Sr Sourcing Specialist
About The Position
The Senior Sourcing Specialist supports the development and execution of sourcing and category strategies, emphasizing supplier management, contracting, and collaboration across functions. The role partners with internal stakeholders to manage sourcing initiatives, lead competitive sourcing events, conduct pricing and cost analyses, and ensure alignment with privacy, cybersecurity, legal, and compliance requirements. The position contributes to global sourcing initiatives and continuous improvement through data-driven decision-making, supplier performance management, and category insights. Initial category focus includes Human Resources and Professional Services, such as benefits, talent management, recruiting, payroll services, temporary staffing, and consulting, along with other indirect-spend areas as needed.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree and 5 years of relevant sourcing, procurement, or category management experience, or an MBA and 4 years of related experience.
- Demonstrated experience in category management, supplier negotiations, and contract lifecycle management.
- Experience applying data-driven analysis, performance metrics, and structured sourcing methodologies to deliver measurable business results.
Responsibilities
- Support and execute end-to-end sourcing activities, including developing and issuing RFPs/RFIs, identifying suppliers, evaluating bids, and analyzing costs and pricing.
- Serve as a primary supplier contact, manage day-to-day communications, participate in recurring and ad hoc meetings, and support issue resolution.
- Partner with cross-functional teams, including HR, Legal, Privacy, Cybersecurity, and Finance, to complete privacy impact assessments, cybersecurity risk assessments, and legal intake requirements for suppliers.
- Facilitate contract development, negotiation, and execution through established procurement and approval workflows.
- Support the development and execution of category strategies, initially focused on Human Resources and Professional Services categories and other indirect-spend areas as needed.
- Evaluate, select, and manage suppliers to align with business needs, quality standards, innovation goals, and total cost objectives; support negotiations for competitive and sustainable commercial terms.
- Collaborate with regional and global sourcing teams to align with enterprise sourcing strategies, policies, and governance standards.
- Track, analyze, and report KPIs related to supplier performance, cost savings, cost avoidance, and category effectiveness.
- Use market intelligence, benchmarking, and spend analytics to identify continuous-improvement and value-creation opportunities.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
