What are the responsibilities and job description for the Supply Chain Sourcing & Procurement, Senior Consulting Manager position at Cognizant?
Supply Chain Sourcing & Procurement, Senior Manager Consulting
About The Role
As a Senior Manager, Sourcing & Procurement Consulting, you will make an impact by leading client engagements and growing the Sourcing & Procurement practice. You will deliver Source to Pay (STP) transformation, commercial negotiations, and technology-enabled solutions that reduce cost, improve compliance, and accelerate time to value for consumer goods clients. You will be a valued member of the Consulting team and work collaboratively with practice leaders, client executives, and cross-functional delivery teams.
In This Role, You Will
We believe hybrid work is the way forward as we strive to provide flexibility wherever possible. Based on this role’s business requirements, this is a hybrid position requiring regular travel (up to 50%) and presence in client or Cognizant offices within the US Eastern or Central Time Zones. Regardless of your working arrangement, we are here to support a healthy work-life balance through our various wellbeing programs.
The working arrangements for this role are accurate as of the date of posting. This may change based on the project you’re engaged in, as well as business and client requirements. Rest assured; we will always be clear about role expectations.
What You Need To Have To Be Considered
Work Authorization
Cognizant will only consider applicants for this position who are legally authorized to work in the United States without company sponsorship (H-1B, L-1B, L-1A, etc.)
Salary And Other Compensation
Applications will be accepted until December 20, 2025.
The annual salary for this position is between $98,853 - $158,500 depending on experience and other qualifications of the successful candidate. This position is also eligible for Cognizant’s discretionary annual incentive program, based on performance and subject to the terms of Cognizant’s applicable plans.
Benefits
Cognizant offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements:
About The Role
As a Senior Manager, Sourcing & Procurement Consulting, you will make an impact by leading client engagements and growing the Sourcing & Procurement practice. You will deliver Source to Pay (STP) transformation, commercial negotiations, and technology-enabled solutions that reduce cost, improve compliance, and accelerate time to value for consumer goods clients. You will be a valued member of the Consulting team and work collaboratively with practice leaders, client executives, and cross-functional delivery teams.
In This Role, You Will
- Lead client engagements end to end for STP transformations: discovery, solution design, business case, implementation roadmap, and benefits realization.
- Drive business development: qualify opportunities, lead proposals and pricing, build client relationships, and close new work.
- Deliver technology-enabled solutions: design and implement sourcing, procurement, CLM, and vendor management solutions using platforms such as Coupa, SAP Ariba, iCertis, or equivalent.
- Manage people and capability: lead and mentor a team of consultants and senior consultants; set goals, run performance reviews, and support hiring.
- Develop thought leadership and practice assets: create POVs, white papers, and go-to-market materials; represent the practice in webinars and analyst engagements.
We believe hybrid work is the way forward as we strive to provide flexibility wherever possible. Based on this role’s business requirements, this is a hybrid position requiring regular travel (up to 50%) and presence in client or Cognizant offices within the US Eastern or Central Time Zones. Regardless of your working arrangement, we are here to support a healthy work-life balance through our various wellbeing programs.
The working arrangements for this role are accurate as of the date of posting. This may change based on the project you’re engaged in, as well as business and client requirements. Rest assured; we will always be clear about role expectations.
What You Need To Have To Be Considered
- 8 years of consulting or industry experience in sourcing, procurement, or STP transformations, with at least 3 years in a client-facing senior role.
- Demonstrated track record leading end-to-end procurement transformations for large enterprises (preferably consumer goods).
- Hands-on experience with at least one major STP platform (Coupa, SAP Ariba, iCertis, Jaggaer, or equivalent).
- Strong commercial acumen: built financial models and delivered measurable savings or value realization.
- Excellent stakeholder management and presentation skills; fluent English.
- Experience managing and mentoring teams, including performance management and hiring.
- Prior experience at a Tier 1 management consulting firm or large systems integrator.
- Familiarity with adjacent supply chain functions (planning, logistics, O2C) and S&OP integration.
- Project management certification (PMP, Prince2, Agile) or equivalent delivery experience.
- Experience with procurement analytics, CLM, and vendor risk management tools.
Work Authorization
Cognizant will only consider applicants for this position who are legally authorized to work in the United States without company sponsorship (H-1B, L-1B, L-1A, etc.)
Salary And Other Compensation
Applications will be accepted until December 20, 2025.
The annual salary for this position is between $98,853 - $158,500 depending on experience and other qualifications of the successful candidate. This position is also eligible for Cognizant’s discretionary annual incentive program, based on performance and subject to the terms of Cognizant’s applicable plans.
Benefits
Cognizant offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements:
- Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance
- Paid holidays plus Paid Time Off.
- 401(k) plan and contributions.
- Long-term/Short-term Disability.
- Paid Parental Leave.
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Salary : $98,853 - $158,500