.Our Purpose- Mastercard powers economies and empowers people in 200+ countries and territories worldwide. Together with our customers, we're helping build _a sustainable economy_ where everyone can prosper. We support a wide range of digital payments choices, making _transactions secure,_ simple, smart and accessible. Our technology and innovation, partnerships and networks combine to deliver a unique set of products and services that help people, businesses and governments realize their greatest potential._Title and SummaryManager, Sourcing & Supplier ManagementWho is Mastercard?Mastercard is a global technology company in the payments industry. Our mission is to connect and power an inclusive, digital economy that benefits everyone, everywhere by making transactions safe, simple, smart, and accessible. Using secure data and networks, partnerships and passion, our innovations and solutions help individuals, financial institutions, governments, and businesses realize their greatest potential.Our decency quotient, or DQ, drives our culture and everything we do inside and outside of our company. With connections across more than 210 countries and territories, we are building a sustainable world that unlocks priceless possibilities for all.OverviewSourcing and Supplier Manager is responsible for handling Mastercard's end to end sourcing and supplier operations within an assigned region or business function. Focusing on specific categories that require regional support or specific localization efforts, the role holder should be able to improve sourcing activities by recognizing potential efficiencies in their regional processes, as well as analyzing Mastercard's spend, managing supplier relationships, and negotiating opportunities within the region.This role sits within the Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) regional team. We support all business functions, across all categories of spend, driving value in all we do by:- Partnering with business units and key stakeholders, acting as trusted advisor building a solid understanding of business priorities and goals.- Actively develop high-impact sourcing projects, working with finance and business owners.- Creating value and commercial opportunities across the supply chain- Incorporate an enterprise wide view of the supply chain with increased leverage.- Educate and guide the business on best practice and policy to ensure compliance is maintainedRoleA trusted advisor on all sourcing and supplier management activities. Partnering with business owners at all levels of seniority, and working with cross functional teams, executing strong commercial deals.Ownership of gathering business requirements, building a pipeline of future demand and opportunities, running RFI's, RFP's demonstrating fair value analysis