Purchasing Lead | Strategic Sourcing, Marketing & IT | $91K–$110K
About The Position
Heartline Staffing is recruiting a Purchasing Lead for a hybrid role in Dearborn, Michigan, supporting a growing digital marketing organization. The position focuses on strategic sourcing, supplier negotiations, contract management, and cost optimization. The role manages sourcing across marketing, advertising, software, technology, professional services, and other business services, partnering with Finance, Legal, Security, Privacy, and business leaders to strengthen supplier relationships and deliver measurable savings. The Purchasing Lead develops sourcing strategies, manages end-to-end sourcing and supplier selection, conducts competitive bidding and contract negotiations, assesses supplier performance and risk, analyzes total cost of ownership, and presents recommendations and financial analyses to senior leadership. The position also supports purchase order management and invoice tracking and improves purchasing policies, processes, and workflows using ERP, contract-management, sourcing-workflow, and AI-enabled tools. The role is hybrid, with on-site work Tuesday through Thursday in Dearborn, Michigan. Relocation assistance and visa sponsorship are not available.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Business Administration or a related field.
- At least 5 years of strategic sourcing experience involving marketing and IT-related spend.
- At least 5 years of contract negotiation experience.
- At least 4 years of experience developing sourcing strategies and driving initiatives.
- At least 4 years of experience in the digital media, advertising, and marketing industries.
- At least 4 years of experience sourcing technology, software, consulting, or staff augmentation services.
- Experience with ERP, contract-management, and sourcing-workflow systems.
- Strong understanding of contract terms, supplier risk, and total cost of ownership.
- Experience managing end-to-end sourcing activities and supplier negotiations.
- Ability to present recommendations and build relationships with executive stakeholders.
- Working knowledge of AI-enabled tools and their appropriate business applications.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
Nice To Haves
- MBA or finance degree.
- Experience developing and implementing sourcing methodologies.
- Experience with Gatekeeper, NetSuite, or comparable systems.
- Experience improving strategic sourcing policies and processes.
Responsibilities
- Lead end-to-end strategic sourcing for marketing, advertising, technology, and business services.
- Manage supplier selection, competitive bidding, and contract negotiations.
- Develop sourcing strategies that improve quality, reduce costs, and mitigate risk.
- Analyze total cost of ownership and document cost savings and cost avoidance.
- Partner with Legal, Finance, Security, and Privacy teams on contracts and supplier assessments.
- Manage indirect-spend categories and supplier relationships.
- Evaluate supplier performance, financial stability, and contractual risks.
- Present sourcing recommendations and financial analyses to senior leadership.
- Improve purchasing policies, processes, and sourcing workflows.
- Use ERP, contract-management, and AI-enabled tools to improve efficiency.
- Support purchase order management and invoice tracking.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
