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At Workday, it all began with a conversation over breakfast. When our founders met at a sunny California diner, they came up with an idea to revolutionize the enterprise software market. And when we began to rise, one thing that really set us apart was our culture. A culture which was driven by our value of putting our people first. And ever since, the happiness, development, and contribution of every Workmate is central to who we are. Our Workmates believe a healthy employee-centric, collaborative culture is the essential mix of ingredients for success in business. That’s why we look after our people, communities and the planet while still being profitable. Feel encouraged to shine, however that manifests: you don’t need to hide who you are. You can feel the energy and the passion, it's what makes us unique. Inspired to make a brighter work day for all and transform with us to the next stage of our growth journey? Bring your brightest version of you and have a brighter work day here.
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About the Team
Workday is looking for a Senior Global Sourcing Manager in Dublin. This person will be responsible to develop and manage global category strategies and understand the business/company requirements to maximize value and partner with business stakeholders. This also includes executing the end-to-end Sourcing process of creating and managing category strategies, spend and market analysis, running RFx’s, negotiating contracts and pricing, and supplier management. He/she should have deep sourcing and vendor management experience within the category space, be able to operate at ALL levels of the organization and move seamlessly from tactical to strategic. Additionally, this person must have a keen eye for detail, be able to provide insights based on market conditions and trends, investigate innovative methods optimize value from goods and service providers, improve the decision-making process, and increase the flow of information.About the Role
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It's fun to work in a company where people truly believe in what they're doing. At Workday, we're committed to bringing passion and customer focus to the business of enterprise applications. We work hard, and we're serious about what we do. But we like to have a good time, too. In fact, we run our company with that principle in mind every day: One of our core values is fun.
Job Description
Workday is looking for a Senior Global Sourcing Manager in Dublin. This person will be responsible to develop and manage global category strategies and understand the business/company requirements to maximize value and partner with business stakeholders. This also includes executing the end-to-end Sourcing process of creating and managing category strategies, spend and market analysis, running RFx’s, negotiating contracts and pricing, and supplier management. He/she should have deep sourcing and vendor management experience within the category space, be able to operate at ALL levels of the organization and move seamlessly from tactical to strategic. Additionally, this person must have a keen eye for detail, be able to provide insights based on market conditions and trends, investigate innovative methods optimize value from goods and service providers, improve the decision-making process, and increase the flow of information.
Responsibilities:
Supplier strategy, selection, execution and compliance - Lead the business negotiation process with internal partners and suppliers. Manage contract to completion. Develop negotiation approach, fallback positions, acceptable terms and conditions through to closure. Identify and manage all violations and exceptions to existing supplier contracts.RFI, RFP, RFQ services - Own and lead the supplier interface for all RFI, RFP and RFQ services. Partner with appropriate internal stakeholders. Manage the end to end process from creation to selection to contract implementation.Measure, manage and improve supplier actual performance against negotiated SLA’s and quality metrics.Competitive benchmarking - Identify key benchmark suppliers in RFx efforts. Measure, report and action cost productivity as a function of market pricing.Cost Modeling - Own and provide industry and actual unit and service cost data which feeds into TCO and RFx evaluations.Business Planning - Be accountable to coordinate suppliers and Workday internal customers and review supplier and business roadmaps.Preferred Supplier Management - Identify, qualify and formalize which suppliers should be aligned with preferred supplier status based on segmentation modeling.Periodic supplier audit/action - Lead ongoing supplier audits, identifying areas of improvement and the plan to address.Category Sourcing - Develop and own the category sourcing plan. Ensure all internal business requirements are met.Business Partnering – Become a trusted advisor and partner to the Workday’s Business.Sourcing initiatives – Lead/support the maturation and continuous improvement of Sourcing at Workday.Technical Expertise
Technology & product scanning/Market Intelligence - Support efforts to identify latest trends in technologies and industry offerings.Demonstrated experience in managing multiple sourcing categories including, but not limited to, Real Estate, Workplace, Marketing, Benefits, Employee Services and other.About You
8+ years of experience in Sourcing / Procurement / Supply ChainDemonstrated sourcing experience leading RFx’s, conducting supplier management and managing a sourcing category with a focus on Real Estate and/or Marketing, preferredFamiliarity with standard procurement concepts, practices, and proceduresLeader with strong organizational and interpersonal skillsPossess a positive attitude, excellent communication and analytical skillsDemonstration of critical thinking, ability to question the output of a financial model and consider options for improvementProactive, result oriented, with a can-do attitude in meeting critical deadlinesUndergraduate Degree in Supply Chain or Business; Master’s Degree preferred
Our Approach to Flexible Work
With Flex Work, we’re combining the best of both worlds: in-person time and remote. Our approach enables our teams to deepen connections, maintain a strong community, and do their best work. We know that flexibility can take shape in many ways, so rather than a number of required days in-office each week, we simply spend at least half (50%) of our time each quarter in the office or in the field with our customers, prospects, and partners (depending on role). This means you'll have the freedom to create a flexible schedule that caters to your business, team, and personal needs, while being intentional to make the most of time spent together. Those in our remote "home office" roles also have the opportunity to come together in our offices for important moments that matter.
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