Job ID: [[199470]]

Required Travel : [[Minimal]]

Managerial - No

Location: [[Plano, TX]]

Who are we?

Amdocs helps those who build the future to make it amazing. With our market-leading portfolio of software products and services, we unlock our customers’ innovative potential, empowering them to provide next-generation communication and media experiences for both the individual end user and enterprise customers. Our employees around the globe are here to accelerate service providers’ migration to the cloud, enable them to differentiate in the 5G era, and digitalize and automate their operations. Listed on the NASDAQ Global Select Market, Amdocs had revenue of $5.00 billion in fiscal 2024. For more information, visit www.amdocs.com

In one sentence

The Sourcing Manager is responsible for all business-related procurement activities that Amdocs performs with internal stakeholders and its suppliers that are under his / her responsibility in order to select the best supplier option, place a binding effective contract, optimize cost and realize savings.

What will your job look like?

• Work Closely and conduct review meetings with business units' key stakeholders to learn their business needs, identify potential solutions and recommend the suitable procurement process to be followed.
• Continuously develop and maintain a subject matter expertise of contingent workforce market trends and provide market analysis insights to support business decision making.
• Lead and conduct procurement processes such as supplier sourcing, supplier due diligence, RFx management, supplier selection, contract negotiation, deal review, oversight contract execution and purchase order placement.
• Collaborate with cross-functional departments to ensure alignment with business process, company policy, regulations compliance and execution of business strategies.
• Develop and maintain strong relationships with contingent workforce suppliers to be positioned as support ongoing business needs.
• Oversee the utilization and integration of contingent workforce to meet the business needs and successful delivery.
• Report on procurement activity such as sourcing initiatives, competitive bids, supplier selection, contract negotiation status, deal closure and achieved cost efficiencies and savings.
• Identify potential areas of business efficiency improvement, cost reduction opportunities or required risk mitigation solutions stiving to implement effectively and timely.
  
  

All you need is...

• 7+ years of suitable procurement expertise.
• Proven record in managing business relationships and third-party service businesses.
• Knowledge of labor laws and regulations related to contingent workforce.
• Proven experience in contract negotiation and management.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, excellent communication and interpersonal abilities.
• Ability to work effectively in a multinational company environment within budget and time constraints.
• Ability to manage multiple business needs and prioritize simultaneously procurement processes in various stages.
• Experience in the telecommunications, information technology or similar industry.
• Familiarity with project management methodologies and tools.
  
  

Why You Will Love This Job

• You will be working with an experienced, extremely diverse and multi-cultural team environment.
• You will be operating as part of a fast growing dynamic organization, involved in building modern complext technology solutions.
• You will be provided with a fascinating opportunity to lead various multifacited large scale deals.
  
  

Amdocs is an equal opportunity employer. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workforce