The Group Manager of Strategic Sourcing is a leadership role responsible for overseeing a team of Strategic Sourcing and Category Managers and driving the sourcing and value chain optimization strategies for all technology-related spend categories. This role collaborates with senior leaders within Intuit’s IT organization and is responsible for managing $1.3B+ in annual spend across data, ai, saas, hardware, telecommunications, and emerging technologies. The Group Manager will bring together multiple teams across Intuit to identify opportunities to drive operational improvements, cost optimization, risk mitigation, and ensure best value from technology 3rd parties and investments. This role demands a strong understanding of both the technology landscape, impact on business outcomes and total cost of ownership, with a focus on driving business transformation within the IT organization. The Group Manager of Strategic Sourcing is pivotal to the success of the company's growth, operational excellence and acceleration. This role demands a strategic thinker, business partner, strong connector with strong analytical skills, capable of connecting the dots between 3rd parties, Intuit’s value chain and impact on growth & innovation that will drive Intuit's technology objectives forward.
This role requires leading a small team to develop and execute long and short-term sourcing strategies, with an equal emphasis placed on the ability to identify, analyze, and quantify opportunities as well as the ability to manage RFI, RFPs and handle challenging vendor negotiations.