Sourcing Leader : Procurement Sourcing Professional
IBM · Posted Oct 26
Hybrid cloud, artificial intelligence, enterprise software, quantum computing, and IT consulting services
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About the role
IBM Finance & Operations drives efficiency, transparency, and smart decision-making across the business. The Procurement Sourcing team executes sourcing strategies to achieve IBM's business objectives. This role leads global sourcing teams, manages supplier relationships, and applies agile principles and analytics to deliver value through IBM's supply base.
What you will do
- At IBM Finance & Operations, we are the backbone of IBM's transformation driving efficiency, transparency, and smart decision-making across the business. Our teams provide the insight and discipline that guide strategy, ensure financial strength, and enable IBM to invest in innovation and growth. Working in Finance & Operations means combining analytical skills with collaboration and curiosity. You'll partner with colleagues across functions and geographies, using data, technology, and process excellence to create solutions that improve performance and deliver measurable impact. IBM offers continuous learning, career development, and a culture that values diverse perspectives. Join us and be part of a global team that keeps IBM moving forward, while building your own future in a dynamic and evolving environment. As a Procurement Sourcing Professional: Sourcing Leader, you will lead and manage IBM Procurement sourcing teams across global, regional, and country-level locations to ensure the effective execution of sourcing strategies and achievement of IBM's business objectives. You will apply your expertise in category sourcing, supplier selection, negotiation, contracting, compliance, and supplier relationship management to deliver value through IBM's global supply base.
- Lead Sourcing Teams: Manage and motivate sourcing teams to achieve high performance, providing coaching, performance management, and guidance to ensure effective execution of sourcing strategies.
- Develop Sourcing Strategies: Build and execute sourcing strategies to balance supply-demand requirements and leverage IBM's global spending power, aligning with IBM Procurement strategy and category goals.
- Manage Supplier Relationships: Lead negotiations and contracting activities to secure favorable terms while maintaining long-term supplier partnerships, ensuring quality, innovation, and cost-effectiveness in procurement engagements.
- Apply Agile Principles: Champion agile practices, fostering inclusion and promoting teamwork across sourcing teams and geographies to enhance flexibility, collaboration, and responsiveness in negotiations and supplier management.
- Analyze Sourcing Opportunities: Apply cognitive tools and analytics to identify sourcing opportunities, mitigate risks, and drive competitive advantage.
- Supplier Relationship Management: Experience working with suppliers to ensure quality, innovation, and cost-effectiveness in procurement engagements, including negotiations and contracting activities.
Skills used in this role
What the employer is looking for
- Category Sourcing Expertise: Exposure to category sourcing, supplier selection, negotiation, contracting, compliance, and supplier relationship management to deliver value through a global supply base.
- Leadership Experience: Experience working with teams to achieve high performance, including coaching, performance management, and guidance to ensure effective execution of strategies.
- Sourcing Strategy Development: Exposure to building and executing sourcing strategies to balance supply-demand requirements and leverage global spending power.
- Agile Practices: Exposure to agile principles and practices to enhance flexibility, collaboration, and responsiveness in negotiations and supplier management.
- Cognitive Tools and Analytics: Exposure to applying cognitive tools and analytics to identify sourcing opportunities, mitigate risks, and drive competitive advantage in procurement engagements.
- Global Supply Base Knowledge: Experience working with global supply bases to deliver value through effective sourcing strategies and supplier relationship management.
- Agile Leadership Principles: Exposure to applying agile principles to lead sourcing teams, enhancing flexibility, collaboration, and responsiveness in negotiations and supplier management.
Benefits and support
- Compensation and benefits are detailed in the job posting
About IBM
International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) is a global technology and consulting company that provides hybrid cloud, artificial intelligence, and enterprise infrastructure solutions. Operating in over 175 countries, IBM helps businesses across industries modernize operations, secure data, and drive digital transformation through platforms like watsonx and Red Hat OpenShift. Founded over a century ago, the company remains a pioneer in high-performance computing, enterprise automation, and quantum technology.
- Industry
- Information Technology
- Company size
- 260,000+ employees
- Founded
- June 16, 1911
- Location
- Armonk, New York, USA
- Funding stage
- Public Company
Funding
Public Company · $3.5B raised
- ·Post Ipo Debt$150M
Leadership
Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
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Senior Vice President, IBM Consulting
Senior Vice President, Marketing and Communications
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