Sourcing Specialist

The Sourcing Specialist will be accountable individually, as a team member, and as a lead of projects and assignments involving Central Shops and Global Engineering and Technology. The Sourcing Specialist will be expected to develop and execute sourcing strategies that that meet or exceed operational, sustainability, and financial goals. This position will interface with multiple levels of leadership and contributors primarily, but not exclusively, within the Disney Experiences segment.

The Sourcing Specialist priorities include:

• Development and execution of sound sourcing strategies that contribute to profitability and reduce the organizations total cost of ownership.
• Partner with supply base and internal clients to drive innovation, leveraging new ideas and technologies.
• Ensure the protection and enhancement of the bran by mitigating risk exposure, ensuring safety standards are exceeded, and improving the visibility to our supply chain.
• Create and maintain an inclusive environment that attracts, educates, cultivates, recognizes, retains, and listens to a diverse and high performing team of Cast Members.
• Develop and maintain strong relationships with the supply base.
• Ensure compliance to policies and procedures designed to mitigate risk, improve performance and protect/enhance the reputation of the Disney Company.
• Drive the company’s supplier inclusion strategy of broader utilization and increased spend with Certified Minority, Women Veteran, Disabled and LGBTQ suppliers.
• Develop and implement a Supplier Sustainability program that identifies and implements sustainability-oriented business practices, evaluates our supply bases for sustainability and delivers products and services whose life cycles have been taken into consideration.
• Pursue continuous improvement in the efficiency and effectiveness of our procedures and processes, with additional focus on workload simplification and workload elimination.
   

Job Responsibilities and Duties

 Develop and drive effective strategies by:

• Leading cross-functional sourcing projects that meet internal client’s requirements while adhering to Strategic Sourcing’s guiding principles.
• Understanding, analyzing, and assessing market industry trends and conditions that affect pricing, availability, lead-time, quality, etc.
• Prepare and execute clear, structured negotiations following pre-defined Strategic Sourcing methodology
• Ensure compliance with Strategic Sourcing best practices.
• Communicate and report to leadership the status of any critical external relationships or market conditions that could adversely affect planning and decision-making
• Understand and assist in the development and execution of supplier performance and relationship management programs that focus on quality, service responsiveness, financial benefit, and innovation.
• Assist with Annual Strategy Planning development and track progress against ASP
• Demonstrate exemplary integrity and ethics in all instances. ·
• Evaluate total cost / supply analysis to identify opportunities to achieve optimal value and financial benefit.
• Participate in professional development activities to keep abreast of current industry best practices.
• Continually assess market conditions and develop sourcing strategies that maximize value to Disney.
• Develop, implement, monitor and report status, performance measures that demonstrate value and ensure supplier performance.

Hiring Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree required in Business, Supply Chain, Finance, or other quantitative discipline, or equivalent job experience
• Master’s degree (i.e. MBA) or other quantitative discipline (i.e. MS), a plus
   

Work Experience

• 1-3 years’ experience in strategic sourcing / supply chain disciplines
• Familiarity with Strategic Sourcing/Procurement or Supply Chain Management/Logistics processes ·
• Proven ability to build relationships/partnerships with stakeholders and suppliers ·
•  Ability to lead a team successfully through strategic sourcing engagements that include complex analysis, strategy development, well-structured negotiations, and implementation. ·
•  Superior written and verbal communication skills customizable to meet multiple audience needs (e.g., peers, clients, executives and suppliers)
• Skills / Specialized
• Strong relationship building skills to effectively engage stakeholders ·
•  Ability to effectively communicate, both written and orally, and can tailor messages appropriately to the audience ·
• Analytical strategic thinking and problem-solving skills to formulate calculations in support of recommendations.
• Strong negotiation skills
• Ability to collaborate in a team environment
•  Internal customer focus – ability to identify/solicit key stakeholder needs and develop solutions to address their needs
•  Ability / desire to work in diverse environment,
•  Ability to deal with ambiguity.
• Strong organizational and time management skills to manage multiple projects Competent in Microsoft Office Suite (esp. Word, Excel, and PowerPoint), SAP, Coupa, etc.
• Knowledge of and the ability to understand, interpret and communicate: BLS Indexes, OPEC/FRED economic reports, Dunn & Bradstreet reports, etc
• Ability to build highly compelling business cases.
•  Strong relationship management skills.
• Ability to drive projects to conclusion.
• Ability to collaborate on ideation and supplier innovation.
• Ability to develop and sustain Supplier Relationship Management programs.
• CPSM or related certification.