Senior Sourcing Manager

The IT Senior Sourcing Manager reports to the Head of IT Strategic Sourcing and Vendor Management Office (“SVMO”). The IT Senior Sourcing Manager must have expertise in sourcing and contract negotiations for the Information Technology categories of Application Development, Ecommerce, Enterprise Software, Technical Consulting, Networking Hardware, Data Center Hardware, PCs/Tablets/Peripherals, Hosting Services, Mobile Service Providers, Telecommunications, etc., including but not limited to determining user requirements, recommendations of practical solutions, and company-wide efforts to improve the cost effective use of technology.

The IT Senior Sourcing Manager will be responsible for the management of category sourcing initiatives involving contract development, negotiations, and supplier management. The primary focus will be to drive sourcing and contracting strategies for strategic vendor partnerships. The IT Senior Sourcing Manager will analyze historical spend and extract potential sourcing opportunities for the business. The IT Senior Sourcing Manager will develop working relationships with key stakeholders, including executives, and lead cross-functional teams to define the business requirements in developing the sourcing strategy and negotiate complex service level agreements. The ideal candidate is known as a category subject matter expert, a thought leader and has professional credibility within the IT portfolio.

• Reviews documentation and legal draft of contracts/agreements, ensuring contractual/agreement requirements are met, and works directly with Strategic Sourcing Managers and key stakeholders to ensure contract/agreement language and requirements are appropriate and complies with Lennar Corporation policies and procedures.
• Coordinates work with various departments and serves as a liaison between Lennar Corporation and vendors to oversee the intake, review and finalization of all IT contracts that bind the corporation.
• Innovative thought leader with demonstrated good business acumen and can quickly understand complex business programs related to Information Technologies.
• Lead, mentor, and coach managers and analysts.
• Promote career development and manage the performance of the team.
• Review, draft, redline, and negotiate a variety of technology-related agreements, including SOW's, POC's, order forms, amendments, etc. while maintaining coordination with internal and external stakeholders.
• Supplier relationship management, engagement, and continuous improvement of supplier performance.
• Responsible for creating and facilitating the issuance and evaluation of RFP’s, RFI’s, etc.
• Ability to prepare and/or diagnose/interpret financial and other relevant analysis related to the product being sourced.
• Negotiate and prepare contracts with appropriate terms and conditions.
• Resolve conflicts or service level issues regarding supplier performance.
• Excellent understanding of IT protocols and guidelines; ensure that IT minimum standards are applied and properly documented.
• Effectively communicates program needs status with internal team members and external stakeholders, ability to build stakeholder trust and influence change.
• Proficient understanding of procurement systems and functionality as well as procure-to-pay processes.
• Effectively deals with conflict inherent in procurement operations between suppliers and stakeholders.

• 5 years of IT Purchasing experience
• 5 years of IT Sourcing experience
• Must have experience working with large technology partners such as AT&T, CDW, Cisco, IBM, Insight, Oracle, Microsoft, Salesforce, Verizon and VMWare.
• Jurisdoctorate required.
• ITIL experience preferred
• Excellent customer service skills.
• Excellent attention to detail and follow up skills.
• Ability to work in challenging and ambiguous environments.
• Ability to communicate effectively to executives, clients, and team members on a regular basis.
• Ability to work across functional areas to drive continuous improvement.
• Advanced experience with MS Office.
• Experience in a team-oriented environment is essential.
• Connects the dots between strategy and contracting.
• Can conform to shifting priorities, demands and timelines through analytical and problem-solving capabilities.
• Flexible during times of change.
• Ability to read communication styles of team members and contractors who come from a broad spectrum of disciplines.
• Ability to elicit cooperation from a wide variety of sources, including executives, clients, and other departments.
• Ability to defuse tension among project team, should it arise.
• Strong written and oral communication skills.
• Strong interpersonal and operational skill sets.
• Must be able to learn, understand, and apply new technologies.
• Strong Customer service skills and focus required.
• Ability to effectively prioritize and execute tasks in a high-pressure environment is crucial.
• Tenacious, driven, energetic and a high degree of professional integrity.
• Follow directions from a supervisor.
• Interact well with co-workers, supervisors and management.
• Understand and follow posted work rules and procedures.
• Accept constructive criticism.