Strategic Sourcing Manager

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Strategic Sourcing Manager

The Strategic Sourcing Manager is responsible for leading the College's sourcing, vendor management, and procurement optimization activities to strengthen financial stewardship, improve operational efficiency, and reduce institutional costs. Reporting to the Associate Controller, Operations, this role provides strategic leadership for procurement initiatives and is responsible for implementing best practices in vendor negotiation, strategic sourcing, procurement operations, and purchasing process design.

The Strategic Sourcing Manager partners closely with Finance leadership, Information Technology, Human Resources, and administrative and academic departments to improve procurement discipline, strengthen vendor oversight, optimize purchasing workflows, and support data-driven sourcing decisions. The role is central to identifying cost savings opportunities, standardizing procurement practices, and supporting well-controlled purchasing operations across the College.

This position combines strategic sourcing leadership with procurement process improvement and operational optimization responsibilities and plays a key role in advancing sustainable financial operations within the Finance Division.

The Strategic Sourcing Manager reports to the Associate Controller, Operations.

The role works closely with Information Technology, Legal, Human Resources, Finance leadership, and departmental administrators across the College to support strategic sourcing initiatives, vendor negotiations, procurement planning, purchasing compliance, and procurement process optimization.

• Lead strategic sourcing initiatives designed to reduce institutional costs and improve procurement effectiveness.
• Conduct vendor negotiations, pricing analyses, and contract review coordination to achieve favorable financial and operational outcomes.
• Develop sourcing strategies for high‑spend categories and institutional service contracts.
• Establish vendor performance expectations and support ongoing vendor relationship management.
• Identify opportunities for cost savings, purchasing consolidation, and operational efficiencies across departments.

• Support optimization of purchasing workflows and procurement-related operational processes.
• Ensure procurement activities comply with institutional policies and internal control standards.
• Standardize procurement processes and implement best practices in sourcing and purchasing operations.
• Develop and maintain procurement‑related SOPs, workflow documentation, and operational guidance materials.

• Partner with Information Technology and Finance leadership to optimize procurement workflows within Workday Finance and related systems.
• Support implementation of procurement reporting tools, workflow enhancements, and supplier management capabilities.
• Use procurement and spend analytics to support sourcing decisions and identify operational improvement opportunities.
• Ensure procurement systems and workflows support appropriate controls, approvals, and reporting visibility.

• Partner with departments across the College to support sourcing strategy development, procurement planning, and vendor management activities.
• Provide guidance on procurement processes, vendor engagement, and sourcing best practices.
• Coordinate with Legal, Finance leadership, and campus partners on contract review, vendor risk considerations, and procurement-related operational issues.
• Promote best practices in strategic sourcing, procurement operations, and vendor oversight to strengthen financial stewardship and operational effectiveness across the College.
• Support institution‑wide efforts to improve procurement efficiency, operational discipline, customer service, and continuous improvement.

• Bachelor's degree in…