Group Manager, Technology Sourcing

Company: Intuit
Location: San Diego
Posted on: April 10, 2025

Job Description:

OverviewThe 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. What you'll bringRelevant industry experience10+ years of technology-related strategic sourcing experienceExperience with Technology Sourcing, Data and AIExperience with ERP and Source-to-Pay tools Experience developing and/or presenting business cases Comfort with written and verbal communication of quantitative and qualitative information with executivesBachelor's degree in Business or other quantitative discipline Experience in contract development, administration, and/or management Experience managing multiple simultaneous projects in a fast-paced environment with several stakeholdersExperience in negotiating deals with global vendorsExperience in managing global vendor relationshipsExperience in value chain optimization and assessmentsExperience in managing transformational projects that require high-level of change managementSolid financial and/or quantitative modeling Attention to detail and ability to analyze complex data Ability to travel up to 20% of the timeAvailability to directly support and interact with multiple international business unitsDesired skills:A proven track record of cost reduction and productivity improvements; ability to influence and drive change while building solid relationships with your internal clients and external vendorsInternal or external business consulting experience highly desiredKnowledge of global supply baseStrong analytical skills; MS Excel proficient; financial modeling preferredStrong written and communication skills; MS PowerPoint, MS Word proficient Ability to work independently as well as lead and participate in cross functional teams Ability to collaborate in a team environment Awareness of best practices regarding vendor management (e.g., strategic alliances, supplier certification, etc.) Excellent documentation and requirements analysisHow you will leadLeadershipTake ownership and responsibility for proactively leading and managing strategic sourcing initiatives with or without analytical supportLead portfolio including multiple projects that require strategy, planning and execution of transformational, complex and innovative projectsDirect, define, and implement sourcing strategies and initiatives to drive the delivery of corporate earnings, growth strategy, and business transformation objectives for category portfolioDrives total cost of ownership mindset with team and stakeholders including the ability to strategically evaluate build/buy/acquire decisionsConnect dots between product strategies and company input goalsContribute suggestions to assist management in the development of organizational strategy, structure and operational roadmapProvide leadership, mentorship, and management of teamSets strategic priorities and develops goals and objectives for team planning resources accordinglyProactively builds relationships with and influences executive stakeholdersCollaborate with procurement teams where applicable to ensure procurement efficiency and automation, sourced supplier utilization, risk mitigation and contract compliancePartner with International teams to implement global suppliers, establish local engagement model to expand GBS global presenceEngages with several stakeholders at all levels, primarily Director/VP and aboveDemonstrate and practice a high degree of professional integrity and ethical responsibility in all business activitiesKeep abreast of industry innovation and bring ideas that will help the company re-imagine and leapfrog ahead resulting in advancements in technologies, process methodologies or establishing supplier alliancesOpportunity Assessment Own and drive opportunity assessments, including total cost of ownership (TCO) analysis, with the right balance of strategic insights (spend, supplier, category, contract) and representation of current state to drive senior stakeholder engagement Evaluate and recommend strategic opportunities/initiatives to Strategic Sourcing leadership utilizing current and emerging business models, assessing short-term and long-term industry and strategic considerationsDevelop an effective approach to present and obtain sponsorship from senior leadership on opportunitiesStrategic Sourcing Process Execution and Project ManagementProvide category expertise and identify potential sources of supply, determine capabilities of suppliers' product and service offerings, and relate offerings to stakeholder needsDemonstrate the ability to put a structured sourcing process into action in formal and informal negotiations, and leverage the process to resolve conflicts and build consensusDrive project activity across large cross-functional team through communication of expectations, decisions, changes, enforcement of deadlines, and creation and evaluation of deliverablesDefine data needed to meet objectives and develop an effective plan for gathering it (including spend, contracts, supplier information, stakeholder insights, current state process & tools)Utilize analysis to solve business problems and draw conclusions and insights that are not immediately obviousGather, analyze, and document requirements using interviews, document analysis, requirements workshops, surveys, site visits, business process descriptions, use cases, business analysis, and task and workflow analysisLead and Manage RFI/RFQ/RFPs from start to finish, which includes creation, issuance, and facilitation of the entire process, through vendor evaluations (using scorecards) and vendor selectionDrive consensus across critical business decisions that are complex and high impact to the organizationCreate supporting documentation to applicable standards such that the value generated can be included in executive-level presentationsDeliver value and projects that drives transformation of a category, innovation, insourcing/outsourcing, TCO Savings and EfficienciesContinuous Improvement and Supplier ManagementPartner with stakeholders to review ongoing vendor segmentation and identify vendors to be included in the VMO program within vendor portfolioPerforms assigned vendor management activities (business reviews, scorecard reviews, discussions) in alignment with the VMO approach, framework, SRM team roles and responsibilities for each vendorManages supplier performance monitoring and measurement and works with the vendor owners on any key escalations or remediationIdentify SRM opportunities with key vendors and focus areas that drive continuous improvement across KPIs and pushes innovationPeople ManagementManages a team of 3 or more which may be geographically dispersed individualsIntuit provides a competitive compensation package with a strong pay for performance rewards approach. The expected base pay range for this position is Southern California $165,500 - 224,000. This position will be eligible for a cash bonus, equity rewards and benefits, in accordance with our applicable plans and programs (see more about our compensation and benefits at Intuit: Careers - Benefits). Pay offered is based on factors such as job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and work location. To drive ongoing pay equity for employees, Intuit conducts regular comparisons across categories of ethnicity and gender.

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