Senior Manager, Indirect Sourcing

Job Purpose

Own the most complex, highest-spend categories in the tower — categories with volatile pricing, global supply bases, or multi-year strategic agreements that require sophisticated negotiation. Set the benchmark for how sourcing work is accomplished and informally develop Sourcing Managers (SMs). Deliver consistent above-target savings on complex categories.

Essential Functions

• Advanced Category Strategy & Execution
• Own multi-year strategies for the most complex categories — market analysis, supply risk assessment, cost modeling, and multi-year sourcing roadmap
• Lead sophisticated RFx events — multi-round negotiations, complex bid structures, strategic partnership agreements, and long-term supply contracts
• Negotiate framework agreements and long-term supply contracts with favorable pricing, volume commitments, and risk-sharing provisions
• Maintain the tower's highest-priority supplier relationships at an executive level — conduct strategic reviews, manage escalations, and negotiate partnership terms
• Peer Development & Tower Leadership
• Informally mentor Sourcing Managers in the tower — review their category strategies, coach their negotiation preparation, and develop their commercial instincts
• Share market intelligence broadly — proactively brief the tower on supply dynamics, pricing trends, and risk signals that affect other categories
• Serve as the Sr. Director's first call on complex category questions — provide analysis and recommendations that inform tower strategy
• Represent the tower in cross-functional meetings where deep category expertise is required
• Performance & Savings Delivery
• Deliver above-target savings consistently — 3+ consecutive years is the baseline expectation
• Maintain the most sophisticated savings tracking in the tower — methodology documented, Finance-aligned, and defensible in an EVP review
• Contribute meaningfully to the procurement scorecard — own the tower's highest-impact savings line items
• Support food safety program, quality standards, and legality of manufactured products
• Perform other job-related duties as assigned

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in supply chain, business, finance, or related field
• CPSM, CSCP, or related certification preferred
• 5+ years of sourcing experience with demonstrated depth in complex category management
• Consistent above-target savings delivery across multiple years on complex, high-spend categories
• Deep expertise in multiple indirect spend categories with proven cross-category consolidation or strategic sourcing experience
• Manufacturing, CPG, or food & beverage industry experience
• Multi-site manufacturing sourcing experience across a distributed plant network preferred
• Experience with SAP, Appian, or similar procurement systems preferred
• Demonstrated ability to manage executive-level supplier relationships independently