Sourcing Support Specialist

TomTom•Lebanon, NH

37d•Hybrid

About The Position

Acquire, analyze, and format geospatial data used to create and maintain a range of TomTom Mapping and Traffic products. Evaluate geospatial data using a variety of GIS software (ArcPro, QGIS, FME, etc.) to determine the quality and feature types for meeting business requirements. Develop and maintain working relationships with existing and potential providers/partners as well as local government authorities. Have a basic knowledge of local mapping regulations and have industry related connections. Continue to build knowledge of the company, processes, and customers. This role is to be a country sourcing and local intelligence specialist forâ¯USA with expert fluency in the local language, geographical knowledge, mapping regulations, local legislation knowledge, and identifying opportunities for geospatial industry connections

Requirements

University degree in geography, cartography, geomatics / geoinformatics, or geospatial data focus
2+ years of relevant geospatial data, sourcing acquisition and data handling experiences
A valid US driver's license, to participate in product test drives
Knowledge of industry standard geospatial data software
Language skills: Proficient in English (both written and verbal)
Strong interpersonal and communication skills that allow successful negotiations with partners and networking
Support and understand map quality for an assigned country/countries
Knowledge of geospatial data source data handling and data licenses
Great problem-solving and analytical skills
Works independently with minimal guidance, based in USA (Lebanon, NH area or Detroit, MI area)

Nice To Haves

Local knowledge of Canada and experience with Canadian government agencies that maintain geospatial data
Additional knowledge on other languages, especially French or Spanish
Basic programming in SQL/Python
Familiarity with FME software

Responsibilities

Acquire, analyze, and format geospatial data
Evaluate geospatial data using GIS software
Develop and maintain relationships with providers/partners and local government authorities
Maintain knowledge of local mapping regulations and industry connections
Build knowledge of the company, processes, and customers
Serve as a country sourcing and local intelligence specialist for USA

Benefits

A competitive compensation package, of course.
Time and resources to grow and develop, including a personal development budget and paid leave for learning days, as well as paid access to e-learning resources such as O'Reilly and LinkedIn Learning.
Time to support life outside of work, with enhanced parental leave plus paid leave to care for loved ones and volunteer in local communities.
Work flexibility, where TomTom'ers, in agreement with their manager and team, use both the office and home to focus, collaborate, learn and socialize. It's all about getting the best out of both worlds - we ask TomTom'ers to come to the office two days a week, and the remaining three are free to be worked in either location.
Improve your home office with a setup budget and get extra support with a monthly allowance.
Enjoy options to work from your home country and abroad for a set number of days each year, to visit family and friends, or to simply explore the world we're mapping.
Take the holidays you want with a competitive holiday plan, plus an extra day off to celebrate your birthday.
Join annual events like our Hackathon and DevDays to bring your ideas to life with talented teammates from around the world.
Become a part of our inclusive global culture and have the chance to collaborate with a diverse community - we have over 80 nationalities at TomTom!
Find out more about our global benefits and enjoy additional local benefits tailored to your location.