Strategic Sourcing Specialist II Indirect Procurement

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About the role

The Strategic Sourcing Specialist II independently leads sourcing initiatives and supports the end-to-end indirect procurement lifecycle for assigned spend categories and sourcing events. This position helps business units identify requirements, develop sourcing approaches, conduct competitive bidding, evaluate suppliers, support contract review, and coordinate award and supplier onboarding activities. This position handles more complex negotiations, supplier strategy, and cross-functional initiatives. The role is expected to operate within Mercury procurement policies, governance standards, and approved workflows while helping improve value, service, compliance, and cycle time across indirect spend categories.

Mercury’s current procurement roadmap emphasizes standardized RFx processes, expanded Coupa-enabled workflows, supplier tiering, stronger supplier onboarding, and improved KPI reporting across categories such as IT, facilities, professional services, advertising, mobility, Claims, and underwriting-related services.

Responsibilities

• Independently leads sourcing initiatives and supports sourcing activities for indirect procurement requirements, including intake support, market research, RFIs, RFQs, RFPs, bid administration, evaluation coordination, and recommendation development.
• Manages and assists internal stakeholders in defining business requirements, scope, service expectations, pricing structure, and supplier evaluation criteria for sourcing events.
• Coordinates supplier communications during competitive events and helps maintain fair, organized, and well-documented sourcing files.
• Analyzes supplier proposals for commercial completeness, pricing competitiveness, business fit, and alignment to stakeholder requirements.
• Handles complex negotiations, supplier strategy, and coordinates across functions.
• Supports negotiation of routine commercial terms, pricing schedules, statements of work, renewals, and amendments under the guidance of Procurement leadership or senior team members.
• Coordinates with Legal, Finance, Information Security, Risk, and business stakeholders to support contract review and required approvals.
• Supports supplier onboarding and due diligence activities, including collection of required documentation and coordination of risk and compliance reviews.
• Tracks sourcing milestones, savings opportunities, supplier status, contract actions, and procurement activity metrics for reporting purposes.
• Helps maintain category and supplier information, sourcing templates, bid records, and procurement documentation.
• Provides day-to-day support to internal customers on procurement processes, tools, and policy requirements, including Coupa-related workflow support as assigned.
• Contributes to supplier performance follow-up, issue resolution, and post-award coordination with stakeholders and suppliers.
• Identifies opportunities for process improvement, standardization, and better compliance within the indirect procurement lifecycle.
• Performs other duties as assigned by Procurement leadership.
• Regular attendance on a full-time schedule of at least 8 hours per day and 40 hours per week.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Supply Chain, Procurement, or related field required.
• 3-5 years’ experience in procurement, sourcing, supply chain, contract administration, vendor management, or a related business function.
• Experience with competitive bidding, proposal analysis, contract coordination, and supplier management.
• Experience supporting indirect procurement or services-based sourcing activities preferred.
• Experience working with procurement systems, contract workflows, or spend reporting tools preferred.

Skills

• Foundational experience supporting multiple commodities/categories such as professional services, IT, facilities, office services, advertising, mobility, or other indirect spend areas aligned to Mercury’s category model.
• Experience with supplier segmentation, sourcing templates, procurement policy enforcement, or KPI/dashboard reporting.
• Foundational knowledge of sourcing, contracting, supplier evaluation, supplier relationship management, and procurement compliance practices.
• Ability to organize and manage multiple sourcing events and deadlines in a structured environment.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to review supplier proposals, compare pricing, and summarize findings clearly.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills with the ability to work professionally with internal stakeholders and suppliers.
• Ability to build collaborative working relationships across Procurement, Legal, Finance, IT, and business teams.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications, including Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
• Familiarity with procurement systems such as Coupa or comparable source-to-pay platforms preferred.
• Sound judgment, attention to detail, and a proactive approach to issue resolution.
• Analyze procurement and spend data to identify sourcing opportunities, support category management initiatives, track savings, cost avoidance, and sourcing project outcomes.
• Develop reports and presentations for leadership review, identify trends, risks, and supplier concentration issues.
• Strong quantitative and analytical capabilities, ability to analyze pricing and cost structures, identify trends and savings opportunities.
• Financial and business analysis skills, data interpretation, and reporting skills.
• Strong experience with Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and Word.
• Strong understanding of Procurement and sourcing systems including Coupa, Jaggaer, and Ariba.
• Additional skills in AI tools, data visualization tools, spend analytics tools, and contract management systems.

Pay

State-specific pay scales for this role are as follows:

• $63,410 to $117,348 (NJ, NY, WA, HI, AK, MD, CT, RI, MA)
• $57,646 to $106,680 (NV, OR, AZ, CO, WY, TX, ND, MN, MO, IL, WI, FL, GA, MI, OH, VA, PA, DE, VT, NH, ME)
• $51,881 to $96,012 (UT, ID, MT, NM, SD, NE, KS, OK, IA, AR, LA, MS, AL, TN, KY, IN, SC, NC, WV)
• In CA: Typical hiring range is $81,341.00 to $99,417.00

The expected base salary for this position will vary depending on relevant experience, skills, and location.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation
• Flexibility to work from anywhere in the United States for most positions
• Paid time off (vacation time, sick time, 9 paid Company holidays, volunteer hours)
• Incentive bonus programs (potential for holiday bonus, referral bonus, and performance-based bonus)
• Medical, dental, vision, life, and pet insurance
• 401(k) retirement savings plan with company match
• Engaging work environment
• Promotional opportunities
• Education assistance
• Professional and personal development opportunities
• Company recognition program
• Health and wellbeing resources, including free mental wellbeing therapy/coaching sessions, child and eldercare resources, and more

About The Company

At Mercury, we have been guided by our purpose to help people reduce risk and overcome unexpected events for more than 60 years. We are one team with a common goal to help others. Everyone needs insurance and we can’t imagine a world without it. Our team will encourage you to grow, make time to have fun, and work together to make great things happen. We embrace the strengths and values of each team member. We believe in having diverse perspectives where everyone is included, to serve customers from all walks of life. We care about our people, and we mean it. We reward our talented professionals with a competitive salary, bonus potential, and a variety of benefits to help our team members reach their health, retirement, and professional goals.

Learn more about us here: https://www.mercuryinsurance.com/about/careers