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The Met Fifth Avenue, New York, NY
Onsite
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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.
ABOUT 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 (I2P) 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:
GENERAL STATEMENT OF RESPONSIBILITIES & 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 supports reporting, process improvement, and other strategic sourcing priorities as business needs require.
PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES & DUTIES:
REQUIREMENTS & QUALIFICATIONS:
A recognized 4-year degree at an accredited institution (or equivalent)
7+ years of experience in strategic sourcing including: market research, supplier evaluation and selection, stakeholder and project management, negotiation, RFx solicitation, risk management and post award supplier management, ensuring the integrity of sourcing process. This should include 5+ years’ experience sourcing design/construction projects valued at $1M+ with strong knowledge of all aspects of capital projects, including construction, architectural services, consultants, and contractors.
Possess a deep understanding of sourcing best practices and insights related to capital projects including industry knowledge, market operations, key providers and related supply chains
Experience in ERP platform (Workday, SAP, etc.) and Sourcing and Construction management tools a plus
Self-starter with ability to handle and prioritize multiple projects, and to drive results independently and as a member of the S2O team
Highly collaborative and relationship driven- proven ability to build strong partnerships with internal stakeholders and suppliers
Analytical, with a solid proficiency in Microsoft Office
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Experience with contract and price negotiation, as well as supplier management experience.
Ability to manage multiple concurrent projects, changing priorities, and tight deadlines in a complex environment
Experience presenting recommendations and sourcing strategies to senior leadership.
Ability to assess and evaluate situations effectively
Pay Rate: $135,000 - $145,000 / Annually
The advertised pay scale reflects the good faith minimum and maximum salary range for this role. The advertised pay scale is not a promise of a particular wage for any specific employee. The specific compensation offered to a candidate may be dependent on a variety of factors including, but not limited to, the candidate’s experience, education, special licensing or qualifications, and other factors.
Visa Sponsorship
Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.
Location Requirements
At time of employment, employees are expected to be located within commuting distance of the Museum. “Commuting distance” means that they are located in one of following states: New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, or Pennsylvania (the “Tri-state and PA” areas), and be able to commute to and from the Museum in a single day.
Benefits Offerings
The Museum provides competitive compensation, and generous benefits and perks for all eligible employees. Note: Benefits Offering may differ based on Employee Status.
We recognize that it is highly unlikely that someone meets 100% of the desired attributes for a role. If much of this job description describes you, then please apply for this role.
The Met is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, The Met will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations. If reasonable accommodation is needed in this process, please contact benefits@metmuseum.org.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art provides equal opportunity to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, age, mental or physical disability, pregnancy, alienage or citizenship status, marital status or domestic partner status, genetic information, genetic predisposition or carrier status, gender identity, HIV status, military status and any other category protected by law in all employment decisions, including but not limited to recruitment, hiring, compensation, training and apprenticeship, promotion, upgrading, demotion, downgrading, transfer, lay-off and termination, and all other terms and conditions of employment.
