Sourcing Lead, Capital Projects

About the Metropolitan Museum of Art The Met presents over 5,000 years of art from around the world for everyone to experience and enjoy. The Museum lives in two iconic sites in New York City—The Met Fifth Avenue and The Met Cloisters. Millions of people also take part in The Met experience online. Since its founding in 1870, The Met has always aspired to be more than a treasury of rare and beautiful objects. We are committed to fostering a collaborative and respectful work environment with a staff as diverse as the audiences we engage. Our staff members are art lovers who are passionate about working toward a common goal: creating the most dynamic and inspiring art museum in the world. At The Met, every staff member – from security officers to researchers to scientists and beyond – lives by our core values of respect, inclusivity, collaboration, excellence, and integrity.  Respect: Engage one another with collegiality, empathy, and kindness, always. Inclusivity: Ensure that all are and feel welcome and valued. Collaboration: Reach across boundaries to exchange ideas and work together toward our shared mission. Excellence: Lead the cultural world in quality and expertise—and inspire curiosity and creativity. Integrity: Hold ourselves to the highest moral standards, admit when we fall short, and then evolve.  A BOUT THE DEPARTMENT   Supplier Strategy & Operations (S2O)   leads the optimization of purchases across the Museum to sustain an environment of world- class    value   through   strategic   thinking,   efficient   Intake   to Pay ( I 2P) process , technology   integrations   and exceptional customer care . This   is   accomplished   by utilizing industry best   practices , which manage risk and administer sourcing functionality to proactively direct buying activities and protect the interests of the Museum. Through this process,   S2O:   Leads The Met in embracing a culture where sourcing and negotiations   are standardized   across the organization in a center-led   model;   Acts as a financial steward and consistently, proactively delivers savings & cost efficiencies back to The   Met;   Is known as the Subject Matter Experts   regarding   strategic   sourcing;   Oversees Supplier Relationship Management and Supplier Diversity &   Inclusion;   Ensures   our business processes are sustainable, manage risk and administer the right level of control and efficiency.   GENERAL STATEMENT OF RESPONSIBILIT I ES & DUTIES   The Capital Projects   Sourcing Lead   is responsible for   leading sourcing, contracting, and supplier management activities which support construction, facilities, infrastructure, and   other   capital projects. This role   partners   with project managers, facilities, design, engineering, and finance stakeholders to deliver best-value   sourcing   solutions while ensuring cost control, risk mitigation, compliance, and   timely   quality-based project delivery .    The role also support s   reporting, process improvement, and other strategic sourcing priorities as business needs require.   PRIMARY RESPONSIBILI TI ES & DUTIES:   Drive   sourcing   best practices to maximize ROI on engaged spend .   Develop and implement long- and short-range sourcing strategies for complex and high-risk items.   Develop and   maintain   qualified supplier pipelines and contingency options for critical   trades   and services .   Monitor   construction   market conditions, supplier capacity, labor and material escalation, and critical lead times .    Drive category- specific business intelligence needs and share information with   stakeholders   as necessary .   Effectively communicate and collaborate   with the requesting departments to clearly understand their requirements ,   provid ing   early input into the sourcing process ,   research   and recommend   supply   options and source candidates .   Independently manage large RFP projects by working with internal stakeholders and suppliers per the defined process, from pre-qualification of suppliers, bidder communications, project tracking, bid leveling analysis, selection recommendation, negotiation and contracting, supplier onboarding,   and post award supplier management,   to achieve   best value considering cost, quality, schedule, service, and risk .   Contract administration support, change-order review and negotiation, supplier performance, commercial issue resolution, cost and schedule risk, and project closeout.   Think strategically about project   objectives   and   identify   opportunities to maximize work productivity .   Assess ,   highlight   and manage risk for assigned commodities / projects and develop actionable solutions .   Validate fair value of incumbent   purchases   through benchmark studies. Recommend alternate sources as   appropriate considering   attributes such as service levels, performance records, industry recognition, and peer recommendations .   Take remedial actions when suppliers are not performing as committed. Ensure that items   are delivered   on   time and with   the   expected level of quality.   Participate in meetings with end users, and understand their   urgency , align solutions plans with   p roject priorities .      Collaborate   with stakeholders and   work   with suppliers to respond with creative solutions to meet   deadlines.   Overcome barriers that inhibit diverse suppliers   from competing ,   thus maximiz ing   diversity spend where   viable   including sub-tier spend to   be considered   in the sourcing process .   Generate ad hoc   and scheduled   work reports, provide periodic updates for management on activities and savings .   Ensure that sourcing practices and   r equesters' actions   comply with   the standard operating policies and procedures in all aspects of the source to pay process. Provide guidance to   r equesters as   appropriate .   R EQUIREMENTS & QUALIFICATIONS:   A recognized 4-year degr