Senior Sourcing Manager - Indirect Procurement, Professional Services

Acuity Inc.•Conyers, GA

3d•Remote

About The Position

Acuity Inc. is seeking a Professional Services Sourcing Manager for its Indirect Sourcing organization. This role involves collaborating with key business stakeholders to develop strategies and deliver sustainable value. The successful candidate will build strong relationships with internal business units, drive enterprise-wide sourcing, category management, contract negotiation, and technology delivery for related spend categories. This position serves as the subject matter expert for Sourcing within Professional Services categories, providing strategic guidance and managing sourcing processes. The role offers leadership and direction in support of the company’s Professional Services, including consulting services, compensation and benefits, talent acquisition, legal, finance, and HR.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Sourcing, or related business field.
Demonstrated results in Indirect Sourcing spaces, specifically Professional Services, compensation & benefits, and HR.
Experience with procurement technology platforms (source-to-pay) and e-procurement software.
Deep understanding of levers to identify and unlock opportunities.
Minimum of 5 years’ experience as a Sourcing Manager in Indirect Sourcing.
Considered a subject matter expert in Professional Services and HR categories.
Skilled in negotiations, collaboration, communication, strategy, and change management.
Experience with complex leveraged agreements, multi-year contracts, and SOWs.
Highly results-oriented and focused on business priorities with a successful record of accomplishments.
Excellent supplier relationship management skills.
Ability to effectively manage multiple assignments concurrently, including the ability to assess and manage priorities.
Excellent interpersonal and teamwork skills.
Ability to build rapport with Operations and cross-functional colleagues and foster collaborative relationships.
Capable of operating with ambiguity, ability to influence internal stakeholders, and vendor relationships.
Strong knowledge of the business and long-term strategic goals.
Strong customer service skills are required.

Nice To Haves

APICS/NAPM, CPIM or CPM certification or equivalent preferred.
Experienced with multi-step strategic sourcing processes in a range of categories is a plus.

Responsibilities

Lead contractual negotiations for Professional Services, including consulting services, compensation and benefits, talent acquisition, legal, finance, and HR.
Lead the development, implementation, and governance of Global Sourcing strategies for major categories, focusing on successful and controlled execution, net cost savings, free cash flow, and risk mitigation.
Build common purpose with key business functional leaders to create a collaborative approach to supplier relationship management, ensuring robust execution plans, business requirements, and cost performance are addressed.
Develop a deep understanding of supply, demand, and strategic levers supporting the Professional Services roadmap.
Establish global spend visibility to define category spend baselines, identify current suppliers, and track go-forward impact.
Develop sourcing strategies that include volume aggregation, competitive bidding, low-cost country sourcing, should-cost models, strategic supplier designations at a sub-category level, SLA, KPIs, financial tracking, and identification of new suppliers.
Achieve early wins to build organizational confidence and momentum.
Engage with business functions to identify sourcing opportunities and drive the RFP process and competitive bidding.
Ensure essential supplier agreements are in place.
Develop a clear channel of communication, alignment, and coordination between functional counterparts in business units across all levels of the enterprise.