Sr Procurement Manager, Strategic Sourcing
About The Position
Jeppesen ForeFlight is building a world-class Procurement organization to support our continued growth across the Commercial, Business, Military, and General Aviation sectors. Reporting to the VP of Procurement, the Senior Manager, Strategic Sourcing will lead a team responsible for sourcing strategy and execution across our global purchasing categories, while also building out the operational backbone — processes, systems, and metrics — that allow Procurement to scale. This leader will bring broad, cross-category sourcing expertise and the ability to build and develop a high-performing team, while personally engaging at the negotiating table on our most strategic supplier relationships. SaaS represents a significant and growing share of our spend, and this role will own our approach to SaaS category management, renewal strategy, and vendor governance globally. This leader will also be a key cross-functional partner to Marketing, HR, and other business units, and will work closely with Legal and Privacy/InfoSec to help shape our contracting and review processes as our Procurement function continues to mature.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Business, Supply Chain Management, Finance, or a related field — or equivalent practical experience
- 7+ years of experience in strategic sourcing or procurement, with global sourcing experience spanning a broad range of purchasing categories
- Demonstrated experience leading and developing a team of sourcing or procurement professionals
- Meaningful experience sourcing and managing SaaS/software contracts, including renewal strategy and lifecycle management at scale
- Experience designing or improving sourcing processes, policies, and playbooks in a scaling organization
- Demonstrated experience serving as a senior sourcing partner to cross-functional business units
- Experience partnering with Legal and/or Privacy/InfoSec teams during contract negotiation and review
- Strong executive presence and negotiation skills, with a track record of leading high-value supplier relationships
- Excellent communication skills, with the ability to operate credibly across technical, legal, executive, and business stakeholders
Nice To Haves
- MBA or other advanced degree
- Professional procurement certification such as CPSM (Certified Professional in Supply Management) or CSCP
- Experience building or scaling a global procurement team in a high-growth organization
- Coupa or other P2P/ERP system experience
- Experience with software asset management, license optimization, or SaaS vendor governance
- Experience building sourcing KPIs, dashboards, and reporting cadences for leadership
- Experience operating in an organization where procurement, legal, and privacy/infosec processes are still maturing
- Pilot or aviation enthusiast
Responsibilities
- Lead, manage, and develop a team of sourcing professionals, setting category priorities and ensuring consistent, high-quality execution across a global purchasing portfolio
- Own strategic sourcing outcomes across all purchasing categories globally, ensuring the team's sourcing strategies align with business priorities and cost objectives
- Personally lead negotiations and executive-level supplier relationships for the organization's most strategic and highest-value contracts
- Serve as the senior sourcing partner to cross-functional business units, translating their needs into category and sourcing strategy
- Partner closely with Legal and Privacy/InfoSec throughout the contracting and review process, helping guide and shape those workflows as the broader Procurement function continues to build out
- Identify and deliver cost-savings and cost-avoidance opportunities across the global spend base
- Represent Procurement in cross-functional planning and act as a trusted advisor to business and functional leaders
- Design and stand up sourcing policies, intake processes, and approval workflows as the Procurement function scales
- Build sourcing playbooks, templates, and negotiation frameworks (RFP templates, supplier scorecards) that create consistency across the team
- Define the category management framework used to bucket, prioritize, and assign ownership across spend categories
- Own the sourcing team's use of the procurement tech stack, driving adoption and continuous improvement of the tools that support sourcing execution
- Build sourcing KPIs and dashboards covering cycle time, savings realized, SaaS renewal compliance, and supplier performance
- Establish a regular reporting cadence to Procurement leadership on pipeline health and operational metrics
- Help define team structure and hiring plans as sourcing volume grows, and build onboarding/training so new sourcing hires ramp consistently
- Develop and maintain a roadmap for maturing sourcing operations over the next 12–18 months
- Own the SaaS intake and renewal calendar/tracking process end-to-end, beyond negotiating individual renewals
- Partner with IT and Finance on software asset management and license utilization to inform renewal and negotiation strategy
Benefits
- Medical, dental, vision insurance with Employer paid health premiums
- Open PTO Policy
- 401(k) with up to 10% company matching and immediate vesting
- 12 Weeks Paid Maternity Leave
- 12 Weeks Paid Paternity Leave
- Flight Training Rewards
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
