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Please note that this role is based in the United Kingdom. In order to enable us to meet statutory and regulatory obligations of the United Kingdom immigration system you must have the appropriate immigration permission needed to work and reside in the United Kingdom.

The Global Sourcing team is part of the Global Procurement department and supports seven key categories of goods and services across Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE). Categories include Technology, Professional Services, Corporate Services/Facilities, Travel, Marketing, Production, and Distribution.

Based in our London office, the Senior Sourcing Analyst will be assigned a primary category but will work cross-functionally in an agile sourcing model as a trusted advisor supporting enterprise-wide projects that drive value, cost savings, process improvement, and supplier excellence. This position will have a strong focus on Marketing and Production.

The ideal candidate will have experience in analysing data sets, and identifying trends and opportunities from data, as well as the ability to showcase data in suitable presentation format. It is an advantage, although not required, to have an understanding of one or more areas of the end-to-end source-to-contract process starting from opportunity identification, spend analysis, RFx, contract negotiation and renewals, financial review, and supplier management. Candidates must have demonstrated competency and character that is fair, inclusive, consistent, transparent, and accountable.

What you'll do:

• Sourcing: Develop category expertise and provide analysis that supports sourcing strategies in various categories for the procurement of goods and services. Support stakeholder meetings by preparing clear, fact-based, executive-level presentations that outline team recommendations.

• Business Intelligence: Conducts research to support proactive monitoring of the supply and category market. Help identify opportunities from new product offerings or changes in the operating landscape. Attend and learn category best practices from industry associations, peers, and stakeholders.

• Spend Analytics: Perform spend analysis to identify trends and opportunities to drive value. Contribute to continuous data enrichment to ensure spend data is accurate and provides useful business intelligence.

• eRFx: Support the development of RFx (Requests for Proposals, Quotes, and Information) using bid management platform including collecting requirements, managing bidder communications, and analysing bid responses.

• Negotiations: Support the review and drafting of contract business terms related to scopes of work (SOW), service level agreements (SLA) and other business terms.

• Value Identification: Quantify the value of goods and services being sourced, the value resulting from negotiations, and the total cost of ownership, as well as other value drivers.

• Trusted Advisor: Become knowledgeable about different department functions to direct business enquiries to the proper teams. Provide support to teams within the department and internal SPE stakeholders by coordinating regular meetings for sourcing strategies, opportunities, and requirements, working proactively with the category lead to develop materials and agendas.

• Supplier Management: Support management of external supplier relationships by monitoring agreement expirations for renewal and providing visibility to internal stakeholders to determine renewal or rebid strategy. Work with business stakeholders to measure supplier performance and support cyclical and ad-hoc supplier business reviews.

• Agile: Continuously look for ways to improve the sourcing process and leverage new ways to drive faster cycle-time, reduce touchpoints, and increase the speed at which SPE does business. Collaborate with business partners, suppliers, and stakeholders to drive an agile process.

What you have:

• Candidate must typically have a minimum of 2-3 years of analytics, corporate procurement, purchasing, sourcing, or similar experience.

• Must have strong Microsoft Office skills including: Excel (including advanced Excel functions), and PowerPoint.

• Must have experience or be willing to learn advanced data analytics (Power-BI, Tableau, etc.)

• Must have experience or be willing to learn Agile, Scrum, Kanban methodologies.

• Experience with eRFX, Spend Analytics, and Source-to-Contract tools preferred but not essential.

• The candidate must be a self-starter who can work independently and proactively identify potential areas for sourcing and demonstrate a curiosity to ask questions and learn new skills/knowledge.

• The Global Procurement department embraces a learning culture built on trust, collaboration, technology, and process improvements to drive innovation and resilience in our business. The candidate should demonstrate aspects of the following core competencies to support this culture:

• Trusted Partner

• Effective Communicator

• Strategic Thinker

• Innovative Problem Solver

• Change Agent

• Learner and Developer

• Have an affinity for movies, television, entertainment, media, and content creation.

• Enjoy working with colleagues in different global locations, particularly the USA.

Education

• Undergraduate Degree

• CIPS (Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply or other similar certifications preferred but not essential).

• Agile/Scrum/Kanban or other similar certifications preferred but not essential.

HOW WE TAKE CARE OF YOU:

• Competitive salary, with annual bonus eligibility.

• A choice of comprehensive health plan options that fit your lifestyle including private medical insurance.

• Rest and recharge during a week off during the winter holidays, in addition to the 25 days of paid annual leave.

• Participate in extensive learning & development opportunities at all levels, including curated instructor-led classes and high impact online resources.

• Build your community by joining our Employee Business Resource Groups, and/or Sony Pictures Action – our racial equity and inclusion strategy.

• Access to an employee online store filled with a variety of discounted Sony products.

• Watch the newest movies and TV shows at our exclusive employee screenings at work.

• Entitlement to apply for an interest-free season ticket loan.

• Automatic enrolment in the Company’s Pension Plan

• Free counselling and advisory service.

• You will be automatically enrolled in the Company’s Life Insurance and Group Income Protection Plans subject to any applicable service requirements.

• The opportunity to attend various social events in our state-of-the-art offices in Paddington.

• In addition to the above we have a range of other optional discounted benefits that are reviewed regularly (e.g., gym memberships, travel insurance, activity passes, car leasing, experience days and many more!)

If you require any reasonable adjustments with any part of the recruitment process, including the application or interview process, please contact us at uk-peopleandorganisation@spe.sony.com. Please put Reasonable Adjustment Request in the subject line of the email.

Sony Pictures Entertainment is committed to equal opportunity in all its employment practices, policies and procedures. No worker or potential worker will therefore receive less favourable treatment due to any characteristic which is protected by applicable law, for example including their race, age, creed, sexual orientation, colour, nationality, ethnic origin, disability, religion, gender, marital status or Trade Union membership (if applicable).

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Sony Pictures Entertainment is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, veteran status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, or other protected characteristics. To request an accommodation for purposes of participating in the hiring process, you may contact us at SPEAccommodationAssistance@spe.sony.com.