Role Purpose:
The Senior Manager, Post-Production & Marketing Sourcing will be a part of the NBCUniversal Group Procurement organization and be responsible for sourcing activities related to post-production and marketing. This individual will collaborate closely with various departments, including Film, Home Entertainment, Television & Streaming, and Operations & Technology to pursue the Company's global sourcing objectives and initiatives.
This role offers a unique opportunity to develop deep Post-Production & Marketing category expertise, build cross鈥慺unctional partnerships, and contribute meaningful commercial impact across a dynamic and evolving industry. The role will report directly to the Vice President Sourcing, Global Post-Production for all post-production, sourcing-related projects and day-to-day activities. Additionally, this role has a dotted-line reporting to the Vice President Sourcing, Marketing for all marketing related initiatives.
Key Responsibilities:
The Senior Manager will be expected to create commercial value for NBCU in its transactions with suppliers by engaging the following initiatives:
- Carry out core sourcing functions including:
- Leading complex and/or large-scale RFPs and RFIs as needed
- Evaluating supplier fit based on pre-determined selection criteria
- Preparing and executing clear, structured negotiations of complex deal terms for contracts
- Calculating the cost savings/value added metrics stemming from sourcing initiatives
- Assist development of sourcing category strategies by performing deep data analysis of supplier spend and supplier category market trends
- Help organize and execute strategic sourcing initiatives resulting from the above analysis that will result in supplier deals with terms that support NBCU key operating objectives
- Influence and maintain strong relationships with NBCU business stakeholders by serving as a partner, providing sourcing and procurement expertise to aid in achieving business goals
- Work closely with NBCU global post-production and marketing business partners to validate sourcing strategies and prioritize initiatives that create value for the Company
- Effectively and efficiently manage cross functional projects in a matrix organization
- Anticipate problems and solutions in supplier negotiations and deals requiring evaluation of tangible and often intangible variables