associated agreements for the procurement of goods and services (predominantly technology-based), with the ability to manage multi-year high value ((USD)M ) or high visibility agreements.
Measure progress to meet project deadlines and service level objectives.
Act as an advisor on potential risk and options throughout the contract re-write process; will be responsible for quality assurance in ensuring that contract documents are accurate, complete and cohesive; and will need to undertake such other administrative and analytical duties as may be required from time to time.
Engage with external IT vendors, as well as internal IT SMEs/Management, Legal/ Privacy, Risk Management, Finance and Vendor Management Office personnel.
Provide support throughout the vendor sourcing process, including requirements gathering and the management of sometimes complex RFx through to contract execution,
Manage the acquisition process for products and services via the Client procurement system, and facilitate resolutions to queries or concerns.
Ensure adherence to the rules of engagement and best practices for sourcing/negotiation process, and standard/ template contracts and contract terms.

a) proactively communicate with clients and vendors/providers;
b) effectively contain and reduce costs (Cost Avoidance and Cost Reduction);
c) efficiently create and administer contracts.
Develop and maintain a broad understanding of technology and the technology industry through the assessment of emerging and changing business and technical needs, as well as industry best practices