Associate Director - Global Sourcing & Procurement

Russell Investments is a leading outsourced financial partner and global investment solutions firm providing a wide range of investment capabilities to institutional investors, financial intermediaries, and individual investors around the world. Building on an 88-year legacy of continuous innovation to deliver exceptional value to clients, Russell Investments works every day to improve the financial security of its clients. The firm has over $1 trillion in assets under advisement (as of December 31, 2023) and $302.7 billion in assets under management (as of March 31, 2024). Headquartered in Seattle, Washington in the United States, Russell Investments has offices around the world, including London, New York, Toronto, Sydney, Tokyo, Shanghai, and Mumbai.

Joining the Mumbai office is an incredible opportunity to work closely with global stakeholders to support the technology and infrastructure that drives the investment and trading processes of a globally recognized asset management firm. Be part of the team based out of Goregaon (East) and contribute to the foundation and culture of the firm s growing operations in India. The Mumbai office operates with varying shifts to accommodate time zones around the world.

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Global Sourcing and Procurement (GSP), within the Global Operations organization at Russell Investments, has an exciting new opportunity for a Senior Manager, in IT Procurement to join our team. The GSP organization is responsible for the procurement, sourcing, and contracting of various categories of spending across the global enterprise.

To be successful in this role you should bring varied experience that will empower you to deliver significant cost reduction, supplier validation, and the ability to continually benchmark procurement practices to improve business efficiencies while building strong relationships within the organization and with suppliers alike. This is an exciting chance to be a part of a team whose collective experience spans many areas of expertise. We pride ourselves on performance and diversity.

This role will collaborate with other highly talented individuals supporting the procurement and sourcing of several key IT categories, including physical IT hardware, data services, and B2B technology.

The responsibilities of the individual in this position include:

Strategic Sourcing:

Business Engagement

Leadership

Value Creation:

The successful candidate will have extensive demonstrable skills and experiences including the following: