Director, Strategic Sourcing - Technology (Hybrid- Seattle, WA or Centennial, CO)
for section headings. Use - for any list of duties/requirements/benefits. Use
for prose.
We must not include markdown fences.
Let's extract content.
First, intro paragraph: "Whether you design clothes or business strategies, crunch numbers, lead projects or write code, we have a place for you at our Seattle headquarters. And we think Seattle is a pretty great place to live. More than just rainy days and coffee, Seattle has it all - mountains and beaches, arts and parks, music, and film. It's made up of quirky neighborhoods, award-winning restaurants, and thriving industry. Come see for yourself! As the Director of Strategic Sourcing - Technology, you will lead a team of sourcing professionals in building trusted, forward-leaning partnerships with Nordstrom's Technology organization - spanning Software, Hardware, Telecom, and AI/Infrastructure spend -so that Sourcing is engaged as an early, strategic partner rather than a late-stage approval step. You will set the vision for how the team shows up: moving with speed and agility, owning outcomes end-to-end, and creating a frictionless experience for the Technology executives and their teams you support. This role requires someone who can build genuine trust with senior technology leaders, bring market and AI-sourcing intelligence to the table, and turn that trust into measurable speed, value, and partnership across every deal. NOTE: This position is offered as a hybrid role in the downtown Seattle, WA area. You will be required to be in office 4 days per week."
We could split: About the role (first paragraph up to maybe before NOTE). Then Schedule separate.
But we need to avoid duplication.
Let's decide sections:
- About the role: description of role, location, hybrid note? Actually schedule separate.
Maybe About the role includes the role description and location/hybrid note? But schedule is separate.
We'll put About the role: paragraphs describing role, mission, etc. Excluding the NOTE about hybrid and 4 days? Could keep that in Schedule.
Thus About the role: first two paragraphs (starting "Whether you design..." up to "...across every deal.") That's prose.
Then Responsibilities: list of duties after "A day in the life..." bullet points.
Let's extract responsibilities list:
- Design and develop your organization. Build a sourcing team with superior engagement and accountability, coaching professionals to bring the same partnership mindset and consultative approach to their stakeholders.
- Own the pace. Drive speed and urgency into every deal, actively working to shrink cycle times and remove friction points, and internal approvals without compromising diligence.
- Partner early, not last. Build direct, proactive relationships with Technology leaders so Sourcing is looped in during roadmap and budget planning - not weeks before a contract is due.
- Develop and execute sourcing strategy. Build category strategies for Technology spend, including commodity and supplier risk management recommendations, that hold up as the business and market shift.
- Manage supplier performance. Develop and leverage strong relationships with strategic technology suppliers and industry players, holding them accountable to continuous performance improvement.
- Bring market and AI intelligence to the table. Apply market-leading knowledge of global technology suppliers, competitors, and dynamics - including how AI and agentic sourcing tools are shifting category strategy from cost-cutting toward strategic value creation - to surface risk, savings, and innovation before they're asked for.
- Build pipeline visibility. Create a forward-looking view of upcoming technology deals, renewals, and negotiations - shared proactively with business partners -so nothing surprises a stakeholder or a supplier.
- Rapidly assess opportunities and lead change. Develop a compelling vision for best-in-class sourcing performance and lead your team to implement systematic change, rather than waiting to be asked.
- Lead high-stakes negotiations. Personally engage on the most complex, highest-value technology negotiations, partnering closely with leaders who negotiate directly, so Sourcing adds value.
- Manage the complex and competing. Effectively prioritize and lead multiple concurrent sourcing strategies, projects, and deadlines across a broad technology category portfolio.
These are sentences; we can treat each as
- .
Then Requirements: "You own this if you have..." list:
- 12+ years of global strategic sourcing/procurement experience, ideally supporting a Technology organization in a high-growth, retail, or fast-paced enterprise environment
- 10+ years of team leadership and/or people management experience
- A demonstrated track record of building trust with skeptical or high-velocity technology stakeholders, and turning that trust into faster, better-partnered outcomes
- Market-leading knowledge of global market analysis, macro-economic drivers, sourcing category strategy, supplier relationship management, strategic vendor alliance programs, 'should-cost' models, and multi-year negotiation strategies
- Familiarity with how AI and agentic sourcing tools are changing category strategy, market intelligence, and negotiation support — and a point of view on where to apply them
- Knowledge of critical procurement legal requirements and contracting best practices
- Exceptional ability to influence at a Senior Executive level, both internally and externally, including with technology leaders who are used to negotiating directly with suppliers
- Exceptional written and oral communication, with the judgment to know when to lead and when to enable
- Strong experience with MS Office Suite, Oracle, BI Apps, charting programs, and other sourcing/procurement tools
These could be Requirements or Qualifications/Skills. We'll treat as Requirements.
Skills maybe separate: but many of those are skills. However we can combine.
We could have Requirements (experience) and Skills (abilities). But to avoid thin sections, maybe combine into Requirements.
But the instruction: Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones. So we could have About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Benefits, Pay, Schedule.
We can omit Qualifications and Skills sections if content covered.
Thus sections:
- About the role (prose)
- Responsibilities (ul)
- Requirements (ul)
- Benefits (ul)
- Pay (p with range)
- Schedule (p about hybrid and 4 days)
Check that we have real content for each.
Benefits: list from "We’ve got you covered… Benefits Our employees are our most important asset..." includes bullet list: Medical/Vision, Dental, Retirement and Paid Time Away Life Insurance and Disability Merchandise Discount and EAP Resources. Also mentions 401k, medical/vision/dental/life/disability insurance options, PTO accruals, Holidays, and more. Also performance-based incentives/bonuses. We'll capture as list items.
We need to preserve all substantive info; not invent.
Let's extract benefits list:
- Medical/Vision
- Dental
- Retirement and Paid Time Away
- Life Insurance and Disability
- Merchandise Discount and EAP Resources
- 401k
- Medical/vision/dental/life/disability insurance options (some overlap)
- PTO accruals
- Holidays
- Performance-based incentives/bonuses
But there is duplication; we can keep unique items.
We'll produce a ul with items:
- Medical/Vision
- Dental
- Retirement and Paid Time Away
- Life Insurance and Disability
- Merchandise Discount and EAP Resources
- 401k
- PTO accruals
- Holidays
- Performance-based incentives/bonuses
We could also mention "more" but that's vague; maybe omit.
Pay: "$175,000.00 - $275,000.00 Annual". We'll put in p.
Schedule: "NOTE: This position is offered as a hybrid role in the downtown Seattle, WA area. You will be required to be in office 4 days per week." We'll put in p.
Now ensure we don't repeat job title. Not include.
Now produce HTML fragment.
Structure:
About the role
... (intro paragraphs)
Responsibilities
- ... each duty
...
Requirements
- ... each requirement
...
Benefits
- ... each benefit
...
Pay
$175,000.00 - $275,000.00 Annual
Schedule
This position is offered as a hybrid role in the downtown Seattle, WA area. You will be required to be in office 4 days per week.
We need to ensure we didn't include boilerplate like legal notices, EEO, etc. We removed.
Check that we preserved all substantive info: The intro about Seattle and role description is there. The responsibilities list captured all bullet points. Requirements list captured all. Benefits captured. Pay captured. Schedule captured.
We omitted the line "A day in the life..." heading; we just used responsibilities.
We omitted the "You own this if you have..." heading; we used Requirements.
We omitted the "We’ve got you covered… Benefits" heading; we used Benefits.
We omitted the "Pay Range Details" heading; we used Pay.
We omitted the "NOTE:" line; we used Schedule.
We omitted the "Learn more in the Nordstrom Benefits Overview..." link; that's boilerplate/application instruction? It's a link to benefits overview; maybe considered application instruction? It's not required to apply; but it's extra info. The instruction says remove application instructions. That link is not an application instruction but a reference. Might be considered boilerplate; but it's substantive info about benefits. However we already captured benefits; the link is extra detail. Could we keep? The instruction: "Remove cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, and application instructions." The link is not exactly those; it's a reference to benefits overview. Might be considered extra but not required. Safer to drop it as it's not essential and could be considered navigation? It's a URL. I'd drop.
Also we removed "This position may be eligible for performance-based incentives/bonuses." but we included that as benefit.
We removed "Eligibility requirements may apply based on location, job level, classification, and length of employment." That's generic; maybe drop.
We removed "Learn more in the Nordstrom Benefits Overview by copying and pasting the following URL into your browser: ..." drop.
We removed "A few more important points..." etc.
Now ensure no empty sections.
Now produce final HTML.
Check for any missing substantive info: The line "As the Director of Strategic Sourcing - Technology, you will lead a team of sourcing professionals in building trusted, forward-leaning partnerships with Nordstrom's Technology organization - spanning Software, Hardware, Telecom, and AI/Infrastructure spend -so that Sourcing is engaged as an early, strategic partner rather than a late-stage approval step." That's in About the role.
Also "You will set the vision for how the team shows up: moving with speed and ag
for prose. We must not include markdown fences. Let's extract content. First, intro paragraph: "Whether you design clothes or business strategies, crunch numbers, lead projects or write code, we have a place for you at our Seattle headquarters. And we think Seattle is a pretty great place to live. More than just rainy days and coffee, Seattle has it all - mountains and beaches, arts and parks, music, and film. It's made up of quirky neighborhoods, award-winning restaurants, and thriving industry. Come see for yourself! As the Director of Strategic Sourcing - Technology, you will lead a team of sourcing professionals in building trusted, forward-leaning partnerships with Nordstrom's Technology organization - spanning Software, Hardware, Telecom, and AI/Infrastructure spend -so that Sourcing is engaged as an early, strategic partner rather than a late-stage approval step. You will set the vision for how the team shows up: moving with speed and agility, owning outcomes end-to-end, and creating a frictionless experience for the Technology executives and their teams you support. This role requires someone who can build genuine trust with senior technology leaders, bring market and AI-sourcing intelligence to the table, and turn that trust into measurable speed, value, and partnership across every deal. NOTE: This position is offered as a hybrid role in the downtown Seattle, WA area. You will be required to be in office 4 days per week." We could split: About the role (first paragraph up to maybe before NOTE). Then Schedule separate. But we need to avoid duplication. Let's decide sections: - About the role: description of role, location, hybrid note? Actually schedule separate. Maybe About the role includes the role description and location/hybrid note? But schedule is separate. We'll put About the role: paragraphs describing role, mission, etc. Excluding the NOTE about hybrid and 4 days? Could keep that in Schedule. Thus About the role: first two paragraphs (starting "Whether you design..." up to "...across every deal.") That's prose. Then Responsibilities: list of duties after "A day in the life..." bullet points. Let's extract responsibilities list: - Design and develop your organization. Build a sourcing team with superior engagement and accountability, coaching professionals to bring the same partnership mindset and consultative approach to their stakeholders. - Own the pace. Drive speed and urgency into every deal, actively working to shrink cycle times and remove friction points, and internal approvals without compromising diligence. - Partner early, not last. Build direct, proactive relationships with Technology leaders so Sourcing is looped in during roadmap and budget planning - not weeks before a contract is due. - Develop and execute sourcing strategy. Build category strategies for Technology spend, including commodity and supplier risk management recommendations, that hold up as the business and market shift. - Manage supplier performance. Develop and leverage strong relationships with strategic technology suppliers and industry players, holding them accountable to continuous performance improvement. - Bring market and AI intelligence to the table. Apply market-leading knowledge of global technology suppliers, competitors, and dynamics - including how AI and agentic sourcing tools are shifting category strategy from cost-cutting toward strategic value creation - to surface risk, savings, and innovation before they're asked for. - Build pipeline visibility. Create a forward-looking view of upcoming technology deals, renewals, and negotiations - shared proactively with business partners -so nothing surprises a stakeholder or a supplier. - Rapidly assess opportunities and lead change. Develop a compelling vision for best-in-class sourcing performance and lead your team to implement systematic change, rather than waiting to be asked. - Lead high-stakes negotiations. Personally engage on the most complex, highest-value technology negotiations, partnering closely with leaders who negotiate directly, so Sourcing adds value. - Manage the complex and competing. Effectively prioritize and lead multiple concurrent sourcing strategies, projects, and deadlines across a broad technology category portfolio. These are sentences; we can treat each as
About the role
... (intro paragraphs)
Responsibilities
- ... each duty ...
Requirements
- ... each requirement ...
Benefits
- ... each benefit ...
Pay
$175,000.00 - $275,000.00 Annual
Schedule
This position is offered as a hybrid role in the downtown Seattle, WA area. You will be required to be in office 4 days per week.
We need to ensure we didn't include boilerplate like legal notices, EEO, etc. We removed. Check that we preserved all substantive info: The intro about Seattle and role description is there. The responsibilities list captured all bullet points. Requirements list captured all. Benefits captured. Pay captured. Schedule captured. We omitted the line "A day in the life..." heading; we just used responsibilities. We omitted the "You own this if you have..." heading; we used Requirements. We omitted the "We’ve got you covered… Benefits" heading; we used Benefits. We omitted the "Pay Range Details" heading; we used Pay. We omitted the "NOTE:" line; we used Schedule. We omitted the "Learn more in the Nordstrom Benefits Overview..." link; that's boilerplate/application instruction? It's a link to benefits overview; maybe considered application instruction? It's not required to apply; but it's extra info. The instruction says remove application instructions. That link is not an application instruction but a reference. Might be considered boilerplate; but it's substantive info about benefits. However we already captured benefits; the link is extra detail. Could we keep? The instruction: "Remove cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, and application instructions." The link is not exactly those; it's a reference to benefits overview. Might be considered extra but not required. Safer to drop it as it's not essential and could be considered navigation? It's a URL. I'd drop. Also we removed "This position may be eligible for performance-based incentives/bonuses." but we included that as benefit. We removed "Eligibility requirements may apply based on location, job level, classification, and length of employment." That's generic; maybe drop. We removed "Learn more in the Nordstrom Benefits Overview by copying and pasting the following URL into your browser: ..." drop. We removed "A few more important points..." etc. Now ensure no empty sections. Now produce final HTML. Check for any missing substantive info: The line "As the Director of Strategic Sourcing - Technology, you will lead a team of sourcing professionals in building trusted, forward-leaning partnerships with Nordstrom's Technology organization - spanning Software, Hardware, Telecom, and AI/Infrastructure spend -so that Sourcing is engaged as an early, strategic partner rather than a late-stage approval step." That's in About the role. Also "You will set the vision for how the team shows up: moving with speed and ag