What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Sourcing Specialist position at The Walt Disney Studios?
Job Summary : Job Overview
At The Walt Disney Studios, you’ll help bring compelling stories to life through film, music, and live entertainment.
The Studio Sourcing & Strategy team is seeking a creative, passionate, and production-savvy individual to lead and contribute to sourcing initiatives that support Studio Production. This role helps ensure we are getting best-in-class quality, reliability, security, and value from our vendors and partners. This is an exciting opportunity to partner with the teams who produce motion pictures released under the Disney Live Action, Walt Disney Animation Studios, Pixar Animation Studios, Marvel Studios, Lucasfilm, 20th Century Studios, and Searchlight banners.
In this role, you will be expected to provide key insights on Studio Production vendors and categories, develop long-term vendor strategies, negotiate agreements, and drive synergies across common Studio vendors and workflows. In addition to Studio Production, you will also have the opportunity to support exciting initiatives across Studio Operations and Studio Marketing. This position reports to the Manager, Strategic Sourcing.
Responsibilities
- Support sourcing projects through the following : Vendor, category, and industry researchCurrent and projected spend analysisWorkflow and process analysisBid and proposed term analysisNegotiation strategy and executionContract development, negotiation, execution, and maintenanceProject management of sourcing-related activities
- Develop and maintain relationships with stakeholders to facilitate on-going and potential initiatives
- Build and maintain relationships at vendor partners to ensure mutual understanding of strategies and organizational priorities; ensure value of agreements is realized by both parties
- Maintain a high-level of understanding of on-going trends across the marketplace to provide insights about vendor expectations and competition for vendor resources
- Support additional projects across Studio Sourcing, including Studio Operations and Studio Marketing
Qualifications
Required Education
Preferred Education
The hiring range for this position in California is $103,400.00 - $126,200.00 per year. The base pay actually offered will take into account internal equity and also may vary depending on the candidate’s geographic region, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience among other factors. A bonus and / or long-term incentive units may be provided as part of the compensation package, in addition to the full range of medical, financial, and / or other benefits, dependent on the level and position offered.
Salary : $103,400 - $126,200
