Strategic Sourcing Manager

Strategic Sourcing Manager

Contract type

Freelance

Location

California , CA

Specialty

Beauty

Salary

$45-$50 per hour

Remote

No

Reference

515781

Contact name

Michelle Choi

About the Role

We are seeking a Strategic Sourcing Manager to lead sourcing initiatives across marketing and advertising goods and services. This consultant will create value for internal stakeholders, strengthen supplier partnerships, and support business growth through strategic category planning, supplier negotiations, contract management, and risk mitigation.

Job Summary

Reporting to the Senior Manager, Strategic Sourcing, Marketing & Advertising, this role manages the end-to-end sourcing process for assigned initiatives. The Strategic Sourcing Manager will partner with business stakeholders to define requirements, develop annual and multi-year sourcing plans, assess market opportunities, negotiate supplier agreements, and advance objectives related to value creation, supplier diversity, sustainability, and risk management.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end sourcing engagements: Manage the full strategic sourcing lifecycle, including supply-market analysis, stakeholder requirements gathering, RFI/RFP/RFQ events, supplier evaluation, award recommendations, negotiations, contracting, and implementation handoff.
• Drive sourcing strategy: Build category strategies and sourcing roadmaps informed by spend analysis, market intelligence, supplier capabilities, contract timelines, benchmarking, and business priorities.
• Manage supplier and contract negotiations: Lead or support negotiations for marketing and advertising agreements, including master services agreements, statements of work, commercial terms, and supplier performance expectations.
• Partner with stakeholders: Serve as a trusted advisor to Marketing, Advertising, Finance, Legal, and other internal teams; translate business objectives into actionable sourcing plans and supplier strategies.
• Prepare executive-ready recommendations: Develop clear deal summaries, presentations, and decision materials outlining recommendations, tradeoffs, savings opportunities, risks, financial impact, and required approvals.
• Support category planning: Develop annual and multi-year sourcing plans aligned to budget cycles, business priorities, savings targets, supplier roadmaps, and upcoming contract expirations.
• Identify and manage risk: Proactively identify commercial, supplier, operational, and compliance risks; develop mitigation plans and ...
• Optimize enterprise spend: Identify opportunities to leverage spend across business units and cross-functional teams.
• Operationalize supplier awards:
  Support stakeholder adoption, supplier governance, performance management, and realization of negotiated value.
• Build strong relationships:
  Establish credibility and trust with internal partners and suppliers through consistent communication, strong project execution, and collaborative problem-solving.

Qualifications Experience

• 5+ years of experience leading end-to-end strategic sourcing engagements.
• 5+ years of sourcing experience supporting marketing-related goods and services categories.
• Experience with in a North American retail, consumer, beauty, luxury, or similarly complex organization is preferred.
• Demonstrated success negotiating enterprise agreements, including master services agreements, statements of work, and related commercial terms.

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Business, Operations, Finance, or a related field preferred; equivalent relevant experience will be considered.

Skills & Competencies

• Strong knowledge of strategic sourcing methodologies and the end-to-end intake-to-contract process.
• Ability to develop category strategies, multi-year sourcing plans, supplier relationship management plans, and negotiation strategies.
• Proven record of delivering cost savings, productivity improvements, and measurable commercial value.
• Advanced negotiation skills with a working understanding of contract structures, commercial terms, and supplier management practices.
• Excellent project management skills with the ability to manage multiple sourcing initiatives, timelines, stakeholders, and priorities.
• Strong analytical capabilities, including spend analysis, market research, benchmarking, should-cost analysis, and supplier-performance evaluation.
• Advanced proficiency in Excel, PowerPoint, data visualization, and sourcing or procurement technology.
• Experience using procure-to-pay, vendor management, e-sourcing/RFX, contract…