SR MANAGER STRATEGIC SOURCING - Corporate Services & Marketing

Home Depot•Atlanta, GA

10h•Onsite

About The Position

The Senior Manager, Strategic Sourcing – Corporate Services & Marketing is a strategic leader responsible for shaping enterprise-wide sourcing strategies across HR, Legal, Finance, and Marketing categories. This role leads a high-performing team and directly influences over $250M–$1B in annual spend, driving measurable value through cost optimization, supplier innovation, and risk management. This leader partners with senior stakeholders to align sourcing strategies with business priorities, delivering both immediate savings and long-term enterprise value.

Requirements

Must be eighteen years of age or older.
Must be legally permitted to work in the United States.
Minimum of 5 years’ experience in a Strategic Sourcing role with increasing levels ofਤਾ.
Be able to multi-task in a fast-paced environment and prioritize duties to meet deadlines with limited supervision.
Effective influencing and consensus-building skills.
Supervisory or Team Lead experience.
The knowledge, skills and abilities are typically acquired through the completion of a bachelor's degree program or equivalent degree in a field of study related to the job.
Strong analytical and administrative skills and superb negotiation skills to interface with suppliers and internal management.
Strong communication skills, both oral and written.
Must have excellent knowledge of not only the category, but how it fits into an overall business strategy.
Ability to define vendor strategy at category level, establish vendor relationship guidelines and expectations.
Make decision whether to maintain, exit or source new vendors.
Extensive experience with financial systems that support the procurement function.
Ability to work effectively with all levels of management and other colleagues and demonstrate initiative, mature judgment, customer service orientation, and ability to anticipate needs of the organization.

Nice To Haves

MBA, JD or Master’s degree is a plus
CPM or CPSM certification is a plus
Proven negotiation skills
Experience managing >$250M category or portfolio spend
Demonstrated success influencing VP-level stakeholders
Proven track record delivering multi-year-sourcing strategies
Experience leading organizational change or transformation initiatives
Strong financial acumen (NPV, TCO, should-cost modeling)
Sourcing and Negotiation experience in the Legal, Finance, HR and Marketing a plus

Responsibilities

Strategic planning and opportunity assessment for key sourcing categories across entire enterprise.
Set the strategic vision and goals and ensure execution of all common procurement strategies including supplier management, contract management, common procurement tools, and reporting.
Support the centralized procurement function responsible for consolidated purchasing of goods and services (e.g., fixed/capital assets, leased assets, services, supplies, travel, etc.) that support the entire organization, while continuously identifying and implementing cost saving/containment ideas.
Lead negotiations for products and services within the assigned categories ensuring THD's specifications and quality for the best value are met.
Partner with process improvement organization to develop the foundation for cost out and cost avoidance metrics.
Develops and supports a strategic alliance with business partners.
Participates in cross-functional activities focused on solving business issues and enhancing our competitive advantage.
Motivate people to give their best efforts by goal setting, coaching and communicating performance expectations, offering recognition and holding people accountable for results.
Accurately assesses the strengths and weaknesses of associates and gives timely and constructive feedback.
Participate in the selection and performance evaluation of the staff.
Assign projects and monitor progress relating to strategic sourcing activities.