Senior Analyst, Global Strategic Sourcing

Job Description

Senior Analyst, Global Strategic Sourcing

Electronic Arts (EA) is looking for a Strategic Sourcing Specialist to join our Finance team in Guildford to provide procurement support to the International region.

You will have a solid understanding of indirect procurement practices and the ability to run sourcing events from end-to-end. You will be a facilitator assisting EA internal partners in meeting their operational and financial goals. You will work in partnership with a variety of our teams including IT, Workplaces (Facilities), Studios and Marketing.You will be an individual contributor within our international team reporting to a manager based in the UK and working with teams across EMEA.

Responsibilities:
- Build successful relationships with business partners and increase our team's influence on indirect spend.
- Listen to our internal partner requirements, advise them on best practice, prepare and agree on negotiation strategies.
- Perform market analysis and complete data gathering to support/develop procurement decisions and strategies.
- Create increased value through negotiation with suppliers and other sourcing methods.
- Organize and lead cross-functional teams to engage suppliers, including working with EA Legal and subject matter experts to create contract structures which maximize EA's return from vendor relationships.
- Understand your partners' requirements so that purchase agreements terms are complete, scalable and cost-effective.
- Perform spend data analysis and produce recommendations.
- Participate in team development activities to improve sourcing experience across EA.

Requirements:
- Bachelor's Degree or equivalent and 3+ years relevant Strategic Sourcing/Procurement experience
- Experience with indirect spend preferably focused on Marketing, Workplace & Employee Services or Technology
- Experience working within a US or European multinational company and remote teams.
- Fluency in English. Other languages are a plus.

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-r7nx09-18-191-132-194-42 in your application.