Manager, Strategic Sourcing
About The Position
McGraw Hill is seeking a Manager, Strategic Sourcing to join its Global Procurement team. The role owns and executes sourcing strategies for enterprise services categories that affect operating capacity, cost structure, and delivery outcomes. It partners with Technology, HR, Finance, Legal, and business stakeholders to translate service demand into commercially disciplined sourcing and contracting outcomes. Category scope includes marketing and agency services, HR-related services, fleet and mobility, facilities-adjacent services, application development and maintenance (ADM), IT outsourcing (ITO), consulting and advisory services, and contingent labor. The Manager leads sourcing events and negotiations, manages supplier relationships, and ensures compliance with procurement governance and risk standards. Success is measured through commercial outcomes, supplier performance, stakeholder satisfaction, and consistent execution of sourcing processes. This is a remote role performed from a home office, with travel approximately 3–4 times per year for in-person meetings. The position is open to applicants authorized to work for any employer in the United States. Two openings are available.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree required.
- At least 7 years of applicable experience in strategic sourcing, professional services procurement, or related commercial roles.
- Experience sourcing and negotiating professional services and/or contingent labor agreements, including rate cards and SOW-based engagements.
- Strong commercial judgment and negotiation skills, with the ability to balance cost, quality, and flexibility.
- Ability to partner effectively with Corporate, Technology, HR, Finance, and Legal stakeholders.
- Strong analytical capability, including rate benchmarking and cost modeling.
- Working knowledge of procurement governance and labor-related risk considerations.
Nice To Haves
- Advanced degree or professional certification.
Responsibilities
- Own corporate services category or sub-category strategies aligned with business objectives and annual operating priorities.
- Use supplier trends, cost drivers, benchmarks, and other market intelligence to shape sourcing approaches and multi-event plans.
- Lead sourcing events and contract negotiations for corporate services categories, structuring agreements to balance cost, service quality, flexibility, and risk in partnership with Legal.
- Develop negotiation strategies, evaluate supplier proposals, and manage trade-offs involving pricing models, service levels, and contractual terms.
- Serve as the primary sourcing partner to functional stakeholders, including Marketing, HR, Facilities, and Operations; constructively challenge demand and align on requirements and outcomes.
- Present options, risks, and recommendations in clear, stakeholder-friendly terms to facilitate decision-making.
- Interpret financial analyses, validate business cases and savings logic, and track value.
- Maintain transparency and integrity in savings, cost-avoidance, and value-realization reporting.
- Ensure sourcing activities comply with procurement policies, contract standards, and risk requirements.
- Identify and mitigate supplier, contract, and operational risks in assigned corporate services categories, escalating material risks as appropriate.
- Coach and develop Analysts, set clear expectations, and hold team members accountable for execution quality and results.
- Contribute to capability building through process improvements, standard work, and knowledge sharing.
Benefits
- A full range of medical and/or other benefits
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
