Senior Manager Strategic Sourcing

CRUNCH FITNESS – Senior Manager Strategic Sourcing

REPORTS TO:

Vice President, Strategic Sourcing and Procurement

WORK LOCATION:

New York City, Hybrid

Crunch Fitness is a rapidly expanding fitness brand with more than 500 franchised and corporate-owned gyms across the United States and internationally.

Rated the #1 Fitness Franchise by Entrepreneur in 2024 and 2025
, our unfiltered philosophy of "No Judgments" drives us to create a gym and community for all. We believe in making serious fitness fun by fusing exercise with entertainment and innovation.

Experience the unique opportunity to be part of our high-growth team, where professional development and advancement opportunities are abundant. Together, we are redefining the fitness industry.

As the Senior Strategic Sourcing Manager, you will play a key role in shaping and executing sourcing and procurement strategies that create measurable business value across Crunch's Corporate Clubs and Franchise network. You will leverage the scale of the Crunch system to negotiate favorable supplier agreements, optimize spending, generate incremental revenue, and strengthen strategic vendor partnerships.

This role offers the opportunity to influence business decisions, improve operational performance, and support organizational growth through strategic sourcing, supplier management, and sponsorship partnership initiatives.

• Negotiate supplier agreements, including pricing and commercial terms, Master Service Agreements (MSAs), Statements of Work (SOWs), and Service Level Agreements (SLAs), to maximize value for Crunch and its Franchisees.
• Establish preferred pricing, rebate programs, warranty coverage, payment terms, and service-level commitments by leveraging the collective purchasing power of the Crunch network.
• Drive cost savings, cost avoidance, and incremental revenue opportunities through strategic sourcing initiatives and supplier negotiations.
• Partner cross-functionally with Design, Equipment, Construction, Operations, Experience, and other business leaders to evaluate vendors and develop purchasing programs for Corporate Clubs and Franchisees.
• Manage and maintain the vendor contract repository, ensuring accurate documentation and accessibility of key commercial terms and agreements.
• Lead competitive sourcing initiatives utilizing RFIs, RFPs, and pricing analyses to evaluate suppliers and optimize Crunch's vendor portfolio.
• Develop, monitor, and report procurement KPIs, including spend management, cost savings, supplier performance, revenue generation, and sourcing effectiveness.
• Analyze purchasing and spend data across the network to identify opportunities for cost optimization, supplier consolidation, and operational efficiency.
• Develop and implement procurement best practices, governance, tools, and Center of Excellence (COE) processes to support scalability and organizational growth.
• Collaborate with leadership, Franchisees, and internal stakeholders to develop data-driven sourcing strategies, supplier evaluation criteria, and procurement performance metrics.
• Lead Quarterly Business Reviews (QBRs) and contract lifecycle reviews with key suppliers to evaluate performance, strengthen partnerships, and identify continuous improvement opportunities.
• Maintain procurement project pipelines and reporting tools to track sourcing opportunities, implementation milestones, risks, and key deliverables.
• Audit supplier invoices and purchasing activity to ensure compliance with negotiated agreements and validate realization of contracted savings, rebates, and supplier commitments.
• Lead vendor partnership and sponsorship initiatives, overseeing contract negotiations, budget management, revenue generation, and ongoing relationship management to maximize sponsor engagement and financial performance.
• Serve as the primary vendor engagement lead for the bi-annual Franchise Convention (70–100 participating vendor companies) or Owners Summit (30–50 participating vendor companies), partnering with Event Planning Leads to develop and execute a comprehensive vendor engagement strategy that delivers exceptional partner experiences while supporting…