IT Global Sourcing/Category Manager

Overview
When you join the team at Cordis, you become part of an inspiring mission to save lives, impacting millions of people and broadening access to life-saving cardiovascular and endovascular technology. As a global leader for over 60 years, we are dedicated to being the heart of innovation to transform cardiovascular care.

At Cordis, we're teammates, not just employees. We embrace an empowered and one-team culture where teammates are inspired to unleash their full potential. With diverse teams on a global scale, we believe the richness of our experiences and backgrounds enhances the careers of our teammates, the service to our customers, and ultimately, the lives of our patients.

If you love a challenge and are ready to have a direct, transformative and positive impact on the lives of millions, then Cordis is just the place for you.

We are the people behind the people who keep saving lives.

Responsibilities
Job Summary:
The Global IT Category Manager will lead sourcing and supplier management activities as well as define and enforce IT procurement policy worldwide (NORAM, LATAM, EMEA, and APAC) focusing on understanding, optimizing, and directing IT spend and asset utilization. This is a remote role within the continental US and will be required to participate in meetings during non-office hours as needed to support our international operation. The role is one of five global indirect procurement leaders reporting to the Head of Indirect Procurement (HoIP) accountable for optimizing spend value and supply performance across the company. The organization rolls into the office of the CFO.

Responsibilities:

• Developing and executing against IT category management plans designed to enable short- and long-term technology, data, and network communications strategies across the Cordis enterprise. These will primarily consist of all forms of application software, IT infrastructure and hosting, outsourcing, data management, end-user computing, and network communications and security services.
• Building and maintaining Cordis stakeholder relationships to report on current IT spend and supplier performance, and staying in the loop on and prepare for upcoming activities that impact IT spend.
• Conducting various forms of Cordis IT spend and utilization analysis supported by market data, internal and external benchmarks, and current operating metrics. Developing rationale and credible business cases to support new sourcing and process improvement initiatives.
• Proactive leadership and accountability for all committed IT sourcing projects delivering improvements in spend, working capital, and supplier performance. Coordinating with stakeholders on all issue resolution and decision making around changes to suppliers, process, and technology. Communicating and managing deployment of new programs. Following a savings tracking and reporting routine for monitoring impact to targets and escalating risks early.
• Monitoring and managing key critical IT supplier performance through SLAs and quarterly and annual scorecard business reviews.
• Driving contract review and maintenance for all relevant IT suppliers, including monitoring and maintenance of notice periods, charges by the vendors, and changes to services. Direct and perform audits of contracts to ensure compliance to terms, accuracy of records, and adequacy of controls, implementing corrective action as required.
• Defining, monitoring, and driving compliance to IT procurement policies and procedures for company users. Coordinating licensing and maintenance requirements with associated outsource agreements

Qualifications

• 7-10+ years of IT procurement experience and significant experience managing sourcing, outsourcing, negotiations & contract development. At least 3 years of experience in a management role desired.
• Bachelor's degree in information technology, management, economics, finance, operations, engineering, or a related field

Preferred Qualifications
Requirements, Qualifications & Skills:

• Deep working knowledge of the IT industry commercial landscape and prior experience negotiating mid to large enterprise contracts and pricing models. Experience with outsourced enterprise computing environments is desirable.

• Ability to listen and think critically, professionally challenge positions, and form persuasive arguments with teams, leadership, and suppliers, resulting in:

• High impact outcomes

• A shared view of IT Procurement as a strategic function by all stakeholders.
• More effective Program and Project Management driving improved corporate performance.

• Cordis being a customer of choice for key critical IT suppliers.

• Demonstrated ability to plan, lead and deliver results on complex, cross-functional projects, and global projects.

• Excellent oral and written communication skills (multi-lingual skills a plus)

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

Cordis is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and is committed to providing equal opportunity for all teammates and applicants. At Cordis, our teammates all bring different strengths, experiences, and backgrounds, who share a passion for improving people's lives. Diversity not only includes race and gender identity, but also age, disability status, veteran status, sexual orientation, religion, and many other parts of one�s identity. All our teammate�s points of view are key to our success, and we believe inclusion is everyone's responsibility. Together, we strive to create and maintain working and learning environments that are inclusive, equitable and welcoming.