EY Technology Procurement Supervising Associate - EY Global Delivery Services 

Argentina, Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires 

558320045

About Procurement

• Talent & BMC (Brand, Marketing and Communications)

• Technology and External Data

• Real Estate (including Workplace Services and Real Estate Technology and Innovation)

• Travel, Meetings & Events

Technology Procurement is part of the Global Procurement Group focusing on the requirements from the Technology teams and managing circa $1.5B of spend annually.

Role Objective

• Manage full lifecycle of contracts for assigned programs of work and key suppliers

• Pro-actively manage contract and license renewals

• Build and foster collaborative working relationships with EYT and other internal business partners

• Supporting and leading stakeholders through the Onboarding of Technology Goods and Services end-to-end process.

• Socialization and facilitation of the Procurement policy and processes, ensuring that the project teams and stakeholders understand the value of the policy and adhere to it accordingly

• Timely and frequent submission of management information, including project status and savings reporting

• Support for the Technology Procurement team in developing a strategy which adheres to the overall global technology strategy while supporting local engagements as well

• Facilitation of any needed market research to identify potential suppliers, ensure competitive pricing and terms, etc.

Responsibilities

The role of the Technology Procurement Supervising Associate may include:

• Responsibility as a senior individual contributor on a Client Technology Procurement 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.

• 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 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

• Degree from accredited university or equivalent in the areas of Finance, Business, Supply Chain

• 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 and Spanish

• Experience working in a truly global, culturally diverse organization

• Advanced knowledge of Project, PowerPoint, and Excel

What we look for

If you can confidently demonstrate that you meet the criteria above, please contact us as soon as possible.