What youll do: Lead sourcing for indirect spend categories: advertising, media, digital, PR, market research, software, consulting and staff augmentation Run competitive bid events, recommend suppliers and make sourcing awards Negotiate contracts and purchase order terms with Legal to secure favorable terms Build total cost of ownership and financial analyses; document all cost savings and cost avoidance Lead supplier risk assessments (financial, legal, security and privacy) with the Security and Privacy teams, including onsite supplier reviews Set benchmarks, track market conditions and improve sourcing policies, procedures and training Review single-source requests and track invoices against approved POs Use contract management tools (Gatekeeper) and ERP (NetSuite), and use AI tools to work faster and more accurately Required: Bachelors degree in business administration or a related field 5+ years of strategic sourcing for marketing and IT spend 5+ years of contract negotiation 4+ years in digital media, advertising and marketing 4+ years in IT: software, consulting or staff augmentation 4+ years building strategies and leading initiatives ERP and contract management system experience (Gatekeeper, NetSuite) Comfortable using AI tools, with a good sense of their limits Able to present to and build credibility with executives Strong Excel, Word and PowerPoint Nice to have: MBA or finance degree; experience building a sourcing method from scratch.
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