BCG - Global Research Sources Manager

Description:
Who We Are
Boston Consulting Group partners with leaders in business and society to tackle their most important challenges and capture their greatest opportunities. BCG was the pioneer in business strategy when it was founded in 1963. Today, we help clients with total transformation-inspiring complex change, enabling organizations to grow, building competitive advantage, and driving bottom-line impact.
To succeed, organizations must blend digital and human capabilities. Our diverse, global teams bring deep industry and functional expertise and a range of perspectives to spark change. BCG delivers solutions through leading-edge management consulting along with technology and design, corporate and digital venturesand business purpose. We work in a uniquely collaborative model across the firm and throughout all levels of the client organization, generating results that allow our clients to thrive.
What You'll Do
The Global External Content Management (GECM) team helps BCGs internal stakeholders through the enablement and procurement of research sources and tools. This includes managing research sources suppliers, providing operational support, risk reduction and act as the central coordination of stakeholders.
As the Research Sources Manager you will work with the Sourcing Manager and serve as BCG's relationship manager with third party data and research providers. Your responsibilities will include, but not be limited to:
- Manage, including renewals, a portfolio of vendors across different geographies and to ensure no disruptions to business
- Negotiate and set new vendor contracts, partner with Legal/other teams

- Identify savings opportunities and build relationships with stakeholders and teams (both internal and external)
- Provide support to multi-country and multi-function teams through supplier evaluation(s) and selection(s)
- Drive regular business reviews of their sources and planning to help with optimizing solutions and improve revenue
- Act as a thought partner: integrate with assigned business units, oversee their data/subscription needs and negotiate all required contracts
- Partner with internal business on the creation of data strategies and plans, and drive business behavior of vendors
What You'll Bring
Undergraduate degree with high academic achievement, Masters degree preferred
6-8 years of relevant business experience in the professional services industry preferred
In-depth knowledge of the key players in the information management industry and their strategies, pricing models, and technologies
Advanced understanding of content rights management and copyright law concepts, and how to minimize liability and cost preferred
Strong experience in negotiating with vendors at senior level
Exceptionally strong analytic and communication skills
Excellent presence and business acumen, planning, organizational, interpersonal skills with the ability to influence senior stakeholders
Who You'll Work With
We are part of the global external content team; covering Sourcing/Contract management, Sourcing Operations, Integration & Portal, and Training & Communications. Your role focuses on the Sourcing/Contract management vertical and will be working closely with sourcing team mates and other colleagues, and business stakeholders & vendors globally.
Additional info
YOU'RE GOOD AT
- Vendor /contract management and negotiation and other vendor oversight activities
- Developing and owning relationships with both internal and external business stakeholders
- Leveraging the usage of management information through analytics to build negotiation strategies
- Independently driving processes while collaborating with global multi-functional teams