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Senior Manager, Marketing & Communications Sourcing, EMEA Jobs in London – England – UK at Warner Media, LLC.
Title: Senior Manager, Marketing & Communications Sourcing, EMEA
Company: Warner Media, LLC.
Location: London – England – UK
Category: Marketing / Advertising / PR, Management
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Welcome to Warner Bros. Discovery… the stuff dreams are made of.
Who We Are…
When we say, “the stuff dreams are made of,” we’re not just referring to the world of wizards, dragons and superheroes, or even to the wonders of Planet Earth. Behind WBD’s vast portfolio of iconic content and beloved brands, are thestorytellersbringing our characters to life, thecreatorsbringing them to your living rooms and thedreamerscreating what’s next…
From brilliant creatives, to technology trailblazers, across the globe, WBD offers career defining opportunities, thoughtfully curated benefits, and the tools to explore and grow into your best selves. Here you are supported, here you are celebrated, here you can thrive.
Your New Role…
The Warner Bros. Discovery Senior Manager for Marketing & Communications Sourcing supports category strategy development and associated initiatives for all marketing and communications subcategories (for the company, with particular focus on core EMEA markets (UK, FR, GSA, Nordics, etc).
The successful post holder is a subject matter expert in indirect sourcing with prior experience in sourcing of marketing related spend categories, preferred. The successful post holder proactively partners with business stakeholders in the marketing and communications functions to develop category strategies and lead sourcing projects, enable specification definition and demand management, as well as managing supplier performance andinnovationactivities.
Marketing and Communications represents $200M in third party spend in the region and contributes to business success and revenue growth. The Senior Manager for Marketing & Communications Sourcing will report to the Senior Director, Marketing & Communications Sourcing.
Your Role Account abilities…
Establishes strong relationships with key stakeholders & builds a strong understanding of strategic business direction in both the Marketing and the Communications functions across the entire EMEA region.
Supports the development of global category strategy recommendations in a concise and persuasive fashion and leads implementation of the sourcing strategy (optimisation, process enhancements, sole source or short-list negotiations, leverage added scope, competitive bidding, reverse auctions, etc.)
Conducts comprehensive supplier analysis (strategic direction, financial health/risk due diligence, market position, power within industry, capabilities & capacity,risk assessment).
Identifies and implements complex projects across divisions and territories. May involve outsourcing analysis, total cost of ownership (TCO) considerations (Make/Buy analysis and recommendations).
Compiles and synthesises both business requirements and external market conditions to develop optimal category strategy with full understanding of potential shortfalls and risk mitigation plans.
Develops and assembles required Request for Information (RFI), Request for Quotation (RFQ) or Request for Proposal (RFP) as dictated by the relevant sourcing strategy and priorities.
Cultivates a deep understanding of the underlying cost and value drivers at the market, supplier and or subcategory level.
Leads and develop negotiation strategies, contract analyses, sourcing communications and meetings.
Possesses the experience and confidence to make well-judged decisions independently, which consider the short- and long-term…
