Manager, Strategic Sourcing - Professional Services

NVIDIA NVIDIA · Semiconductors · Santa Clara, CA

Manager, Strategic Sourcing for Professional Services at NVIDIA, focusing on developing and implementing category strategies, managing supplier catalogs, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to optimize vendor relationships and drive cost savings in a fast-paced hi-tech environment.

What you'd actually do

  1. Lead development and implementation of category strategies using data driven insights to optimize vendor relationships, drive cost savings, and support execution of critical initiatives
  2. Develop a global supplier catalog across Professional Services Procurement categories i.e. Contractors, Consultants, Managed Services, and Alternative Talent Solutions
  3. Serve as a trusted advisor
  4. Collaborate, influence, and gain consensus by delivering compelling presentations that translate analytics to actionable strategies
  5. Support the Director of Procurement, and explore Professional Services standard methodologies

Skills

Required

  • Bachelor's degree in Business, Marketing, or a related field, or equivalent experience
  • 10+ overall years of professional business experience
  • 3+ years of leadership experience
  • Proven expertise sourcing in running Professional Services category in a fast paced hi-tech environment at a global scale
  • Proven project management and strong consulting skills
  • Strong category strategy development and execution excellence
  • Demonstrates agility in addressing shifting organizational priorities.

Nice to have

  • Management Consulting background
  • Analytical and process improvement approach
  • MBA or similar level of expertise

What the JD emphasized

  • Proven expertise sourcing in running Professional Services category in a fast paced hi-tech environment at a global scale