Competitive Sourcing Specialist

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The Role

The Procurement as a Service (PaaS) team is responsible for all types of competitive sourcing including renewals, new products and services, existing product renewals (e.g. professional services, hardware, telecom, software, and cloud). The successful candidate will have a strategic mentality while working across the team and our business groups to provide Fidelity the best price and terms while mitigating risk. The individual will have strong communications skills as they partner with internal partners, Fidelity leaders, and suppliers to achieve stronger scale and efficiency.

The Team

PaaS helps business units make thoughtful purchasing decisions that reduce risk and improve value for the firm. In this role you will assist associates that engage PaaS as they look to work with a new vendor or make changes to a current vendor relationship.

The person will directly, or indirectly, engage and negotiate with large and small vendors.

As a leader within a deal team, this person will collaborate with business unit product managers, contract managers, vendor managers, risk, ESG, legal, and finance to develop sourcing strategies.

The Expertise You Have

Some knowledge of or experience in procurement, purchasing, or sourcing including commercial and contract negotiations

Ability to influence cross-functional project teams through complex projects

Proactive management of multiple supplier relationships and ability to work well under pressure

BS / BA in business administration

The Skills You Bring

Ability to influence various project team members

Some background in negotiation, vendor management or product management including performance oversight

Strong written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills

Prefers an environment of strong collaboration and teamwork

Detail oriented with a focus on continuous skills improvement

Passion and enthusiasm for driving optimum business outcomes

Desire to lead complex negotiations and performing financial, technical, commercial and performance evaluations of suppliers

Excellent planning and organizational skills

Strong customer focus and collaboration / teamwork skills

The Value You Deliver

Lead the sourcing, negotiations, contracting and procurement process across different Fidelity business divisions

Engage and regularly collaborate with various members across PaaS and Business units

Work to achieve outstanding pricing with suppliers on negotiations

Prepare RF(x) and lead teams in the source selection process