Sourcing Manager

Sourcing Manager

Why WWT?

At World Wide Technology, we work together to make a new world happen. Our important work benefits our clients and partners as much as it does our people and communities across the globe. WWT is dedicated to achieving its mission of creating a profitable growth company that is also a Great Place to Work for All. We achieve this through our world-class culture, generous benefits and by delivering cutting-edge technology solutions for our clients.

Founded in 1990, World Wide Technology (WWT) is a global technology solutions provider leading the AI and Digital Revolution. With more than $20 billion in annual revenue, WWT combines the power of strategy, execution and partnership to accelerate digital transformational outcomes for large public and private organizations. Through its Advanced Technology Center, a collaborative ecosystem of the world's most advanced hardware and software solutions, WWT helps clients and partners conceptualize, test and validate innovative technology solutions for the best business outcomes and then deploys them at scale through its global warehousing, distribution and integration capabilities.

With over 10,000 employees and more than 55 locations around the world, WWT's culture, built on a set of core values and established leadership philosophies, has been recognized 13 years in a row by Fortune and Great Place to Work for its unique blend of determination, innovation and creating a great place to work for all. With this culture at its foundation, WWT bridges the gap between business and technology to make a new world happen for its customers, partners and communities.

Want to work with highly motivated individuals on high-performance teams? Join WWT today! We are looking for a Sourcing Manager to work remote-nationwide to help support our Global Order Operations team with the preferred location being MO.

A Brief Overview
Leads a team of resources to accelerate maturation of Category Management team:

• Demonstrates passion, innovation and agility while delivering exceptional results, serving as role model
• Provides leadership and guidance to drive evolution of team towards an enterprise support model
• Delivers coaching, training and development to new and current staff
• Drives appropriate level of expectations for team performance
• Implements process improvements that enable productivity gains and value creation

Defines KPI targets and routinely measures performance of team and individuals Spearheads the sourcing aspects of the supplier lifecycle:

• Develops framework to apply data driven decision making to procurement planning process
• Drives development of ongoing strategy to extract maximum value from supplier base
• Arms negotiators and internal decision makers with relevant information to execute sourcing strategy
• Oversees the establishment and maintenance of policies to direct transactional purchasing activity

Champions strategic planning and sourcing pipeline development with internal stakeholders:

• Acts as the leadership-level point of contact for strategic planning and coordination
• Oversees the development of sourcing targets in accordance with business roadmaps
• Routinely reviews pipeline with internal business leaders and coordinates engagement across other phases of supplier lifecycle

Communicates effectively to drive cross-functional collaboration:

• Builds relationships with disparate groups of business owners with distinct supplier requirements
• Communicates regularly with internal stakeholders to evaluate procurement needs, develop negotiation strategy, and facilitate vendor selection process
• Summarizes and effectively tells the story of savings and efficiency opportunities
• Frames messaging appropriately for consumption by applicable audience (front line members of business all the way to senior leadership)

Job Responsibilities

• Manages and develops individual contributors
• Provides tactical coaching and problem solving
• Implements improvements to processes and systems
• Develops, implements and monitors team performance metrics
• Collaborates with other teams to deliver excellent support
• Drives enterprise-wide collaboration and strategic alignment
• Researches and hones functional best practices
• Identifies value-creating sourcing opportunities and/or executing deals to capture those opportunities
• Collaborates across all phases of supplier lifecycle to drive HPT
• Addresses challenging direct reports in a timely manner through effective coaching
• Organizes resources to get things done effectively and efficiently
• Provides clear and productive direction to their team via thorough planning and effective communication
• Distributes workload of team and monitors performance against established objectives and key results
• Emphasizes the continued development of direct reports, challenging and enabling them to grow professionally

Education Qualifications
Bachelor's Degree Business required or
Bachelor's Degree Supply Chain Management required or
Bachelor's Degree Related Field required

Work Experience
A minimum of 5 years' progressive experience in a related field required

Other Work Experience
Requires at least 5 years of prior experience in sourcing or related role
Proven track record of delivering results through process development and governance oversight
Prior experience of successfully managing direct reports preferred

Travel Requirements
Up to 10% of the time Domestic and International Travel

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
Core functional/technical skills required include: Business partnership & consulting; contracting; multi-tasking and prioritization; negotiation and influence; relationship management; systems thinking; technical communication/presentation
Additional functional/technical skills required include: Data analysis; sourcing skills; category knowledge; supplier management skills; WWT knowledge; job specific software
Basic understanding of technical subject matter inherent in hardware, software, and services categories
Excellent oral and written communication skills with ability to communicate through all levels of organization
This position is required to work in a fast-paced environment with a focus on doing whatever it takes to get the job done and deliver customer delight
The nature of the role requires an ability to deliver high quality, thorough and accurate work on deadlines through successful navigation of shifting customer requirements and competing organizational demands
Standard business hours are generally observed, with work from home schedules and flexibility on start/end times
This role will be expected to work in an open-office environment with desk sharing/hoteling practices
Travel between our Maryland Heights, MO and Edwardsville, IL locations may be occasionally required
This role includes assignment of work for specific WWT customers. Some customers have specific on-boarding requirements, including background check and drug testing requirements that go beyond WWTs requirements. Ability to meet these requirements may be necessary for continued employment, depending on needs of the department.

Essential Physical Demands

• Sitting: Frequently
• Standing: Constantly
• Walking: Frequently
• Stooping, kneeling, crouching: Frequently
• Reaching 30 to 72: Constantly
• Eye/hand coordination: Constantly
• Lifting (up to 50lbs): Frequently
• Lifting Overhead: Occasionally
• Carrying: Frequently
• Twisting/Turning: Frequently
• Fine Motor Coordination (keying, labeling): Occasionally
• Fine Motor Coordination (pinch, tool use, stripping wire): Frequently
• Fine Motor Coordination (pick & place small parts): Constantly
• Gripping/Grasping: Frequently
• Climb (more than 2 steps): Occasionally

Working Environment

• Work near moving machinery: Constant
• Fumes or airborne particles: Frequent
• Toxic or caustic chemicals: Frequent
• Risk of electrical shock: Frequent
• Extremes: heat (non-weather): Occasional

Is this role an individual contributor or does it have direct reports?
This position manages people

Level of Autonomy
Work is accomplished without considerable direction. Exercises judgment in selecting methods, techniques, and evaluation criteria in obtaining results. Exerts significant latitude in determining objectives of assignment. Takes calculated risks with consultation from the expert.

The well-being of WWT employees is essential. So, when it comes to our benefits package, WWT has one of the best. We offer the following benefits to all full-time employees:

• Health and Wellbeing: Health, Dental, and Vision Care, Onsite Health Centers, Employee Assistance Program, Wellness program

• Financial Benefits: Competitive pay, Profit Sharing, 401k Plan with Company Matching, Life and Disability Insurance, Tuition Reimbursement

• Paid Time Off: PTO & Holidays, Parental Leave, Sick Leave, Military Leave, Bereavement

• Additional Perks: Nursing Mothers Benefits, Voluntary Legal, Pet Insurance, Employee Discount Program

Equal Opportunity Employer