Senior Strategic Sourcing Specialist, IT Services at Best Buy in Richfield, Minnesota

Job Description:

Senior Strategic Sourcing Specialist, IT Services

As the Senior Strategic Sourcing Specialist with IT Services, you will be responsible for sourcing, negotiation, and contracting for an established portfolio of products and services. You’ll create value while reducing total cost of ownership through proactive category management in alignment with category strategies and by leveraging world-class negotiation and sourcing strategies. You’ll interact with leaders throughout all levels of the Best Buy organization and 3rd party contracted partners.

This role is hybrid, which means you will be required to work some days on-site at the Best Buy location listed on this posting and some days virtually from home or other non-Best Buy location. The specific work arrangements vary by role and team. The recruiter or hiring manager will provide more details during the hiring process.

What you’ll do

• Support strategic sourcing, category management & supplier relationships across multiple areas that may include Technology, Services, Supply Chain, HR, Benefits & Rewards, Finance, Legal, and Tax.


• Support development of category and sourcing strategies with objective to determine and leverage optimal approaches, tools, and methodologies for each project.


• Leverage tools, policies, and relationships to help educate and influence internal clients on sourcing recommendation to achieve optimal results.


• Partner with colleagues in sourcing & procurement operations teams to ensure optimal executional results.


• Create and nurture stakeholder relationships, ensuring ongoing partnership and engagement ensuring compliance in the use of sourcing and procurement services.


• Support category leadership with more complex category management activities including but not limited to spend reporting, negotiations, supplier research and RFx.

Minimum Qualifications

• 1 or more years of experience in Strategic Sourcing, Procurement Operations, or equivalent experience

-OR-

• 1 or more years of experience in contracting (legal work), use of procurement tools and practices such as supplier diversity programs, TCO calculation, etc.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree


• Demonstrated strong negotiation, analytical, planning and execution skills


• Expert MS Office skills, emphasis on Excel and ability to complete complex spend or data analysis


• Strong organization, communication, presentation, and collaboration skills

What’s in it for you
We’re committed to helping our people thrive at work and at home. We offer generous benefits that address your total well-being and provide support as you need it, especially key moments in your life.

Our benefits include:

• Competitive pay


• Generous employee discount


• Physical and mental well-being support

About us
As part of the Best Buy team, you’ll help us fulfill our purpose to enrich lives through technology. We bring that to life every day by humanizing and personalizing tech solutions for every stage of life — in our stores, online and in customers’ homes.

Our culture is built on deeply supporting and valuing our amazing employees who make it all possible. We’re committed to being a great place to work, where you can unlock unique career possibilities. Above all, we aim to provide a place where you can bring your full, authentic self to work now and into the future. Tomorrow works here.™

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