Sourcing Manager, Professional Services

Company Description

NBCUniversal owns and operates over 20 different businesses across 30 countries including a valuable portfolio of news and entertainment television networks, a premier motion picture company, significant television production operations, a leading television stations group, world-renowned theme parks and a premium ad-supported streaming service. Here you can be your authentic self. As a company uniquely positioned to educate, entertain and empower through our platforms, Comcast NBCUniversal stands for including everyone. We strive to foster a diverse and inclusive culture where our employees feel supported, embraced and heard. We believe that our workforce should represent the communities we live in, so that together, we can continue to create and deliver content that reflects the current and ever-changing face of the world. Click here to learn more about Comcast NBCUniversal’s commitment and how we are making an impact.

Job Description

Role Purpose:

This strategic Sourcing Manager will be responsible for leading the sourcing activities for the Corporate Services and Professional Services Categories. These services will include, but are not limited to, Transportation (including Employee Shuttle, Black Car, and Ride Share), Food Services, Hospitality Call Center, Office Supplies, Mailroom, Reprographics and various other Professional Services as required. The strategic Sourcing Manager will be responsible for managing the end to end sourcing processes, leading development, and execution of sourcing strategies, negotiating contracts, and managing key strategic suppliers. The successful candidate must have the ability to think analytically, lead cross company initiatives involving stakeholders both within NBCU and across the wider Comcast enterprise, work independently, and manage multiple competing priorities.

Responsibilities:

• Negotiate deals that maximize cost savings and/or cost avoidance, improve service levels, mitigate contractual risks, and create/improve overall value for NBCU for the category areas mentioned above
• Provide written and verbal deal updates to executive management and key business stakeholders on deal terms, strategies, risks, and outcomes
• Analyze spend data from a variety of sources to develop fact based category strategies, gain buy in from stakeholders and implement sourcing strategies across functions/business units and with various levels of management
• Work effectively with stakeholders across multiple levels of the organization in order to achieve business and sourcing objectives
• Negotiate robust contracts in conjunction with various stakeholders, while maintaining a strong understanding of contracting language and principles
• Develop project plans, deliverables, metrics, and milestones. Implement process disciplines and management systems necessary to achieve desired results.
• Develop compelling business cases/analyses to drive meaningful change in process or supplier as appropriate to meet sourcing strategy and business objectives
• Lead quarterly supplier reviews with key vendors to ensure progress and compliance with NBCUniversal policies and key program objectives

Qualifications

Basic Requirements: 

• Minimum 5 years procurement experience in a sophisticated sourcing environment
• Bachelor’s Degree in Business or related field. MBA Preferred.
• Strong proficiency in all stages of the sourcing life cycle, especially the negotiation of contractual agreements in Corporate Services and Professional Services
• High level of proficiency in MS Office suite including Excel, Word and PowerPoint

Desired Characteristics:

• Skills and flexibility to work across a variety of categories as may be required
• Highly analytical – able to analyze complex data
• Strategic Thinking skills including an ability to make sound commercial judgments related to sourcing initiatives and deals
• Communication and Interpersonal skills including crisp verbal skills, effective listening, and facilitation skills
• Execution skills including persistent drive for results utilizing sound project management, organizational and problem solving skills

Additional Requirements:

• Interested candidates must submit a resume/CV through www.nbcunicareers.com to be considered
• Must be willing to work in New York, NY
• Must be willing to adhere to all Company COVID-19 workplace safety policies and protocols.
• In select work settings or where jurisdictionally mandated, must submit an attestation disclosing your COVID-19 vaccination status and be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 or adhere to enhanced pr