Senior Strategic Sourcing Consultant – Marketing Direct Print,Direct Mail Job Glendale area,Arizona USA,Security

Lead end-to-end sourcing activities for complex Marketing, Brand Management, and Public Affairs supplier engagements
Develop and execute category strategies for direct print and direct mail services
Assess supplier portfolios for consolidation, specification standardization, volume leverage, postal savings, cycle-time improvements, quality management, and service optimization
Review expiring agreements and support renewals or competitive sourcing events
Lead supplier negotiations, including strategy development, vendor communications, proposal evaluations, and award recommendations
Negotiate commercial models and contract provisions for print production and direct mail services
Draft, review, and manage contract language addressing business, regulatory, operational, brand, and market requirements
Manage strategic supplier relationships throughout the contract lifecycle
Partner with Legal, Information Security, Third Party Risk Management, and Finance on compliance and risk management
Evaluate supplier controls, security, production controls, quality assurance, proofing workflows, business continuity, subcontractor oversight, and customer or campaign data handling
Resolve supplier disputes and address supplier performance or risk concerns
Build relationships with business partners, senior leaders, suppliers, and stakeholders
Partner with business units to define requirements, execute RFx events, evaluate suppliers, and support vendor selection
Drive alignment on sourcing strategies, supplier recommendations, contract terms, risk decisions, and implementation plans
Coordinate sourcing initiatives across multiple business groups
Ensure sourcing activities comply with legal, regulatory, corporate, privacy, communications, brand, postal, and supplier-risk requirements
Lead regulatory compliance and sourcing process-improvement projects
Track and report sourcing progress, realized value, risk considerations, and implementation readiness
Provide guidance, coaching, and subject matter expertise to less experienced sourcing professionals, Buyers, and business partners
Serve as a trusted advisor on direct print and direct mail supplier trends, pricing benchmarks, postal optimization, production capabilities, brand execution, and Public Affairs communications

Requirements

2+ years of sourcing or procurement experience, or equivalent demonstrated through work experience, training, military experience, or education
Experience drafting, reviewing, interpreting, and negotiating complex commercial contracts
Sourcing and contract negotiation experience supporting Marketing, Brand Management, and Public Affairs categories
Direct print and direct mail category experience
Experience with direct mail supplier capabilities, including address list processing, NCOA updates, presort, commingling, Intelligent Mail Barcode tracking, postal optimization, delivery performance, and secure handling of customer mailing data
Knowledge of marketing execution and brand management supply chains
Experience negotiating contract terms for print, mail, fulfillment, and communications suppliers
Proven success leading end-to-end strategic sourcing engagements and supplier negotiations within a large, complex, highly regulated organization
Ability to advise stakeholders on supplier strategy, contract structure, sourcing approach, production models, risk considerations, implementation readiness, and supplier performance
Strong commercial, financial, benchmarking, and spend analysis skills
Ability to manage cross-functional stakeholders including Legal, Risk, Finance, Technology, Information Security, Third Party Risk Management, and senior business leaders
Knowledge of banking regulations, third-party risk management, supplier governance, data privacy…

Senior Strategic Sourcing Consultant – Marketing Direct Print, Direct Mail