Summary
The Strategic Sourcing Manager leads sourcing strategies for Store Design Construction and Visual Merchandising, managing a global spend and supplier relationships to drive cost savings and performance. This hybrid individual contributor role partners cross functionally to negotiate multi year agreements, manage contracts and ensure supplier compliance and continuous improvement.
Responsibilities
- Manage contract life cycle for assigned spend categories
- Develop multi year negotiation strategies to achieve business goals
- Collaborate cross functionally with internal teams and suppliers
- Manage and measure supplier performance and continuous improvement
- Use program and project management tools to deliver projects on time
- Draft and redline a variety of agreements and contracts
- Structure and evaluate bids and recommend vendor selection
- Provide day to day oversight and drive for strong business results
- Independently solve problems and make tactical and strategic decisions
Requirements
- 6+ years procurement sourcing planning supply chain or related experience in retail store services
- Experience in category management strategic sourcing or procurement required
- Knowledge of supplier relationship management should cost models and negotiation strategies
- Familiarity with contracting best practices legal procurement requirements and vendor risk management
- Experience with fixtures displays store services signage construction and project management preferred
- Strong executive influencing communication and stakeholder management skills
- Proficiency with MS Office and source to pay systems such as Coupa
- Ability to structure evaluate bids and provide vendor recommendations
- Demonstrated negotiation track record delivering cost savings
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