Strategic Sourcing Manager

We are partnering with a global organization seeking a sourcing professional to support enterprise-wide procurement initiatives focused on Professional Services categories. This role offers the opportunity to influence category strategy, supplier relationships, and sourcing outcomes across a complex, global business environment.

• Support the development and execution of global category strategies for Professional Services spend.
• Lead and support strategic sourcing initiatives, including RFx events, supplier evaluations, negotiations, spend analysis, and supplier consolidation efforts.
• Partner with stakeholders across multiple business units to identify savings opportunities, improve supplier performance, and drive procurement best practices.
• Utilize market intelligence, benchmarking, spend analytics, and total cost of ownership methodologies to support sourcing decisions.
• Support the negotiation and management of contracts, including Master Services Agreements (MSAs), Statements of Work (SOWs), and preferred supplier agreements.
• Contribute to supplier relationship management, category planning, and procurement governance initiatives.
  
  

• 3 years of experience in strategic sourcing, procurement, category management, or a related function.
• Demonstrated experience managing Professional Services categories, including areas such as:
  • Consulting Services
  • IT & Technology Services
  • Managed Services
  • Legal Services
  • Human Resources Services
  • Marketing & Creative Services
  • Financial Advisory Services
  • Business Process Outsourcing (BPO)
• Strong sourcing, supplier management, contract negotiation, and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience working within a large, complex, and highly matrixed organization.
• Ability to leverage spend analytics, market intelligence, and cost models to drive procurement decisions and business value.
• Experience with procurement and sourcing platforms such as Ariba, SAP, Oracle, ServiceNow, or similar systems.
  
  

• Exposure to global sourcing and category management initiatives.
• Opportunity to partner with senior stakeholders across multiple business units.
• High-impact role with visibility across the organization.
• Collaborative environment focused on continuous improvement and value creation.

If you have a proven track record sourcing and managing Professional Services categories and enjoy building strategic supplier partnerships while driving measurable business results, we would welcome a conversation