Client Technology Sourcing Assistant Director 1 at Ernst & Young Global Limited (EY)

Responsibilities

The Technology Sourcing Assistant Director reports into a Client Technology Sourcing Leader within the Technology Sourcing team and is responsible for sourcing strategy and execution, customer engagement and experience, and vendor management in line with the Global Procurement Policy and processes. 

The role of the Technology Sourcing Assistant Director may include: 

• Responsibility as a senior individual contributor on a Client Technology Sourcing team aligned to one or more service lines as well as client serving business units.
• Act as an individual contributor and trusted business advisor - managing multiple complex transactions directly or indirectly and working closely with senior stakeholders to deliver successful results. 
• As the Africa Technology Sourcing Liaison, you will be responsible for managing the following:
• Increasing Technology Spend Under Management for the Arica region.
• Valued contribution to the EY BBBEE program.
• Build and maintain relationships with key Africa Executives and Stakeholders,
• Managing critical sourcing projects for the Africa region.
• Working closely with risk management business partners to minimize contractual risks to the firm whilst demonstrating year on year improvement in value for money. 
• Partnering with GCO (legal) to lead key negotiations and reporting on the quantitative and brand value delivered. 
• Effectively build a pipeline of deals and develop the appropriate resourcing plans. 
• Supporting improvement in processes, policy, systems, management information and reporting.
• Successfully leading negotiations for global and regional deals meeting the timelines, scope, and requirements agreed with key stakeholders. 
• Working with senior EYT and Service Line stakeholders to help develop a category strategy which supports the overall global technology strategy. 

Skills and attributes for success

• Strong experience with senior stakeholder management with the ability to collaboratively co-develop strategies and set and manage expectations.
• Heavy experience with negotiating contracts related to software licensing & rationalization, cloud based solutions and professional services
• Heavy experience with negotiating contracts globally and regionally.
• Experience of managing complex service agreements both from the commercial and service delivery side
• Experience of working in a Sourcing/Procurement/Vendor Management team in a complex and global environment
• Experience working in an IT role as part of delivering technology solutions is a plus
• Strong influencing and networking skills as the organization relies on working in cross functional teams across borders
• Good knowledge of the IT vendors and new technologies is important to successfully work with the EYT teams
• Strong communication skills required; must have the ability communicate in English effectively, transparently, and timely across multiple mediums (email, voice, IM, etc) in a global environment
• The ability to independently manage and prioritize workload
• Strong organizational skills 
• Demonstrate a positive attitude and have an appetite for change
• Provide high level of Exceptional Client Service
• Education
• Business degree or equivalent.
• CPM (US), CIPS (UK) or similar Procurement certification is welcomed but not essential
• Other requirements:
• Excellent oral, written communication and presentation skills in business English
• Experience working in a truly global, culturally diverse organization
• Advanced knowledge of Project, PowerPoint, and Excel
• Flexibility to work UK/US hours 

What we look for

• We are looking for a high energy individual who embraces change to ensure we can continue to deliver world-class Supply Chain Service programmes in an ever-changing environment.