Senior Manager, Strategic Sourcing

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We are seeking a Senior Manager of Strategic Sourcing to join our Global Procurement team.

How can you make an impact?

The Senior Manager, Strategic Sourcing is responsible for setting and leading sourcing strategies for enterprise services categories that directly impact operating capacity, cost structure, and delivery outcomes. This role serves as a senior sourcing partner and works closely with Technology, HR, Finance, Legal, and business stakeholders to translate service demand into commercially disciplined sourcing and contracting outcomes.

Category scope includes, but is not limited to, marketing and agency services, HR-related services, fleet and mobility, facilities-adjacent services, application development and maintenance (ADM), IT outsourcing (ITO), consulting and advisory services, and contingent labor. The Manager leads sourcing events and negotiations, manages supplier relationships, and ensures sourcing activities comply with procurement governance and risk standards.

Success is demonstrated through disciplined commercial outcomes at the portfolio level, sustained strategic supplier performance, executive stakeholder confidence in service delivery, and consistent execution of sourcing processes across assigned categories.

We have two openings for this position to join our Global Procurement team. This role works remotely from a home office, this is a critical position for supporting the Strategic Sourcing organization. This position may travel 3-4 times per year for in-person meetings. This role is open to applicants authorized to work for any employer in the United States.

What you will be doing:

Category Strategy & Market Insight

• Set multi-year corporate services category or sub-category strategies aligned to enterprise delivery models and operating priorities, incorporating market rate trends and supplier capabilities, review and approve category and sub-category strategies developed by team members.
• Direct sourcing approaches including rate benchmarking, demand segmentation, agency roster and consolidation strategies, and evaluation of alternative delivery and engagement models.

Commercial & Negotiation Capability

• Lead the most complex, high-value negotiations for agreements, including master services agreements, enterprise rate cards, SOW structures, volume discounts, and commercial protections in partnership with Legal.
• Set negotiation strategy for strategic agreements, oversee the evaluation of supplier proposals, and resolve rate and margin trade-offs; ensure contracts include clear performance, governance, and change-control mechanisms.

Stakeholder & Influence Skills

• Serve as the primary sourcing partner to functional stakeholders including Marketing, HR, Facilities, Operations; challenge demand constructively and align on requirements and outcomes.
• Lead large cross-functional teams (e.g., Technology, HR, Finance, Legal, Risk) through sourcing initiatives; set direction, coordinate workstreams, and resolve conflicts to keep decisions on schedule.
• Facilitate executive decision-making by presenting options, risks, and recommendations in clear, concise terms suited to senior leadership forums.

Analytical & Financial Acumen

• Direct the financial and rate analyses that drive sourcing decisions; review and approve savings, cost avoidance, and value logic to ensure it is credible and tracked.
• Own rate governance and compliance to contracted terms across the professional services portfolio, partnering with Finance to align results to budgets and forecasts.

Risk, Governance & Compliance

• Identify and mitigate portfolio-level risks related to labor classification, supplier dependency and concentration, delivery performance, and contract compliance; escalate material risks to senior leadership with recommended mitigations.
• Ensure sourcing activities across the portfolio comply with procurement governance, labor policies, and documentation requirements; contribute to the development and refinement of those policies and standards.

Leadership & Talent Development

• Lead, coach, and develop sourcing team members, which may include Managers and Analysts; set clear expectations, manage performance, and hold team members accountable to execution standards for professional services sourcing. .
• Drive process improvements, standard work, and playbooks for services sourcing and contracting across the sourcing organization; serve as a subject matter expert for professional services sourcing.

We're looking for someone with:

• Bachelor's degree required; advanced degree or professional certification preferred.
• 10+ years of applicable experience in strategic sourcing, professional services procurement, or related commercial roles including experience leading people and/or cross-functional teams.
• Extensive experience sourcing and negotiating complex, high-value professional services and/or contingent labor agreements, including rate cards and SOW-based engagements.
• Advanced commercial judgment and negotiation skills; ability to balance cost, quality, and flexibility.
• Proven ability to lead large cross-functional teams and influence senior Corporate, Technology, HR, Finance, and Legal stakeholders in a complex, matrix environment.
• Demonstrated people leadership experience including coaching, performance management and team development.
• Strong analytical capability, including rate benchmarking and cost modeling; ability to challenge assumptions and defend recommendations with senior leadership.
• In-depth knowledge of procurement governance and labor-related risk considerations, ability to apply and help shape policy.

The pay range for this position is between $93,000 - $140,000 annually. However, base pay offered may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and location. A full range of medical and/or other benefits are offered as part of this employment package. Click here to learn more about our benefit offerings.

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