
Vice President, APAC Sourcing Lead for Amenity Services and Global Category Manager
- Bangalore, Karnataka
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Lead the development and execution of sourcing category management strategies and processes for significant transactions in amenity services and corporate meeting & events.
- Design and execute the competitive process for each sourcing transaction, including the evaluation and selection of provider(s), to obtain the best overall value-added solutions that meet JPMC requirements.
- Develop and maintain relationships with global category management teams and business stakeholders to understand their third-party engagement needs.
- Ensure third-party supplier relationships and channel compliance align with strategic priorities.
- Conduct thorough supplier due diligence and collaborate with stakeholders to define business and sourcing requirements, and partner with internal JPMC legal, risk, and finance departments to complete negotiations.
- Conduct cost and spend analysis to identify savings initiatives through cost reduction methods.
- Lead commercial negotiations and expedite supplier selection and purchasing decisions through appropriate competitive bid and strategic sourcing processes.
- Degree-level education required with 8+ years' experience managing a category, ideally for large global institutions, with a focus on corporate service providers.
- Experience with third-party providers and managing commodity/category spends
- Demonstrated project ownership and successful completion; advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite applications and Ariba; strategic thinking in sourcing/supplier management.
- Excellent internal client management skills; understanding of legal contracts, clauses, commercial terms, INCO terms, service level agreements; knowledge of IT and financial systems
- Ability to lead and influence executive-level stakeholders. Ability to navigate ambiguity, multitask, manage timelines and pivot as needed.
- Strong knowledge of the key aspects of the RFI/RFP/RFQ and five-step sourcing process with commercial skill/strategic negotiation ability, specifically in the area of amenity service providers.
- Experience in Category Management of Amenity Services and Corporate Meeting & Events, including profit & loss based contracts and comprehensive sourcing processes.
- Corporate Services or Managed Service sourcing experience
- Cost Modeling: ability to understand value streams, cost drivers and how to break down cost structures and analyze/synthesize data into a consumable format
- Strong understanding and experienced in interpreting and executing complex legal Master Agreements and Service Schedules.