Senior Sourcing Specialist - Technology

Disney; Bristol (CT); On-site; USD 105,000 - 128,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Savings plan

Educational opportunities

Disney perks

Job summary

Disney seeks a Senior Sourcing Specialist for technology to join its global Enterprise Sourcing team in Bristol, CT. You will lead or support cross-functional teams through full lifecycle technology sourcing, from intake to negotiations and contract execution, interfacing with VP stakeholders and Legal.

You will develop cost-saving strategies, perform rigorous financial analyses, and drive supplier evaluations, RFPs, and contract completion. Strong communication and Excel skills are essential.

Qualifications

• 5 years of sourcing or related experience, with at least three years supporting technology sourcing including software, cloud services, AI-enabled solutions, professional services, and hardware.
• Experience leading RFPs with robust requirements and planning.
• Experience supporting and executing technology category strategies.
• Outstanding communication, project updates, and presentation skills.
• Ability to perform detailed Excel analysis and strong project management.

Responsibilities

• Lead or support cross-functional teams through full life-cycle technology sourcing projects, including planning, analysis, strategy, supplier evaluation, negotiation, and relationship management.
• Develop and apply standardized financial analyses, bid analysis, and cost savings methodologies.
• Create and deliver quantitative analyses and presentations for decision-makers.
• Coordinate with Legal, stakeholders, and suppliers to facilitate contract processes and milestones.
• Lead internal workgroups and quarterly business reviews to improve processes and relationships.
• Nurture stakeholder relationships as a business partner and support strategic/tactical sourcing needs.
• Support development of Category Management strategies with department leadership.
• Foster collaboration across Legal, Finance, and Sourcing teams.

Skills

Sourcing experience

Technology sourcing

RFP leadership

Negotiation

Excel analysis

Project management

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Coupa

AI tools

Job description

Senior Sourcing Specialist for technology

The Senior Sourcing Specialist for technology will be part of a global Enterprise Sourcing team, whose goal includes successfully executing sourcing engagements within a broad scope of spend supported by Disney business segments. The Senior Sourcing Specialist will be accountable individually, as a team member, and/or as a project leader for a portfolio of projects spanning from project intake, facilitating RFPs, contract negotiations and execution. The Senior Sourcing Specialist will be expected to leverage cross-functional teams to successfully leverage and contribute to meeting financial budgets and cost synergies. This position may be interfacing with various levels of leadership including VP stakeholders and Sourcing leadership.

Here is what you will be doing as a Senior Sourcing Specialist

• Lead or support cross-functional teams through full life-cycle technology sourcing projects including project planning & management, analysis & strategy, supplier evaluation & selection, negotiation, and ongoing supplier relationship management
• Develop and apply standardized and rigorous approach to financial analysis related to sourcing including bid analysis, cost savings methodology, and weighted RFP scoring
• Create and deliver compelling quantitative analyses and solution-focused presentations that influence key decision-makers
• Liaise between Legal, stakeholders, and suppliers to facilitate the contract process, ensure work deliverables and payment milestones are clearly defined, and bring the finalized contract to fruition
• Lead internal workgroups and quarterly business reviews to provide guidance, help resolve problems, and effectively communicate to improve process flow and relationships
• Nurture stakeholder relationships by serving as a business partner, helping identify critical business needs and providing sourcing services, both strategic and tactical, that exceed their expectations
• Support development of Category Management strategies in coordination with Department leadership
• Fostering a collaborative environment among stakeholders and with other supporting teams (e.g., Legal, Finance, Segment-specific Sourcing teams, etc.)

Here are the skills you will need to be successful in this role

• 5years of sourcing or related experience, with at least three years supporting the sourcing of for technology including conducting supplier negotiations for, software, cloud services, AI enabled solutions. professional services including implementations, and hardware
• Experience leading RFPs, ensuring the stakeholders are providing robust requirements and planning
• Experience supporting, and executing against, technology category strategies
• Outstanding communication, project updates, and presentation skills
• Ability to perform detailed Excel analysis
• Strong project management

It would be a plus if you had these skills

• 7 years of sourcing or related experience, with at least five years supporting the sourcing of technology, professional services, including experience in a leading role in the sourcing of a large-scale IT managed services agreement for a Fortune 100 company.
• Experience in the contribution and development of technology category strategies and metrics
• Familiarity with, and the ability to leverage, AI tools (CoPilot, ChatGPT, Claude, etc.) to supplement and optimize work tasks and research
• Internal or external business consulting experience
• Experience working for a large managed services provider and in resolving disputes over large managed services IT agreements.
• Experience in designing and implementing new processes in a complex environment
• Media/entertainment industry experience
• Worked for and negotiating with Fortune 100 companies
• Coupa or other eProcurement tools experience
• Advanced degree; including MBA or JD and understanding of contractual enforcement and remedies as well as pricing analysis and modeling experience.

Education is important to us, here is what we are looking for

• Bachelor's degree

Disney offers a rewards package to help you live your best life. This includes health and savings benefits, educational opportunities, and special extras that only Disney can provide. Learn more about our benefits and perks at https://jobs.disneycareers.com/benefits.

This role can be based in Lake Buena Vista, FL; Burbank, CA or Bristol, CT.

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The hiring range for this position in Orlando, FL is $99,900 - $121,900 per year, in Burbank, CA is $104,800 - $128,000 per year and Bristol, CT is $104,800 - $128,000. The base pay actually offered will take into account internal equity and also may vary depending on the candidate's geographic region, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience among other factors. A bonus and/or long-term incentive units may be provided as part of the compensation package, in addition to the full range of medi