Senior Sourcing Manager - Indirect

Job Description

Job Description

Overview

Our client is seeking a Senior Sourcing Manager - Indirect to lead high-impact, complex sourcing initiatives across key indirect spend categories. This role is designed for a strategic leader who owns top-tier categories, drives measurable savings, and sets the standard for sourcing excellence within the organization.

This is not a tenure-based step-up role - it requires a fundamentally higher level of ownership, strategic thinking, and consistent performance across complex, high-spend areas.

What Sets This Role Apart

The Senior Sourcing Manager owns the most sophisticated and high-value sourcing categories, often involving:

• Volatile pricing environments
• Global supplier networks
• Multi-year strategic agreements

This role establishes best practices, influences broader sourcing strategy, and provides informal leadership across the sourcing team. Consistent, above-target savings delivery over multiple years is a core expectation.

Category Portfolio

The role supports high-priority indirect categories such as:

• Facilities
• MRO
• Office Supplies
• Professional Services
• IT
• Travel
• Logistics / Freight
• Packaging Consumables

(Category ownership is assigned based on business priorities, spend concentration, and market complexity.)

Key Responsibilities

Advanced Category Strategy & Execution

• Develop and execute multi-year category strategies, including market analysis, cost modeling, and risk assessment
• Lead complex RFx processes, including multi-round negotiations and long-term agreements
• Negotiate strategic contracts with optimized pricing, volume commitments, and risk-sharing provisions
• Identify and execute supplier consolidation opportunities across categories
• Manage executive-level supplier relationships, including performance reviews and escalation resolution

Leadership & Team Development

• Mentor and coach Sourcing Managers to strengthen strategy and negotiation capabilities
• Share market insights and industry trends across the sourcing function
• Act as a trusted advisor to senior leadership on complex sourcing decisions
• Represent sourcing in cross-functional strategic initiatives

Performance & Value Delivery

• Drive consistent, above-target cost savings across key categories
• Maintain rigorous, finance-aligned savings tracking methodologies
• Contribute to overall procurement performance metrics and strategic goals

Success in This Role

• Consistently exceeds savings targets year over year
• Serves as the go-to expert for complex supplier and category challenges
• Elevates team capability through mentorship and knowledge-sharing
• Builds strategic supplier partnerships that create long-term value

Qualifications

Required

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Business, Finance, or related field
• 5+ years of sourcing experience with deep category expertise
• Proven track record of delivering sustained cost savings in complex categories
• Strong experience across multiple indirect spend areas
• Ability to independently manage executive-level supplier relationships
• Experience in manufacturing, CPG, or food & beverage environments

Preferred

• Experience with ERP/procurement systems (e.g., SAP, Appian)
• Multi-site manufacturing sourcing experience
• Professional certifications (CPSM, CSCP, or similar)