Main Responsibilities:
- Prepare and execute RFP/RFI with divisions. Collaborate with related UBR Business Units to optimize strategic sourcing efforts, TCO analysis and develop host-country-specific negotiation and pricing strategies for new China based projects to achieve optimal value.
- Create, execute, and manage the holistic plan to engage suppliers associated with the launch of attractions, shows, and other multi-faceted projects from initial concept to its turnover.
- Responsible for developing and implementing sourcing plan to achieve annual savings targets in specified category groups as well as administering and managing the procure to pay processes for UBR.
- Establishes overall governing process for procedures, systems, quality standards, and best practices to optimize the management of vendor spend and vendor relationships.
- Implements and directs overall sourcing vision, strategies, expected outcomes and objectives for the long-term sourcing plan.
- Oversees the development and tracking of key sourcing projects to ensure sourcing team delivers exceptional value and support to key business stakeholders.
• Manage, train and develop the sourcing, procurement and logistics staff. - Perform other duties as assigned.
Qualifications:
- 20 years of experience in strategic sourcing of complex projects.
- Experience in leading/managing project teams in a strategic sourcing environment, experience in sourcing for various business types: Entertainment, Operations, Technical Services, IT, Food, Marketing, etc.
- Direct negotiations with supplier services in a professional capacity and/or Outstanding communication and presentation skills.
- Ability to perform detailed and structured quantitative analysis, including financial analysis of bid packages, development of total cost of ownership models, savings calculation, and similar.
- Ability to collaborate in a team environment and ability to build and lead effective cross-functional teams.
- Ability to manage diverse stakeholder interests and expectations.
- Strong project management experience. Ability to assess market trends.
- Knowledge of best practices in theme park industry and sourcing in China market.
- Advanced negotiation skills.
- Experience working for and negotiating with Fortune 100 companies within a JV operating environment.
- Deep understanding of and experience with external market analysis.
- Fluent in both spoken and written Mandarin and English.