Strategic Sourcing Manager

1 week ago


West Midlands Combined Authority, United Kingdom Goldman Sachs Full time
Job Title: Project Management Vice President

Join our team at Goldman Sachs as a Project Management Vice President, where you will play a key role in driving business growth and success.

About the Role

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Project Management Vice President to join our team. As a key member of our Corporate Planning & Management (CPM) Division, you will be responsible for leading cross-functional teams to deliver business planning and analytics, expense management, third-party risk management, and governance strategies across the firm.

Key Responsibilities
  • Develop and implement category management techniques to drive multi-year global strategies that support the delivery of the firm's commercial and operational objectives.
  • Partner with business and functional leadership to understand short, medium, and long-term third-party requirements, including demand management.
  • Identify and implement best practices in procurement, commercial, and vendor management.
  • Drive supply-side initiatives to reduce or contain risk and create commercial and revenue-generating opportunities.
  • Ensure appropriate contract structures, pricing models, vendor incentive models, service level agreements, performance indicators, and cost models are applied consistently across vendors.
  • Partner with internal and external legal counsel to ensure proper forms of agreement are utilized, contractor conformance with the terms and conditions of the agreements, and refinement of agreements as required.
  • Support compliance to the Firmwide Third-Party Risk and Control Framework and associated programs.
  • Engage with Risk Partners across the organization.
Requirements
  • Bachelor's/Post-Graduation degree.
  • Minimum five years' experience in Strategic Sourcing and Category Management, particularly in indirect spend with a preference in corporate services sourcing.
  • Strong technical, strategic, and project management skills, as well as a strong foundation in supply chain management, sourcing, and procurement, project management, vendor management, legal, and contracting or operational risk management.
  • Functional Expertise: Understanding of strategic procurement, category management approach, and procurement value proposition.
  • Technical Skills: Demonstrates strong technical skills required for the role, pays attention to detail, takes initiative to broaden his/her knowledge, and demonstrates appropriate financial/analytical skills.
  • Drive and Motivation: Successfully handles multiple tasks, operates at pace, takes initiative to improve his/her own performance, works intensely towards extremely challenging goals, and persists in the face of obstacles or setbacks.
  • Excellent client management skills and experience in leading projects involving a range of stakeholders.
  • Strong executive-level communication/presentation skills.
  • Strategic thinker with strong implementation ability.
  • Proficient with the suite of Microsoft Office software.
About Goldman Sachs

At Goldman Sachs, we commit our people, capital, and ideas to help our clients, shareholders, and the communities we serve to grow. Founded in 1869, we are a leading global investment banking, securities, and investment management firm. Headquartered in New York, we maintain offices around the world.

We're committed to finding reasonable accommodations for candidates with special needs or disabilities during our recruiting process.

Goldman Sachs is an equal employment/affirmative action employer: Female/Minority/Disability/Veteran/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity.



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