Principal Strategic Sourcing Manager

cyberu

2d•$102,300 - $163,700•Remote

About The Position

We're looking for a Principal Strategic Sourcing Manager This role is Remote, United States We are seeking an experienced Procurement Manager / Category Manager to lead strategic sourcing and supplier management for Professional Services and Marketing categories, with secondary familiarity in Technology (Software, Cloud, Hardware). This role is ideal for a results-oriented sourcing professional who thrives at the intersection of business strategy, commercial negotiation, and stakeholder partnership. You will collaborate closely with senior business leaders, Legal, and Finance to drive value, innovation, and efficiency across high-impact spend areas. In this role, you will…

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Marketing, Supply Chain, or related field.
7+ years of strategic sourcing or category management experience, with strong focus on Professional Services and Marketing.
Experience managing agency contracts, SOWs, consulting agreements, and media buys.
Strong negotiation and stakeholder management skills, with proven success influencing senior leaders.
Excellent understanding of marketing agency models, professional services billing structures, and rate card benchmarking.
Financial acumen to analyze cost drivers, budgets, and ROI.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Experience with procurement tools and systems (e.g., Oracle iProcurement, ServiceNow, etc.).
Ability to operate in an evolving environment with limited structure—comfortable creating processes, building frameworks, and establishing best practices where none exist.
Proactive, self-directed, and able to take initiative without waiting for formal guidance or established workflows.
Thrives in a setting where autonomy is high and success requires potentially building business processes, not just maintaining an existing mature procurement model.
Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to navigate ambiguity, identify gaps, and drive continuous improvement.

Nice To Haves

Familiarity with Technology categories (Software, Cloud, Hardware) preferred.

Responsibilities

Develop and implement sourcing strategies for Professional Services (consulting, advisory, contingent labor, legal, HR services) and Marketing (creative agencies, media buying, digital marketing, events, PR, and production).
Partner with stakeholders to define scope, requirements, and evaluation criteria to ensure best-fit vendor selection.
Execute sourcing events (RFPs, RFQs, RFIs) and lead end-to-end procurement processes from business intake to contract execution.
Support adjacent technology categories (Software, Cloud, Hardware) by ensuring alignment between marketing and IT vendors where applicable.
Lead commercial and contractual negotiations for SOWs, securing favorable pricing, service levels, and risk terms.
Partner with Legal and Finance to ensure compliance and mitigate business, data, and financial risks.
Build and maintain relationships with key Professional Services and Marketing vendors to drive performance, innovation, and continuous improvement.
Develop processes for business reviews, vendor scorecards, and performance metrics.
Identify and implement opportunities for supplier consolidation and spend optimization.
Partner with Marketing, HR, Legal, IT, and Finance to align sourcing strategies with business objectives and budget targets.
Advise stakeholders on market trends, cost benchmarks, and emerging supplier capabilities.
Support annual planning, budget reviews, and spend forecasting across categories.
Use spend analytics and market data to identify sourcing opportunities and cost reduction levers.
Drive process efficiency and compliance through standardization and use of procurement systems (e.g., Oracle iProcurement, ServiceNow, etc.).