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Thomson Reuters is seeking a Senior Sourcing Manager - Technology Services Sourcing in our Gdansk office.

Global Procurement manages and optimizes the third party spend of Thomson Reuters. Our mission is to partner with our stakeholders to acquire the right goods and services at best value and within an acceptable risk perimeter to drive our corporate objectives. We integrate and manage a highly complex network of products, services, processes, technologies and suppliers across all Thomson Reuters locations worldwide.

Reporting to the Director, Technology Sourcing, the Senior Manager, Technology Sourcing will take a leadership role for categories focused on application development and maintenance and the Product Engineering category. This individual will assist business leaders in managing their respective P&L's with regards to spending, planning, and development of supplier relationships critical to their respective lines of business.

About the Role

In this opportunity as Senior Sourcing Manager, Technology Services Sourcing, you will:

• Develop Category Plans and sourcing strategies containing a portfolio of key initiatives which deliver the IT Strategy

• Deliver the key IT sourcing initiatives, achieving best value within acceptable risk

• Contribute to the development of the annual pipeline of IT sourcing initiatives, integrating with the financial planning process

• Draft, redline and negotiate supplier contracts within Thomson Reuters’s contracting standards and business objectives

• Rationalize the number of IT suppliers and reduce fragmentation in the spend base in order to simplify the supplier landscape and drive commercial efficiency

• Provide support and coaching to Sourcing Managers within the Technology Sourcing teams

• Represent Procurement in governance forums with strategic IT suppliers to ensure that all contractual obligations are met, initiatives are performing against business case and that issues and disputes are resolved in a timely manner

• Build and enhance relationships with strategic IT suppliers along with the vendor and service delivery management teams to deliver high levels of service whilst maintaining best-in-class commercial terms and conditions

About You

You’re a fit for the role of Senior Sourcing Manager, Technology Services Sourcing if you:

• Have significant experience of successful development and negotiation of IT sourcing agreements in excess of up to 25m value

• Proven track record of delivering significant and sustainable cost reductions through effective implementation of a coherent IT sourcing strategy

• Deep understanding of contract terms and contractual language; proven skills and experience in drafting / redlining contracts

• Good (external and internal) relationship management and cross-functional leadership skills

• Experienced sourcing practitioner, understanding of best-practice sourcing methodology and a demonstrated track record of working ethically to achieve excellent outcomes

• Experience of contracting for agile application development services and managed application services

• Experience of leading negotiations with major global ADM and outsourcing partners, as well as other key technology suppliers

• Knowledge of the sourcing marketplace and trends in the industry including the ability to assess the impact of change in the context of the sourcing strategy

• Expert analytics and ability to develop coherent and high-quality sourcing collateral including business case, contract summaries, and RFx materials

• Experience of building strong relationships with senior IT and business executives

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience. JD Degree highly desirable.