Procurement Sr. Manager – IT Telecom and Mobility

Overview

Responsibilities

• Proactively develop and implement comprehensive supplier and sourcing strategies for technology ($50 - $100MM) that continually improve quality, cost, and service across all PepsiCo business operations.
• Drive the sourcing process, lead sourcing, support Master Services Agreement, SaaS, Statement of Work development, and analyze/evaluate rates to optimize supplier engagements
• Work with PepsiCo and industry specialists leading RFP, RFQ, RFI, competitive bids, maintenance renewals, and miscellaneous projects
• Understanding of technology industry and track record of successfully sourcing with a variety of suppliers (e.g., HP, SAP, Oracle, IBM, BMC, CA, Symantec, Microsoft, Infosys, BT, etc.)
• Lead cross-divisional business teams including Global and Divisional IT teams, Legal, and Finance in the successful implementation of strategies, contract negotiations, and project planning
• Achieve annual productivity targets within the Global Procurement productivity framework
• Proactively manage the category by tracking supplier spend and performance against key metrics to drive continuous improvement
• Drive process efficiencies and eliminate waste
• Ensure use of PepsiCo’s policies as well as terms and conditions to ensure best in class economics and minimized risk
• Research and implement industry best practices
• Encourage use of MWBE suppliers by stakeholders whenever possible; enlist suppliers for second tier spend reporting
• Success in role can lead to various other positions across the global Procurement function.
  

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, technology or Science. Master's degree is a plus.
• 10+ years’ work experience in Procurement, Finance, Consulting, or technology field
• Strong strategic, analytical, and project management skills. Strong collaboration, communication, and influencing skills. Eager to embrace and lead change, ability to manage in PepsiCo’s ambiguous matrixed environment.
• Can persevere and is resilient in the pursuit of objectives, willing to take on new challenges; and works to resolve tough issues.
• Comfortable and able to effectively communicate (verbal and written) with stakeholders, across global markets.
• Works well with others and can inform Procurement, internal stakeholders, and suppliers to deliver results.
• Treats all people with respect and fairness, open is to and respectful of others’ opinions and points of view.
• Takes initiative to find ways to get better results, seeks and takes advantage of ideas, best practices and solutions
• Direct experience with procurement of technology Hardware/Telecom and cloud
• Won’t compromise values to get results.