Senior Sourcing Specialist

Job ID 10113235 Location Burbank, California, United States Business The Walt Disney Studios Date posted Feb. 18, 2025

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Job Summary:

Job Overview

At The Walt Disney Studios, you’ll help bring compelling stories to life through film, music, and live entertainment.

The Studio Sourcing & Strategy team is seeking a creative, passionate, and production-savvy individual to lead and contribute to sourcing initiatives that support Studio Production. This role helps ensure we are getting best-in-class quality, reliability, security, and value from our vendors and partners. This is an exciting opportunity to partner with the teams who produce motion pictures released under the Disney Live Action, Walt Disney Animation Studios, Pixar Animation Studios, Marvel Studios, Lucasfilm, 20th Century Studios, and Searchlight banners.

In this role, you will be expected to provide key insights on Studio Production vendors and categories, develop long-term vendor strategies, negotiate agreements, and drive synergies across common Studio vendors and workflows. In addition to Studio Production, you will also have the opportunity to support exciting initiatives across Studio Operations and Studio Marketing. This position reports to the Manager, Strategic Sourcing.

Responsibilities

Support sourcing projects through the following:
- Vendor, category, and industry research
- Current and projected spend analysis
- Workflow and process analysis
- Bid and proposed term analysis
- Negotiation strategy and execution
- Contract development, negotiation, execution, and maintenance
- Project management of sourcing-related activities
Develop and maintain relationships with stakeholders to facilitate on-going and potential initiatives
Build and maintain relationships at vendor partners to ensure mutual understanding of strategies and organizational priorities; ensure value of agreements is realized by both parties
Maintain a high-level of understanding of on-going trends across the marketplace to provide insights about vendor expectations and competition for vendor resources
Support additional projects across Studio Sourcing, including Studio Operations and Studio Marketing

Qualifications

3 years of experience in entertainment production, strategic sourcing, and/or project management disciplines; entertainment industry experience preferred
Proven experience in fact-based negotiations and contract analysis. Should be able to:
- Analyze deal terms and understand operational and financial implications of executing the terms of the arrangement
- Develop negotiation plan to achieve desired business outcome
- Work collaboratively with legal, finance, and business stakeholders throughout negotiation process
- Document final agreement with a package of a signed contract and communication plan to stakeholders
Excellent project management skills, capable of leading and managing an array of initiatives from project initiation through completion
Ability to work collaboratively and effectively with internal and external stakeholders, including subject matter experts and executives
Self-motivated with strong prioritization and multitasking skills
Experience in influencing without direct authority
Highly professional and customer-service oriented
Excellent verbal, written, and presentation skills

Required Education

Bachelor's Degree

Preferred Education

The hiring range for this position in California is $103,400.00 - $126,200.00 per year. The base pay actually offered will take into account internal equity and also may vary depending on the candidate’s geographic region, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience among other factors. A bonus and/or long-term incentive units may be provided as part of the compensation package, in addition to the full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits, dependent on the level and position offered.

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About The Walt Disney Studios:

For over 95 years, The Walt Disney Studios has been the foundation on which The Walt Disney Company was built. Today it brings quality movies, episodic storytelling, music, and stage plays to consumers throughout the world. The Walt Disney Studios encompasses a collection of respected film studios, including Disney, Walt Disney Animation Studios, Pixar Animation Studios, Marvel Studios, Lucasfilm, 20th Century Studios, and Searchlight Pictures. It is also home to Disney Theatrical Productions, producer of world-class stage shows.

About The Walt Disney Company:

The Walt Disney Company, together with its subsidiaries and affiliates, is a leading diversified international family entertainment and media enterprise that includes three core business segments: Disney Entertainment, ESPN, and Disney Experiences. From humble beginnings as a cartoon studio in the 1920s to its preeminent name in the entertainment industry today, Disney proudly continues its legacy of creating world-class stories and experiences for every member of the family. Disney’s stories, characters and experiences reach consumers and guests from every corner of the globe. With operations in more than 40 countries, our employees and cast members work together to create entertainment experiences that are both universally and locally cherished.

This position is with Walt Disney Pictures, which is part of a business we call The Walt Disney Studios.

Walt Disney Pictures is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, ancestry, age, marital status, military or veteran status, medical condition, genetic information or disability, or any other basis prohibited by federal, state or local law. Disney champions a business environment where ideas and decisions from all people help us grow, innovate, create the best stories and be relevant in a constantly evolving world.

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