Software Sourcing Center Manager

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Role Summary:

The Software Sourcing Centre Manager is a leadership role within Indirect Procurement function responsible for managing the Software Sourcing Centre team at Ayvens COE in Bucharest. This position oversees the end-to-end procurement of software solutions in scope, and serves as a trusted business partner to internal stakeholders. The role requires deep expertise in strategic sourcing, software contracting, and supplier relationship management. The successful candidate will be a strong communicator, capable of delivering savings, synergies, and long-term value, while ensuring stakeholder satisfaction and operational stability.

Responsibilities :

• Leadership and development of the Software Sourcing Centre team at Ayvens COE
• End-to-end software sourcing and contract lifecycle management
• Cost savings, synergy generation, and targets achievement
• Strategic category and supplier relationship management
• Focus on CSR, ESG, Diversity & Inclusion, Data Maturity & System Integration, and Culture & Conduct
• Lead the Software Sourcing team, ensuring alignment with Group strategies.
• Manage team workload and ensure balanced distribution of responsibilities.
• Deploy and reinforce change management initiatives aligned with transformation projects.
• Lead the source-to-contract process across the allocated software scope.
• Oversee procurement initiatives within the software category, including demand challenge & optimisation, and supplier negotiation.
• Define and implement software category strategies that align with business priorities.
• Achieve financial and operational performance targets.
• Ensure that contracts negotiated for software solutions are robust, commercially sound, and support the long-term needs of the business.
• Effectively engage stakeholders, including C-suite level, to understand strategic needs and enable procurement to act as a strategic partner.

Requirements :

• Minimum 8 years in procurement, including substantial experience in software sourcing.
• 3-5 years in a team leadership or management role.
• Ability to craft, negotiate, and manage complex software agreements aligned with business and compliance requirements.
• Deep expertise in software sourcing, licensing, price modelling, and commercial contracting for software.
• Exposure to broader ICT sourcing categories is advantageous.
• Proven capability to deliver measurable cost savings.
• University degree, preferably in Business, Law or IT.
• Fluency in English.

French is an advantage.

Benefits :

• 25 days of annual leave;
• 1 sick day/year;
• 1 day off for your birthday;
• Family Private healthcare subscription at Sanador/Regina Maria ;
• Monthly budget in Benefit Platform;
• Holiday gifts for Easter, Christmas through Benefits Platform;
• Loyalty bonus at 3 and 5 years seniority in company;
• Special events bonus (marriage, child birth, other);
• Opportunities and trainings for ongoing professional growth and career advancement;
• Hybrid work setup - 2 days/week in the office (Timpuri noi metro station).
• Discounts for dental care from Edent clinic
• Massage in the office on Tuesday and Wednesday.

Why Ayvens?

With over 3.4 million vehicles managed across more than 42 countries, we provide full-service leasing, flexible subscription services, fleet management services and multi-mobility solutions to customers of all sizes, including large corporates, SMEs, professionals, and private individuals. By leveraging our unique position to lead the way to net zero and further shape the digital transformation of the industry, we are well-positioned to meet the evolving mobility needs of our clients and provide them with the solutions they need to thrive.

At Ayvens, we believe that our success is driven by our commitment to customer satisfaction. Our team is dedicated to delivering innovative solutions and technology-enabled services that help our customers focus on their everyday business. We're committed to sustainable mobility and have made it a core part of our strategy. In everything we do, we're guided by the principles of authenticity, curiosity, commitment and collaboration. We aim to foster an organisation that's diverse in people and ideas, where everyone can thrive and be themselves, no matter who they are.

Join us on this exciting journey as we continue to enable the transformation towards large scale adoption of sustainable mobility and provide our customers with the solutions they need to succeed. Follow our page for the latest updates, news, and insights.

• ALD Automotive | LeasePlan are rebranding to Ayvens across all 42 countries by 2025.