Sourcing Lead, Partnerships and Procurement Operations

About the role

We’re looking for a Sourcing Lead, Partnerships and Procurement Operations to support and accelerate Element’s sustainable sourcing, supplier diversity, and broader category sourcing strategies. The role focuses heavily on the development and management of supplier relationships and sourcing strategies that support client and business priorities across assigned categories.

• Support Element’s sustainable supplier diversity program, including ongoing expansion of reporting capabilities, expansion of direct and indirect supply chain, and negotiating new contracts and partnerships.
• Engage with clients to understand their needs and present our offerings, showcasing and recommending our differentiated capabilities on the Element Supplier Diversity program.
• Manage, support, monitor, and pursue tactical and strategic initiatives/projects in supplier management for assigned commodity categories that support sustainable products and other assigned categories.
• Support ad hoc projects and emerging business priorities by helping scope requirements, coordinate stakeholders, analyze supplier options, and move sourcing work streams forward.
• Partner with existing category managers to provide sourcing support, category insights, supplier research, project coordination, and execution assistance across active initiatives.
• Execute supplier negotiations, conduct RFP/RFIs, collaborate across the organization to understand requirements, and negotiate supply capabilities, SLAs, pricing, efficiency, and effectiveness resulting in executed regional or global contracts.
• Support supply chain governance, ensuring the team and suppliers adhere to policy, vendor code of conduct, third‑party risk management, and other supplier terms.
• Prepare analytical reports, forecasts, and supplier/customer dashboards to monitor commodities, suppliers, and strategic initiatives.

• College/University degree preferred.
• Supply chain category management experience.
• Leading RFP/RFIs, including cross‑functional team management and response analysis.
• Supplier negotiation and contracting experience.
• Ability to travel up to 10% across North America.

• Experience with Sustainable Sourcing and/or Supplier Diversity Programs.
• Experience supporting ad hoc sourcing projects, cross‑functional initiatives, and category management activities.
• Proven ability to create and present effective communications such as project updates and client program reviews in all mediums.
• Ability to collaboratively lead across the business, including peers and others who do not report to this individual.
• Creative and solutions orientated.

Owings Mills, MD

Hiring base salary range: $75,000–$103,840 USD annually. Actual compensation within this range will be dependent upon the individual’s knowledge, skills, experience, and alignment with market data.

• A culture of innovation, empowerment, decision‑making, and accountability.
• Comprehensive health and welfare benefits that serve the needs of you and your family and foster a culture of wellness.
• Additional benefits and amenities, including paid time‑off programs (vacation, sick leave, and holidays).

Element Fleet Management and its wholly owned subsidiaries are an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging. We are pleased to consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, genetic information, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, marital status, family status, ancestry, national origin, citizenship, physical or mental disability, veteran status, military obligations or any other characteristic protected by federal, state and local laws.

Disability‑related accommodations during the application and interview process are available upon request. Should you require an accommodation with our hiring process please send an email to tale or call (800) 665‑9744.

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