Strategic Sourcing Manager

Senior Strategic Sourcing Manager

Onsite role in Littleton, CO- 80120

Contract to hire role

Payrate- $62/hr on W2

**Candidates must be willing to participate in at least one in-person interview.**

Minimum Requirements

Minimum Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Supply Chain Management, Business, Finance, or a related field

Minimum Experience: 7 years of progressive experience in supply chain or strategic sourcing

Required Technical Skills: Must have at least 7 years of experience with:

1. Executing complex RFX (RFP, RFQ, RFI) events
2. Strategic contract negotiation and drafting
3. Managing marketing-specific vendor categories

Overview

Our investment in the future needs those with an eye on the bottom line, and our Financial organization plays a vital role in supporting our game-changing ideas with creative solutions to complex problems. Team members have the unique opportunity to explore diverse business lines, gaining hands-on experience in various facets of finance, including accounting, audit and supply chain management.

Responsibilities

Marketing & Digital Sales teams moves at an incredible pace, and you will be the bridge that connects their creative vision with world-class financial and supply chain discipline. You will solve the challenge of navigating complex marketing categories by building high impact sourcing strategies and negotiating contracts that protect our interests while driving innovation. Your role is to transform raw spend data into actionable strategic advantages, ensuring every dollar spent reinforces our mission to redefine connectivity.

What Success Looks Like (Objectives)

• Achieve measurable cost optimization and performance improvements within your first 90 days by identifying and executing high stakes RFP/RFQ events for the marketing organization
• Partner deeply with Business Units, Legal, and Finance to ensure sourcing solutions are not just transactions, but strategic alignments with our broader organizational OKRs
• Leading the full lifecycle of complex marketing contracts, you will balance aggressive speed-to-market needs with long-term technical and legal health
• Presenting data-backed supplier recommendations to executive stakeholders will be a core part of how you influence our competitive trajectory
• Standardize sourcing processes across the enterprise to ensure compliance and ethical practices remain consistent as we scale
• Utilize AI-driven procurement tools and spend analysis platforms to move from reactive purchasing to proactive, trend-informed strategic planning

Qualifications

Core Skills and Competencies (What you’ll bring)

• Expert-level mastery of the marketing vendor landscape, allowing you to navigate the nuances of agency, media, and creative services sourcing with ease
• Exceptional negotiation and influence skills that empower you to champion the company’s mission during difficult high-risk supplier discussions
• Analytical prowess in evaluating historical spend data to offer practical solutions and rational judgments that optimize our resources
• Advanced contract drafting capabilities that enable you to collaborate effectively with legal teams to refine complex language without sacrificing business speed
• High standards of excellence and a bias for action when managing multiple priorities in a dynamic, fast-paced wireless environment
• Deep commitment to ethical sourcing and values, ensuring that all supplier relationships reflect our social and environmental responsibilities
• AI Literacy to explore and apply emerging technologies that enhance data interpretation and automate routine sourcing workflows

Additional Qualifications Successful candidates will typically have:

• Master’s degree (MBA or related field)
• Extensive experience specifically within the Marketing sourcing category
• A proven track record of leading cross-functional initiatives and influencing C-suite stakeholders