Manager, Technical Sourcing
Company: Sony Interactive Entertainment America
Location: Aliso Viejo
Posted on: June 21, 2022
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Job Description:
Why PlayStation?PlayStation isn't just the Best Place to Play -
it's also the Best Place to Work. Today, we're recognized as a
global leader in entertainment producing The PlayStation family of
products and services including PlayStation5, PlayStation4,
PlayStationVR, PlayStationPlus, acclaimed PlayStation software
titles from PlayStation Studios, and more.PlayStation also strives
to create an inclusive environment that empowers employees and
embraces diversity. We welcome and encourage everyone who has a
passion and curiosity for innovation, technology, and play to
explore our open positions and join our growing global team.The
PlayStation brand falls under Sony Interactive Entertainment, a
wholly-owned subsidiary of Sony Corporation.Manager, Technical
Sourcing/ProcurementAliso Viejo, CASIE is seeking a leader for our
Technology Sourcing Team. In this role, you will lead a group of
technical sourcing professionals and will serve as the primary
partner for SIE Cloud Gaming and Engineering Infrastructure to
deliver best-in-class pricing, quality, optimal flexibility, and
unmatched delivery performance. You can distill complex issues down
to their individual components and drive them to closure creatively
and efficiently. As the leader of this business, you will be
responsible for the end-to-end ecosystem of global sourcing and
procurement for this rapidly growing
division.Responsibilities:People Management: Lead, mentor and
develop a team of Technology Sourcing professionals (Commercial and
Technical responsibility).Develop strong working relationships
across the organization to enable alignment and impact across the
business.Take lead Sourcing role on specific high-value,
high-impact projects.Contracts: Inspire team to formulate
comprehensive negotiation strategies to secure required hardware,
software and services with outstanding pricing and desirable
contractual terms and conditions. Develop approach, target and
fallback positions.RFx Services: Ensure team is using appropriately
written mechanisms and tools such as RFI, RFQ and RFPs for high
value projects.Supplier Performance: Ensure that SIE is acquiring
outstanding terms and pricing from all vendor engagements,
formulate supplier quantitative measurement criteria and improve
supplier performance against expectations.Cost Modeling: Build
should-cost models to ensure SIE is receiving the best pricing for
any given piece of hardware.Supplier selection and qualification:
Lead commercial efforts to identify, assess and qualify new
suppliers and technologies.Technology Roadmap: Partner with SIE
Engineering to review supplier's technology and services roadmaps
ensuring support for SIE requirements.Preferred supplier
management: Identify, qualify, and formalize an SIE preferred
supplier list. Partner with internal cross functional teams to
ensure alignment.Measure, report, and action cost improvement
strategies such as multi-sourcing plans, value engineering
initiatives, etc.Scorecard Management: Lead the team in measuring
supplier performance, root causing issues, and driving improved
performance. Own all aspects of supplier performance.Supply
continuity: Specifically ensuring that the appropriate level of
risk mitigation is applied to guarantee magnificent
execution.Occasional travelMinimum qualifications:BA/BS or
equivalent experience in technical or business-related field.Solid
understanding of server, storage, and networking hardware
technologies.7+ years of data center hardware sourcing experience,
including background in server/storage hardware product life cycle
(product development and NPI through EOL), negotiation of price and
terms, developing and implementing cost models where needed, and
supplier management.Management experience including demonstrated
leadership in growing and developing teams, driving supplier
performance improvement, crafting a vision and following through
with strategy and execution in the data center technology
space.Confirmed history of using creative solutions to solve
meaningful issues.At PlayStation, we're leading the revolution in
cloud gaming as we push the boundaries of what's possible! And we
invite you to use your skills, time, and passion on projects that
are building the future. We're looking for people who want to make
a difference, love working with creative, resourceful, and
collaborative teammates. If that sounds like something you would
love to do, we want to hear from you! Come help us build an
extraordinary cloud platform capable of delivering fun and unique
gaming experiences to millions of players.#LI-CB1Equal Opportunity
Statement:Sony is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All persons will
receive consideration for employment without regard to gender
(including gender identity, gender expression and gender
reassignment), race (including colour, nationality, ethnic or
national origin), religion or belief, marital or civil partnership
status, disability, age, sexual orientation, pregnancy or
maternity, trade union membership or membership in any other
legally protected category.We strive to create an inclusive
environment, empower employees and embrace diversity. We encourage
everyone to respond.PlayStation is a Fair Chance employer and
qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records will be
considered for employment.
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