Enterprise Software Sourcing

The Assistant Vice President - Enterprise Software Sourcing position is an intermediate level position responsible for participating in procurement activities such as defining the need for goods and services, negotiating price contracts and authorizing payment for goods and services in coordination with the Corporate Services team. The overall objective of this role is to acquire goods and services requested by company personnel in support of the company's business.
 

What you will do:

• Create global data and information analytics strategy and plan for procurement services as well as analyze key market data, statistics, and reports to identify market trends and best practices supporting the Enterprise & Infrastructure Software and Public Cloud sourcing categories
• Assist in analyzing spend by region, business, and category and provide input into development and execution of financial, business information, and analytics strategy
• Analyze supplier spend analytics, operational/performance metrics, cost financial analytics, save tracking/reporting, benchmarking, category market intelligence, forecasting, and commodity segmentation efforts
• Coordinate operational, process, reporting/structural change required as well as coordinate metrics and process reviews
• Provide assistance to sourcing teams with saves, spend, and opportunity analytics work with the category and subcategory managers to identify spend and develop spend baselines
• Work with suppliers and internal business units to consolidate information, perform ad hoc spend requests, program compliance monitoring reports and commodity reports, and RFx analysis
• Work with varied units through expense managers, reengineering teams/vendor managers, expense policy compliance and reporting, senior management briefing books, etc.
• Analyze RFx replies and develop reports and charts/graphs illustrating saves or increases in spend
• Coordinate the preparation and analysis of bid packages and education events
• Has the ability to operate with a limited level of direct supervision.
• Can exercise independence of judgement and autonomy.
• Acts as SME to senior stakeholders and /or other team members.
• Appropriately assess risk when business decisions are made, demonstrating particular consideration for the firm's reputation and safeguarding Citigroup, its clients and assets, by driving compliance with applicable laws, rules and regulations, adhering to Policy, applying sound ethical judgment regarding personal behavior, conduct and business practices, and escalating, managing and reporting control issues with transparency.

What we'll need from you:

• 5-8 years of relevant experience
• Prior experience either directly negotiating or supporting complex software contracts with large suppliers like Microsoft, Oracle, SAP, IBM/Red Hat, ServiceNow, Broadcom/CA/VMware, AWS, Google, etc.
• Experience with Procurement and Accounts Payable (AP) systems
• Experience with Contracts and eProcurement tools (e.g. Oracle, Procure-to-Pay, eAuction, eRFX)
• Experience with reporting and analytics
• Experience with Risk and Controls preferred
• Proficient computer skills with a focus on Microsoft Office applications
• Ability to work unsupervised and adjust priorities quickly as circumstances dictate
• Demonstrated organization and time management skills
• Bachelor’s degree/University degree or equivalent experience

What we can offer you:

By joining Citi Hungary, you will not only be part of a business casual workplace with a hybrid working model (up to 2 days working at home per week), but also receive a competitive compensation package and enjoy a whole host of additional benefits that support you (and your family) to be well, live well and save well:

• Cafeteria Program
• Home Office Allowance (for colleagues working in hybrid work models)
• Paid Parental Leave Program (maternity and paternity leave)
• Private Medical Care Program and onsite medical rooms at our offices
• Pension Plan Contribution to voluntary pension fund
• Group Life Insurance
• Employee Assistance Program
• Access to a wide variety of learning and development programs, online course libraries and upskilling platforms, such as Udemy and Degreed
• Flexible work arrangements to support you in managing work - life balance
• Career progression opportunities across geographies and business lines
• Socially active employee communities with diverse networking opportunities

Alongside these benefits Citi is committed to ensuring our workplace is where everyone feels comfortable coming to work as their whole self every day.  We want the best talent a