Sr Strategic Sourcing Partner

Duties And Responsibilities

• Lead strategic sourcing initiatives for expenditures exceeding $100,000, providing recommendations based on commercial, operational, financial, and risk considerations.
• Partner with business stakeholders to understand requirements and develop sourcing strategies aligned with organizational goals.
• Develop and execute category management strategies across assigned spend categories.
• Manage the end-to-end sourcing process, including spend analysis, market assessments, supplier qualification, RFI/RFQ/RFP processes, supplier evaluation, negotiations, and contract execution.
• Conduct market research and benchmarking to identify cost savings, innovation opportunities, and industry best practices.
• Negotiate pricing, commercial terms, service levels, and supplier agreements.
• Prepare and present sourcing strategies, business cases, supplier recommendations, and negotiation outcomes to leadership.
• Build and maintain strategic supplier relationships through performance reviews, scorecards, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Maintain supplier performance and implement corrective action plans as needed.
• Identify and mitigate supplier, operational, commercial, and supply chain risks.
• Collaborate with Legal, Finance, Operations, IT, HR, and other cross-functional teams to support successful procurement outcomes.
• Analyze spend data and purchasing trends to identify sourcing opportunities and support strategic decision-making.
• Develop business cases supporting sourcing recommendations and capital investment decisions.
• Support budgeting, forecasting, and long-term procurement planning.
• Report sourcing performance, savings, supplier metrics, and category insights to leadership.

Required Skills And Abilities

• Strong knowledge of strategic sourcing, category management, supplier relationship management, and procurement best practices.
• Advanced negotiation, contract management, and commercial acumen.
• Strong financial and analytical skills, including total cost of ownership analysis.
• Ability to develop sourcing strategies that deliver measurable business results.
• Excellent project management, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to influence and collaborate effectively across all levels of the organization.
• Strong written, verbal, presentation, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Knowledge of supplier risk management and procurement governance.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite and procurement/ERP systems.

Education And Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Supply Chain Management, Finance, Engineering, or a related field.
• Minimum five (5) years of progressive experience in strategic sourcing, procurement, category management, supply chain, or a related discipline.
• Demonstrated experience leading sourcing initiatives and contract negotiations for expenditures exceeding $100,000.
• Experience managing supplier contracts, supplier performance, and strategic supplier relationships.
• Experience sourcing Direct Materials, Indirect Goods and Services, Professional Services, and/or CAPEX projects.
• Experience with SAP, Ariba, Coupa, or similar procurement and ERP systems.