Indirect Strategic Sourcing Leader, Enterprise Procurement

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Utah.

📋 Description

• Lead initiatives for sourcing across indirect spend categories.

• Formulate category strategies, supplier strategies, multi-year roadmaps, category playbooks, and governance frameworks.

• Oversee supplier segmentation, renewal visibility, preferred supplier programs, and category governance.

• Track market trends, pricing fluctuations, supplier innovations, risks, and industry advancements.

• Deliver category intelligence, benchmarking insights, and strategic recommendations.

• Align enterprise business priorities with category-level sourcing and supplier strategies.

• Cultivate trusted relationships with Finance, Legal, IT, Cybersecurity, Facilities, HR, Marketing, Operations, and other business functions.

• Involve stakeholders early to influence sourcing decisions and commercial strategies.

• Assist with supplier lifecycle management, performance management, renewal planning, and supplier optimization.

• Aid in the development of procurement policies, governance, operating model enhancements, tools, templates, and sourcing frameworks.

• Evaluate spend, supplier, contract, and category data.

• Create executive-ready presentations, reports, business cases, and recommendations.

• Leverage Excel, Power BI, AI-enabled tools, and procurement technologies to enhance business outcomes.

• Contribute to scalable sourcing capabilities, category management principles, supplier governance practices, technology-driven processes, and data-informed decision making.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent professional experience.

• 5+ years of experience in Strategic Sourcing, Procurement, Category Management, Supplier Management, or Supply Chain.

• Proven track record in leading sourcing initiatives and conducting commercial negotiations.

• Strong analytical, communication, and stakeholder management abilities.

• Proficient in Excel, PowerPoint, and the Microsoft Office Suite.

• Skilled in Power BI.

• Familiar with NetSuite or similar ERP systems.

• Experience with Zip or equivalent procurement workflow platforms.

• Knowledge of Jira or comparable project management tools.

• Capability to analyze data independently, create business cases and executive presentations, and convert analytical insights into actionable recommendations for senior leadership.

• Ability to excel in fast-paced, high-growth, and dynamic settings.

• Experience in developing category strategies, playbooks, supplier segmentation models, and sourcing roadmaps.

• Background in managing indirect spend in insurance, financial services, professional services, technology, or other complex enterprise environments.

• Experience with spend and supplier analysis, benchmarking, and business analytics.

• Familiarity with supporting procurement transformation initiatives and managing multi-site, acquisition-driven, or high-growth organizations.

• Understanding of AI-enabled business tools and analytics platforms.

🏝️ Benefits

• Medical, Dental, Vision.

• Life Insurance and AD&D.

• FSA / HSA.

• Accident insurance.

• Critical Illness insurance.

• Hospital Indemnity.

• Supplemental Health Insurance.

• EAP.

• Pet Insurance.

• 11 Paid Holidays.

• Flexible PTO.

• 401K.