Tietoevry
Information Technology And Services
Sourcingmanager
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“Sourcing manager at Tietoevry. Skills: strategic sourcing, negotiating supplier contracts, supplier management, cross-functional coordination, vendor/stakeholder management, operational metrics, resource planning, continuous improvement. Driving sourcing initiatives. Negotiating supplier contracts”
What You'll Achieve.
Maximize Value & Minimize Waste; Deliver measurable cost reduction and cost avoidance across external spend; Identify and execute cashflow optimization opportunities; Maximize value
Industry & Context.
Highly analytical & fact-based; can both see the big picture, identify long term trends and to drill down to drivers when needed; use data to drive real business benefits and bring speed to decision making and execution
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
5+ years of strategic sourcing experience, Proven track record of negotiating significant sourcing initiatives, Proven track record of supplier management to ensure execution of the negotiated deal, Fully proficient written and verbal English communication skills
Nice to Have
Experience in working with global software suppliers, Experience in software licensing and cloud based -solutions business models
What You'll Do.
Driving sourcing initiatives
Negotiating supplier contracts
Building supplier relationships
Executing strategic sourcing initiatives
Drive early involvement in sourcing process
co-creating a forward-looking sourcing pipeline
Negotiating and managing supplier contracts
Deliver measurable cost reduction and cost avoidance across external spend
Identify and execute cashflow optimization opportunities
including payment term improvements and P2P compliance
Actively seeking new opportunities for sourcing initiative pipeline
Act as a supplier manager towards designated suppliers
Drive and develop strategic supplier relationships in collaboration with stakeholders
Contributing to overall team performance as active member of the sourcing team
Drive commercial optimization initiatives
including: Renegotiation of key contracts
Supplier consolidation and demand management
Contribute to sourcing category strategies
Ensure adherence to sourcing policies
contracting standards
Strengthen governance across sourcing processes and supplier engagements
Drive data-driven decision making through analytics
and market intelligence
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Drive and develop strategic supplier relationships in collaboration with stakeholders; Contributing to overall team performance as active member of the sourcing team; Team player who can contribute to teamwork, also in areas outside of own direct responsibilities
Communication Scope
Influencing and presenting skills; ability to communicate effectively both with executives and specialists; Fully proficient written and verbal English communication skills
Process & Methodology
Result oriented project manager, Being able to identify new opportunities to create impact, prioritize the work and secure successful implementation of these initiatives
Full Job Description
Sourcing manager, SW, Cloud and AI Job Description We are strengthening our SW, Cloud and AI Sourcing team with a new Sourcing manager position. In this role, you will work as a Sourcing manager driving sourcing initiatives, negotiating supplier contracts and building supplier relationships. Key responsibilities Strategic Sourcing to Maximize Value & Minimize Waste * Executing strategic sourcing initiatives , focus on software, cloud and AI * Driveearly involvement in sourcing process , co-creating a forward-looking sourcing pipeline * Negotiating and managing supplier contracts * Deliver measurable cost reduction and cost avoidance across external spend. * Identify and execute cashflow optimization opportunities , including payment term improvements and P2P compliance. * Actively seeking new opportunities for sourcing initiative pipeline Supplier Strategy & Delivery Enablement * Act as a supplier manager towards designated suppliers * Drive and develop strategic supplier relationships in collaboration with stakeholders * Contributing to overall team performance as active member of the sourcing team * Drive commercial optimization initiatives , including: * Renegotiation of key contracts * Supplier consolidation and demand management * Contribute to sourcing category strategies Risk, Compliance & Governance * Ensure adherence to sourcing policies, contracting standards, and PO compliance. * Strengthen governance across sourcing processes and supplier engagements. * Drive data-driven decision making through analytics, reporting, and market intelligence. Your new team and leader We operate as one, integrated Sourcing team. In this role you will report to Head of SW, Cloud and AI Strategic Sourcing, Heikki Liimatta. Personality & working style You are an engaging and business-minded sourcing professional with 5+ years of strategic sourcing experience and have a proven track record of negotiating significant sourcing initiatives and supplier management to ensure executi
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