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Assistant Director, Sourcing & Procurement

Job in Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, 53244, USA
Listing for: Northwestern Mutual
Full Time position
Listed on 2026-11-02
Job specializations:
  • IT/Tech
    IT Business Analyst, Business Systems & Technology Analysis
Salary/Wage Range or Industry Benchmark: 108160 - 162240 USD Yearly USD 108160.00 162240.00 YEAR
Job Description & How to Apply Below
About The Job

The Assistant Director of Sourcing & Procurement is a trusted advisor responsible for strategic sourcing, procurement services, vendor management, market insights and supporting vendor initiatives for technical professional services and labor. The role develops business and vendor strategies, leads complex negotiations, advances enterprise vendor-management practices, and supports regulatory and compliance requirements.

What You’ll Do

Partner with senior leaders and enterprise teams to establish vendor strategies, goals, and execution plans for critical, high-risk, and strategic relationships. Advise executive relationship owners on using strategic vendors to achieve innovation, efficiency, and sound financial management. Identify sourcing opportunities across strategic vendor relationships and anticipated enterprise needs. Lead sophisticated, sensitive and technology focused contract negotiations Lead cross-departmental projects while managing scope, risk, business value, schedules, and budgets.

Research vendor-management trends and help ensure applicable regulatory and compliance expectations are addressed. Recommend and implement significant process, workflow, organizational, and system improvements. Provide leadership and mentoring to vendor managers throughout the vendor-management lifecycle.

What You’ll Bring

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Information Technology, Legal, or a related field preferred, or an equivalent combination of education and experience. Minimum eight years of leadership experience in financial services, preferably involving sourcing, vendor management, or strategic vendor negotiations. Preferable technical acumen related to the delivery of infrastructure and software services Ability to build influential relationships, communicate a vision, persuade varied audiences, and guide senior‑leader decisions.

Strong cross-functional leadership, financial analysis and modeling, research, analytical problem‑solving, planning, and organizational skills. Experience with contract development and execution; MBA or JD preferred.

Position focus

Cover a broad professional services and labor portfolio, including but not limited to infrastructure, cloud services, data, architecture and risk groups throughout business functions. Operate as a category manager, consultant, and project leader across multiple concurrent initiatives. Develop sound contracts in partnership with Legal, Risk, Privacy, and Security. Partner with IT leadership to connect technology roadmaps with contract strategy and market capabilities.

Create concise executive‑level PowerPoint stories that clearly frame issues and recommended direction. Potential to lead at least one direct report, with potential for future team growth.

Skills You’ll Have

Strategic, consultative approach supported by data and market intelligence. Strong communication and comfort discussing technology with business partners. Ability to ask probing questions, guide stakeholders, and manage numerous priorities. Strong Excel, PowerPoint storytelling and executive communication. Software/Infrastructure‑category/background experience is preferred, but related sourcing‑category experience may be transferable.

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