Strategic Sourcing Generalist
Location
United States
Posted
10 days ago
Salary
Not specified
No structured requirement data.
Job Description
Role Description
The Strategic Sourcing function is evolving from transactional purchasing to a strategic, partner led model. These Generalist roles will help accelerate that transformation by owning sourcing activities for agreements under 100,000 in the assigned category, delivering measurable value while supporting risk management and compliance.
- Develop and execute sourcing strategies that optimize spend, reduce risk, and enhance value, aligned to business objectives.
- Conduct market research, competitive events, and supplier evaluations for deals under 100,000.
- Identify opportunities to consolidate suppliers and standardize solutions without sacrificing service quality.
- Update strategies based on market analysis and risk assessments.
- Lead supplier selection for assigned engagements under 100,000 in total contract value.
- Negotiate commercial terms and SLAs to achieve favorable cost, risk, and performance outcomes.
- Partner with Legal, Information Security, and related governance teams to capture security, compliance, and business requirements in contracts.
- Support supplier performance reviews and escalation processes.
- Serve as a trusted advisor to stakeholders on sourcing approaches, timelines, and trade offs within the assigned category scope.
- Proactively engage with business partners to understand goals, roadmap, and demand forecasts.
- Improve contract compliance, supplier performance, and policy adherence through collaborative execution.
- Analyze spend data to benchmark and identify savings and efficiency opportunities.
- Build category cost models and total cost of ownership analyses to inform recommendations and track impact.
- Use procurement platforms and enterprise AI tools to generate insight and accelerate decision making.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree required. MBA or advanced degree preferred.
- 3 to 5 years in strategic sourcing, procurement, or supplier management.
- Direct experience in one of the following: Technology category sourcing, or Marketing and Professional Services category sourcing.
- Familiarity with ERP, supplier management, and contract lifecycle management tools.
Requirements
- Working knowledge of category suppliers and market trends for either Technology or Marketing and Professional Services.
- Strong analytical, financial, and strategic problem solving skills with the ability to create data based insights.
- Excellent communication and presentation abilities with stakeholder influence experience.
- Proven collaboration across Legal, Finance, Security, and business teams.
- High integrity, initiative, curiosity, and strong organization.
- Comfortable in a fast paced, mission driven, cross functional environment.
Benefits
- Healthcare Benefits including Medical, Prescription, Vision & Dental Coverage | United Healthcare
- Voluntary STD & LTD | New York Life
- 401(k) Retirement Planning | Fidelity
- Discount Program
Job Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree required. MBA or advanced degree preferred.
- 3 to 5 years in strategic sourcing, procurement, or supplier management.
- Direct experience in one of the following: Technology category sourcing, or Marketing and Professional Services category sourcing.
- Familiarity with ERP, supplier management, and contract lifecycle management tools.
- Working knowledge of category suppliers and market trends for either Technology or Marketing and Professional Services.
- Strong analytical, financial, and strategic problem solving skills with the ability to create data based insights.
- Excellent communication and presentation abilities with stakeholder influence experience.
- Proven collaboration across Legal, Finance, Security, and business teams.
- High integrity, initiative, curiosity, and strong organization.
- Comfortable in a fast paced, mission driven, cross functional environment.
Benefits
- Healthcare Benefits including Medical, Prescription, Vision & Dental Coverage | United Healthcare
- Voluntary STD & LTD | New York Life
- 401(k) Retirement Planning | Fidelity
- Discount Program
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