Manager, Indirect Sourcing

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All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability status. EEO / Disabled / Vets

Job Description :

Indirect Sourcing, Category Execution Leader - Facilities, Logistics & Security

Position Summary :

In the News Corp Global Sourcing Organization, our aim is to unlock value for News Corp to reinvest in what matters most. We do this by bringing speed, efficiency, and security to buying at News Corp and with all business units within. We partner deeply across News Corp's business units to deliver solutions fit for purpose.

As a centralized organization operating in a high complexity environment, we bring one voice to stakeholders, suppliers and vendors to ensure the best outcomes.

Our organization fosters a culture of collaboration, innovation and continuous improvement while providing opportunities for ongoing career growth and development. As a Category Execution Leader, you will partner closely with key stakeholders to execute sourcing strategies for the Facilities, Logistics, and Security categories.

You are responsible for the implementation of sourcing strategies for these assigned categories to leverage the supply base, ensure continuity of supply, maximize cost savings / value realization, and support the achievement of the business strategies in a proactive manner by truly partnering with business stakeholders as well as vendors.

You will own the execution of RFIs and RFPs, documenting bid events through correspondence to suppliers; executing the selection of suppliers in collaboration with cross-functional teams, conducting supplier negotiations and ongoing supplier management.

You will report directly to the Global Sourcing Execution Leader.

Job Title : Indirect Sourcing, Category Execution Manager

Department : Indirect Category Facilities, Logistics / Security

Job Family : Category Execution

Grade : Manager

Contract Type : Full Time

Location : Bangalore, India

Reports To : Sr. Director Sourcing Execution

Direct Reports : Less than 5

Matrix Reports : Category Leader – Facilities / Logistics

Budget Holder : No

Operational Scope : Global

Spend Oversight : TBD

Accountabilities

Category Execution Manager

• Execute the category strategy for assigned categories, collaborating with key stakeholders, team members, and leaders affected by the respective category.
• Have in-depth knowledge of sourcing for key categories including Facilities Management, Logistics Services, and Physical / Digital Security.
• Initiate sourcing projects following structured management methods and principles to execute complex, long-term category management and strategic sourcing initiatives.
• Provide input to the Category Performance framework and provide metrics related to category performance and continuously track & monitor.
• Execute clear, structured negotiations following the Global Sourcing and Procurement Category Management and Strategic Sourcing methodologies.
• Populate the category cards detailing overall category strategies, preferred suppliers, and business unit requirements for execution; execute to ensure category health is tracking per strategy / goals / plan.
• Support the strategies & targets set by the Category Head & Category Leader.
• Identify areas of opportunity to reduce waste and establish reduction targets; Identify and execute implementation of continuous improvement / cost.

Sourcing Advisory

Vendor Management (Evaluation, Negotiation, Selection, Qualification)

People Management

Critical Experiences | Competencies | Abilities

About News Corp News Corp is a global, diversified media and information services company focused on creating and distributing authoritative and engaging content to consumers throughout the world. The company comprises businesses across a range of media, including news and information services, book publishing, digital real estate services, cable network programming in Australia, and pay-tv distribution in Australia.

Headquartered in New York, News Corp's activities are conducted primarily in the United States, Australia, and the United Kingdom.

Equal Opportunity Employer All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability status. EEO / AA / M / F / Disabled / Vets

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Job Category : Skills Required

Project Management, Negotiation, Vendor Management, Category Management, Contract Drafting, Sourcing