Senior Category Sourcing Manager, Europe
Sony Pictures
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Senior Category Sourcing Manager, Europe
Please note that this role is based in the United Kingdom. In order to enable us to meet statutory and regulatory obligations of the United Kingdom immigration system you must have the appropriate immigration permission needed to work and reside in the United Kingdom.
Overview of Strategic Sourcing & Procurement
Strategic Sourcing and Procurement is responsible for managing external spend with third party suppliers, who provide goods and services to SPE's various businesses. Businesses supported are the Motion Picture Group which includes film labels Columbia Pictures, Screen Gems, TriStar Pictures, Sony Pictures Animation, and Sony Pictures Classics, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment and TV distribution business which manages the sales, distribution and marketing of physical DVD product in retail as well as distribution on streaming platforms and Sony Pictures Television which, (particularly in Europe), operates a range of pay and free TV aggregated services in its Networks division, ranging from linear and VOD (video on demand) services to third party platforms through to direct to consumer SVOD (subscription video on demand) and AVOD (advertising video on demand) services. The procurement team therefore has the unique advantage of working with stakeholders from across all the businesses, enabling a holistic view of SPE.
The Strategic Sourcing and Procurement department delivers substantial value through proactive and strategic supplier management and has been gradually expanding its influence in most areas of supplier spend from Post-production to IT, to Marketing and Professional services. A key aim of the department is to embed a procurement mindset across the various businesses, by deploying structured and consistent procurement tools and techniques, embedding supplier relationship management programmes, enabling transactional efficiency and supporting source to pay solutions. The team also partners closely with the business Finance leads as well as other support departments such as Legal.
SPE's Strategic Sourcing and Procurement London based team (which is part of a larger global Procurement department based in LA) primarily supports Europe, (key countries are UK, Germany, France and Spain) but also provides an important link and role in terms of global category management for all key categories (Marketing, IT, Post Production, Professional Services, Facilities). The remit of the Senior Category Sourcing Manager role will form part of a growing and expanding European focus, supporting various categories, but particularly Marketing, which contributes a large percentage of SPE European in market, locally managed spend.
Areas of Responsibility: Key Elements of the Role
We are looking for a self-motivated and proactive individual to form part of a growing and high-performing procurement team, who will support the new vision of the Strategic Sourcing and Procurement organization.
The location of this role will be based in either the UK or Germany (dependent on where the successful candidate is located). The role will lead European sourcing initiatives in relevant category areas and provide input and support to global category strategies and projects. The role will also play a key role in delivering overall category sourcing team procurement value.
The required candidate will need to take the initiative and drive projects forward to completion as well as demonstrate strong strategic sourcing/procurement experience and strong analytical, communication, and collaboration skills.
The role could involve European travel (France, Germany, Spain, UK) and infrequent head office travel (Los Angeles)
Relationship Management
Internal Relationships
• Build relationships with Business Leads and Finance (stakeholders) across all 3 SPE businesses: (Motion Picture Group, Home Entertainment and TV distribution and TV Networks) in Europe (France, Germany, Spain and UK).
• Engage and facilitate cross-functional teams for relevant categories or projects
• As Marketing is a large percentage of local in-country European spend, a key element of the role will be to manage and develop internal marketing stakeholder relationships throughout SPE's various business units and coordinate sourcing strategies, opportunities and requirements with other Sony entities (Electronics, Music, PlayStation, etc.).
• Proactively meet with clients and develop client relationships.
• Provide senior level procurement support to internal clients (of all levels of experience and title) on supplier contracts.
External Relationships
• Manage external supplier relationships and supplier agreements in areas including: Marketing, Post-production, and other categories with specific in-country spend.
• Develop and manage the marketing supplier base with input from internal clients.
• Support global supplier relationship management programmes with select suppliers (e.g. Media)
• Monitor performance of suppliers and serve as a resource to resolve issues and problems.
Strategy Development and Input
• Support global category management strategies by engaging local EMEA business leads and providing support and requirements to overall global category vision
• Develop hypothesis and strategic recommendations on relevant areas of spend
• Develop a pipeline of projects based on strategic recommendations and analysis
• Proactively develop and implement sourcing strategies in marketing related commodities to provide cost savings, time efficiencies, improved product quality, etc. across various SPE Business Units/Departments.
Market and Category Knowledge
• Maintain active knowledge of market rates and spend for marketing commodities and benchmark best practice capabilities against other companies and competitors
• Continually monitor and understand the marketing market and identify opportunities resulting from new product offerings and/or market shifts (e.g., exit or entry of suppliers, changes in pricing, etc.).
• Perform research on new spend areas or suppliers to inform future strategy
• Keep abreast of developments in key categories, by reading relevant trade press/articles, attending forums or industry seminars.
Procurement Tools and Techniques
• Identify, initiate, lead and manage cross-functional tactical and strategic sourcing projects.
• Employ a strict adherence to Strategic Sourcing and Procurement's 7 step procurement methodology used for all projects
• Early engagement of Finance Stakeholders in order to create a robust and agreed baseline for all projects. Use appropriate techniques to develop robust baselines for all projects.
• Develop/draft and manage (RFP (Request for Proposals, RFIs (Request for Information), RFQs (Request for Quotation) and Information including the collection of requirements, management of supplier communications, and review of bid responses.
• Manage and synthesize the collection of requirements from various country stakeholders, including scopes of work and specifications. An acute attention to detail and taking the time to draft or check requirements carefully for inclusion in RFPs/RFQs is important.
• Carefully perform robust analysis on supplier proposals, translating analysis into stakeholder-friendly presentations. Ensure analysis is appropriate and adapted to the business/stakeholder in question.
• As a large proportion of in-country spend is Mar
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