This Opportunity WSP is currently initiating a search for a **Assistant Vice President, Category Management & Strategic Sourcing** for our **New York, New York** (One Penn) office. Be involved in projects with our Procurement Team and be a part of a growing organization that meets our client’s objectives and solves their challenges. Your Impact + Partners with client departments to better understand their business environment and roadmaps. + Execution of assigned sourcing initiatives (RFX, contract negotiations, optimization) identified in the 3-year strategic sourcing roadmap - Commodities Assigned: Direct spend (Architecture and Engineering Services, Construction, Professional Services) Indirect spend (Network, Telecom). + Identifies opportunities for optimizing existing vendor relationships to reduce the Total Cost of Ownership for the organization. + Leads the end-to-end strategic sourcing process, from requirements definition and gathering, to market analysis and RFX design, to analysis of supplier proposals, to articulation of final solution and supplier recommendation and negotiation of key business contract terms. + Assists in contract consolidation and transition as part of the integration process of companies acquired by WSP. + Provides substantive advice and support in setting, measuring, and reporting key metrics for the Procurement department. + Captures and reports savings from strategic sourcing initiatives and other expense management activities. + Supports important initiatives, such as policy design and implementation, technology deployment, process reengineering, etc. + Exercise responsible and ethical decision-making regarding company funds, resources and conduct and adhere to WSP's Code of Conduct and related policies and procedures.Performs additional duties, as applicable. Who You Are **Required Qualifications** + Bachelor's degree in Finance, Supply Chain Management, Business Administration or related field is required. + 10+ years of strategic sourcing experience and knowledge of a variety of highly technical spend areas, such as engineering, consulting, professional services, real estate and technology. + Excellent negotiation and conflict resolution skills. + Proficiency in commercial terms. + Enterprise view of end-to-end procurement processes and ability to identify and address inefficiencies. + Ability to communicate effectively with both internal and external parties at any level of the organizational hierarchy. + Exceptional analytical skills, including ability to create hypotheses based on complex vendor and spend data sets. + Understanding of P2P technology platforms, especially Oracle SaaS. + Highly adept at supporting change and transformation initiatives. + Proven track record of upholding workplace safety and ability to abide by WSP's health, safety and drug/alcohol and harassment policies. WSP Benefits: WSP provides a comprehensive suite of benefits focused on a providing health and financial stability throughout the employee’s career. These benefits include coverage related to medical, dental, vision, disability, and life; retirement savings; paid sick leave; paid vacation (or other personal time); paid parental leave; and paid time off for purposes of bereavement, voting, and/or attendance at naturalization proceedings. Compensation: Expected Salary (all locations): $104,200 - $185,680 WSP USA is providing the compensation range that the company in good faith believes it might pay and offer for this position, based on the successful applicant’s education, experience, knowledge, skills, abilities in addition to internal equity and specific geographic location. WSP USA reserves the right to ultimately pay more or less than the posted range and offer additional benefits and other compensation, depending on circumstances not related to an applicant’s sex or other status protected by local, state, and/or federal law. \#LI-AB3 **About WSP** WSP USA is the U.S. operating company of WSP, one of the world's leading engineering and professional services firms. Dedicated to serving local communities, we are engineers, planners, technical experts, strategic advisors and construction management professionals. WSP USA designs lasting solutions in the buildings, transportation, energy, water and environment markets. With more than 15,000 employees in over 300 offices across the U.S., we partner with our clients to help communities prosper. www.wsp.com WSP provides a flexible and agile workplace model while meeting client needs. Employees are also afforded a comprehensive suite of benefits including medical, dental, vision, disability, life, and retirement savings focused on providing health and financial stability throughout the employee’s career. At WSP, we want to give our employees the challenges they seek to grow their careers and knowledge base. Your daily contributions to your team will be essential in meeting client objectives, goals and challenges. Are you ready to get started? WSP USA (and all of its U.S. companies) is an Equal Opportunity Employer Race/Age/Color/Religion/Sex/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity/National Origin/Disability or Protected Veteran Status. The selected candidate must be authorized to work in the United States. **NOTICE TO THIRD PARTY AGENCIES:** WSP does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters, employment agencies, or other staffing services. Unsolicited resumes include any resume or hiring document sent to WSP in the absence of a signed Service Agreement where WSP has expressly requested recruitment/staffing services specific to the position at hand. Any unsolicited resumes, including those submitted to hiring managers or other business leaders, will become the property of WSP and WSP will have the right to hire that candidate without reservation – no fee or other compensation will be owed or paid to the recruiter, employment agency, or other staffing service.