Strategic Sourcing Manager, Marketing

The Strategic Sourcing Manager, Marketing is responsible for the timely and cost-effective strategic sourcing of complex goods and services in accordance with corporate policies and procedures. This position works closely with the Marketing Research organization to develop strategies, maintain existing/create new strategic relationships, and drive incremental value through innovative negotiations and partnerships.

The incumbent typically reports to a Director or a Manager within Procurement and is responsible for managing assigned commodities, suppliers, and purchases to meet customer needs.

Utilizing a structured sourcing process you will handle high dollar category sourcing and contract negotiations. In other cases, you will dissect the requirements communicated by the business and express the elements in familiar “category” terms so we can benefit from the value available in a competitive marketplace.

• Develops a thorough strategic plan to drive value for their category based on an understanding of business unit needs, the supply market, spend baseline and evolution, benchmarking, price availability, and supply chain logistics
• Leading the benchmarking and bidding process, negotiating pricing/terms and conditions, and final contract award and implementation
• Research, select, develop, and maintain adequate sources of supply to ensure that the requirements of the category are met with the optimum quality, service, and cost to use
• Develop and execute strategic, multi-year plans in coordination with Global Category Director as well as with other regions
• Balance strategy development with the tactical execution necessary to execute cost reduction projects
• Provide innovative sourcing solutions to the customer by bringing continuous improvement and market driven innovation to their attention and offering credible alternatives where applicable
• Deliver and exceed value creation targets for managed categories

• A Bachelor's degree in business, marketing, or related discipline
• Normally 5 or more years’ experience ideally with 5 years procurement experience
• Have developed and carried out long term strategic plan in marketing research and procurement related functions
• Strong analysis experience in which key findings have been translated into strategies to support business needs
• Complex problem solving with and creative solution implementation experience
• Experience establishing networks and building relationships
• Successfully influenced large, diverse groups of stakeholders
• Led and delivered on a multi-disciplined projects
• Mentored new employees
• Experience presenting complex ideas to management in a compelling and simplified manner
• Ability to operate independently and as part of a broader team

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.