Manager Purchasing

The Sourcing Manager leads strategic sourcing initiatives for assigned spend categories and develops sourcing strategies that optimize cost, quality, service, risk, and supplier performance. This role serves as a trusted advisor to business stakeholders and leads negotiations, supplier selection, and contract management activities.

• Develop and execute global category and sourcing strategies for technology and other spend areas.

• Lead end-to-end sourcing events including supplier identification, RFx development, evaluation, negotiation, and award with strong project management execution.

• Deliver cost savings, cost avoidance, and value creation targets globally.

• Manage supplier relationships and performance improvement initiatives globally.

• Lead commercial negotiations and contract development efforts.

• Partner with stakeholders to understand business requirements and align sourcing strategies.

• Conduct market assessments and identify emerging supplier opportunities.

• Evaluate supplier risk and implement mitigation strategies.

• Ensure compliance with procurement policies and governance requirements globally.

• Track sourcing performance metrics and report results to leadership.

• Develop category specific reporting to inform stakeholders on progress to shared goals, upcoming actions required and data to support informed business decisions.

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• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Business, Finance, or related field.

• 4-6 years of strategic sourcing or procurement experience

• 1-2 years of technology sourcing preferred.

• Demonstrated success leading sourcing projects and negotiations.

• Experience managing supplier relationships and contract negotiations.

• Strong project management and stakeholder engagement skills.

• CPSM, CPM, CSCP, or equivalent certification preferred.

Key Competencies

• Strategic sourcing
• Contract negotiation
• Category management
• Supplier relationship management
• Stakeholder influence
• Business acumen
• Project leadership