Drive strategic impact across Meta’s iconic brands as a Global Sourcing Manager to lead category management for Creative Marketing Services and maximize company value, optimize Marketing’s budget, and mitigate risk.
Requirements
- Experience using data analysis, industry trends, relevant data, and internal spend data to create strategies and identify optimization opportunities
- Demonstrated success in sourcing, negotiating, and delivering complex contracts, with negotiation skills in both financial and business matters
- Experience working in a self-directed environment, maintaining a focus on teamwork and interpersonal communication, in ambiguous situations
- Familiarity with relevant software or technology used in sourcing and procurement
- Certifications or advanced degrees in procurement, supply chain management, or a related field
- Understanding of various international markets and the experience managing and navigating the complexities of global sourcing strategies
- Experience developing and executing strategic sourcing category plans
Responsibilities
- Develop multi-year category plans aligned with Business and Global Strategic Sourcing priorities
- Use industry trends, relevant data analysis, internal spend data and requirements to create strategies that will proactively identify optimization opportunities to help our Business meet their goals
- Lead the development and execution of sourcing plans and supplier spend management strategies, including handling of complex sourcing projects and contract negotiations that optimize value to the company
- Leverage advanced analytics and procurement technology to drive data-informed sourcing strategies and identify optimization opportunities
- Develop effective collaborative relationships with key business partners to understand their needs and become a trusted partner to strategically manage their spend and supplier relationships
- Establish supplier positioning and manage strategic relationships with key suppliers, including influencing their processes, resource decisions, performance management and policies to create mutually beneficial and sustainable partnerships
- Develop collaborative partnerships across Finance, Operations, HR, Privacy and Legal teams and act as the collaborator to bring teams together and influence a Meta-wide solution
Other
- Bachelor’s degree in business, marketing, supply chain, procurement, finance, management or related field
- 5+ Years of experience in Sourcing & Procurement for Marketing, Creative Marketing or Agency Operations for a brand/client side or related discipline
- Previous experience driving change, managing conflict, unifying different perspectives, decision-making, securing support, and building consensus to achieve goals
- Experience exceeding the demands of various internal stakeholders across multiple business units and regions
- Experience working in a high-growth environment
