ITEC - Program Advisory Services - Strategic Sourcing - Manager - 00INO

ITEC -Program Advisory Services - Strategic Sourcing - ManagerErnst & Young's Information Technology Enablement Center (ITEC) is a Center of Excellence that assists our national advisory practices in - planning, leading practices, methods, pursuits, resource & teams, delivery and management of large, complex full lifecycle initiatives in the space of Information Technology. The Program Advisory Services (PAS) Advanced Solutions organization within ITEC focuses at the intersection of business, technology and large/complex initiatives and assists organizations in the following areas:Complex Programs Initiative Portfolio Management & Governance Innovation Strategy and Management Strategic Outsourcing Transformation and Change Management We have an opening for a Manager specializing in Strategic Sourcing.Responsibilities Experience in enterprise cost and value management analysis, strategies and models Experience in evaluating global sourcing strategies, models and critical assessment of existing sourcing strategies Experience in conducting risk-adjusted cost-benefit, value-risk and business case analyses for complex global sourcing initiatives Experience in contract analysis, vendor evaluation and off-shore team management Experience and/or exposure to full outsourcing lifecycle of complex (gt;50M) global sourcing initiatives in the BPO, ITO, KPO &/or DPO space. Experience in program management and exposure to governance of complex (gt;50M) global sourcing initiative lifecycles. Domain experience in one or more of the following - Finance & Accounting Processes, IT Operations & Infrastructure service delivery processes, Product design processes and (global) knowledge management approaches Six-Sigma (Black Belt), LMP (lean manufacturing practices), SIPOC analysis skills and expertise with program management tools Macro-environment understanding of major outsourcing destinations Position requires 100%.travel. QualificationsTo qualify, candidates must have: a bachelor's degree and approximately 5 years of related work experience; or a graduate degree and approximately 4 years of related work experience 7 years or more of Industry/Advisory experience preferred with Bachelors - Engineering, Applied Science, Finance, Economics and/or (desirable) MBA - Preferred focus in finance, operations or strategy OR Master of Science - Computer Science or Engineering or Applied ScienceRequired Attributes Analytical and conceptual thinker with innovative capacity Ability to handle complexity and ambiguity, and provide structure to complex problemsOther Key CharacteristicsCollaboration, Team Work, excellent presentation and communication (written, oral) skills Integrity, maturity and dependability Willingness to travel Demonstrated industry thought leadership is a plus United States