Strategic Sourcing Manager I – Digital

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

📋 Description

• Formulate and implement category strategies for hardware, software, SaaS, maintenance, renewals, cloud marketplaces, VARs, and associated technology services.

• Oversee RFx events, bid assessments, supplier selection processes, commercial negotiations, and award recommendations for technology sourcing initiatives.

• Negotiate pricing, discounts, enterprise license terms, service levels, renewal protections, implementation conditions, warranties, support commitments, and risk allocation clauses.

• Collaborate with IT, Legal, Finance, Cybersecurity, Enterprise Architecture, and business stakeholders to ensure sourcing activities align with technical requirements, budget objectives, risk profiles, and business timelines.

• Manage supplier relationships, conduct performance reviews, oversee quarterly business reviews (QBRs), maintain scorecards, resolve escalations, and identify continuous improvement opportunities with strategic technology suppliers.

• Analyze expenditures, usage, license entitlements, renewal pipelines, supplier consolidation opportunities, and total cost of ownership to pinpoint savings and cost avoidance chances.

• Assist in contract lifecycle processes, including renewals, amendments, statements of work, order forms, master agreements, and catalog enablement.

• Keep track of market trends, pricing benchmarks, supplier roadmaps, technology lifecycle shifts, and supply chain constraints affecting hardware and software categories.

• Ensure compliance with procurement policies, approval workflows, cybersecurity requirements, data privacy standards, legal terms, and ethical sourcing expectations.

• Create executive-ready sourcing recommendations, negotiation summaries, savings reports, supplier risk assessments, and updates on category performance.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Business, Finance, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related discipline.

• Over 5 years of experience in procurement, strategic sourcing, category management, supplier management, or technology contracting.

• Proven experience in sourcing and negotiating technology categories such as hardware, enterprise software, SaaS, cloud services, maintenance, VAR services, and IT professional services.

• Strong grasp of commercial terms, contract frameworks, software licensing models, renewal processes, service levels, warranties, and supplier risk considerations.

• Demonstrated capability to lead cross-functional sourcing projects, manage competing priorities, and influence stakeholders at various levels.

• Excellent analytical skills with a background in spend analysis, pricing analysis, benchmarking, TCO modeling, savings tracking, and supplier performance reporting.

• Exceptional negotiation, communication, stakeholder management, and executive presentation skills.

• Proficient in procurement systems, contract management tools, ERP platforms, and sourcing technologies such as Coupa, SAP Ariba, Oracle, ServiceNow, or similar tools.

• Juris Doctor (JD) or equivalent, Master’s degree, MBA, or advanced certification is preferred.

• AI certification or proven training in artificial intelligence, automation, data analytics, or emerging technology applications is preferred.

• Professional procurement or supply chain certification such as CPSM, CSCP, CPM, CIPS, or equivalent is preferred.

• Experience in negotiating complex agreements for SaaS, cloud, cybersecurity, enterprise software, hardware, value-added reseller, marketplace, and technology services is preferred.

• Familiarity with AI-enabled sourcing tools, contract analytics, supplier risk platforms, license optimization tools, and technology spend management solutions is preferred.

• Background in supporting digital transformation, IT category strategy, supplier consolidation, technology roadmap planning, and enterprise-wide cost optimization initiatives is preferred.

🏝️ Benefits

• Multiple medical insurance plan options.

• Dental and vision insurance.

• 401K retirement plan with employer matching.

• Paid time off.

• Company-paid holidays.

• Paid sick time in accordance with federal, state, and local laws.

• Tuition reimbursement available after 6 months of continuous service.

• 10% bonus.