Sourcing Manager - IV; Strategic Sourcing​/Marketing Procurement

Title: Sourcing Manager - IV (Strategic Sourcing / Marketing Procurement)

Work Arrangement: 100% Remote

Duration: 6 Months

Preferred Time Zones: Pacific / Central / Mountain Time Zones

Contract Extension: Extension possibility; unknown at this time

• At least 7 years of Strategic Sourcing experience required.
• 10+ years of experience is preferred.
• Experience in Indirect Procurement is strongly preferred.
• Candidates with Marketing Procurement experience are especially encouraged to apply.
• This role will support the Marketing Procurement Group
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The role will be responsible for leading sourcing activities of moderate complexity and providing support for complex or strategic initiatives.

The selected candidate will lead end-to-end sourcing processes
, including:

• Requirements gathering
• RFP/RFI development
• Proposal evaluation
• Scenario analysis
• Supplier selection
• Contract drafting
• Contract negotiation
• Contract execution

The goal is to deliver optimal value and terms
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• Lead sourcing activities of moderate complexity and provide support for complex or strategic initiatives.
• Lead end-to-end sourcing processes, including requirements gathering, RFP/RFI development, proposal evaluation, scenario analysis, supplier selection, and contract drafting, negotiation, and execution.
• Execute main service agreements, Statements of Work (SOWs), Letter Agreements, and Order Forms
  .
• Define commodity and supplier strategies
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• Adopt best-practice commodity management and strategic sourcing processes
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• Track category performance relative to targets.
• Conduct supplier reviews for assigned suppliers.
• Communicate clearly with procurement leadership, business stakeholders, and the team regarding strategies, contracts, and project updates.
• Provide support for highly complex or strategic initiatives.

Assigned tasks may include:

• Analyze supply market and current supply base.
• Build business cases.
• Build RFx and auctions.
• Negotiate contract provisions.
• Track and report category performance against targets.
• On-board suppliers.
• Conduct supplier performance reviews.
• Monitor contract execution.
• Identify and recommend future sourcing opportunities.

To be successful in this role, the candidate should have:

• Strong Strategic Sourcing experience.
• Strong Indirect Procurement experience.
• Marketing Procurement experience is strongly preferred.
• Experience leading end-to-end sourcing processes
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• Experience with RFP/RFI development and execution
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• Experience evaluating proposals and conducting scenario analysis
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• Experience with supplier selection and supplier management
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• Strong contract drafting and negotiation experience.
• Experience executing main service agreements, SOWs, Letter Agreements, and Order Forms
  .
• Experience defining commodity and supplier strategies
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• Experience with category management and strategic sourcing best practices
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• Experience tracking and reporting category performance against targets
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• Experience conducting supplier performance reviews
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• Strong communication skills with procurement leadership and business stakeholders.
• Strong analytical skills.
• Strong competency with Excel
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The successful candidate will have experience leveraging:

• AI-powered procurement tools
• Spend analytics
• Market intelligence

These tools and capabilities should be used to:

• Generate insights.
• Identify savings opportunities.
• Support data-driven sourcing decisions
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