Strategic Sourcing Manager

Job Summary

Employment Type: Full time

The Strategic Sourcing Manager – Shared Services role operates with a high degree of autonomy and assumes full accountability for overseeing and administering a wide variety of strategic sourcing endeavors for HR, Finance, Legal, Marketing, Facilities, Bond, Product Management and Sales Enablement Operations. This encompasses contract management, project management, supplier management, risk management, and compliance monitoring for an estimated annual expenditure of $50 - $100 million. The role demands exceptional aptitude for collaboration, analysis, and negotiation, engaging extensively with departmental leadership, business unit leadership, and suppliers. The ideal candidate demonstrates an unwavering commitment to continuous education, staying ahead of the ever-evolving Allied product and service landscape.

Job Duties and Responsibilities

Negotiations & Contract Management – 45%

• Strategically analyze agreement opportunities and lead communication efforts to negotiate agreements with external stakeholders/suppliers, achieving highly advantageous financial terms while balancing user requirements, enhancing experience, and mitigating risks.
• Proactively educate and strongly influence internal stakeholders to embrace these terms.
• Act as the definitive authority in accepting or rejecting proposed terms from suppliers, ensuring that only the most beneficial agreements are executed.
• Establish all contractual controls, especially related to onshore/offshore restrictions, regulatory requirements, and client-imposed obligations, diligently monitoring supplier compliance to safeguard Allied's revenues.
• Monitor contract expiration dates and develop comprehensive short- and long-term strategies for each category of expenditure, optimizing procurement outcomes.
• Proactively identify changes in the business environment that may impact the company's negotiating position, enabling swift and strategic responses.
• Conduct thorough risk analyses to identify potential threats to the company and develop robust mitigation plans aimed at minimizing or eliminating exposure.

Stakeholder Management – 45%

• Foster and cultivate strong working relationships with department and business unit leadership, ensuring that requirements are effectively incorporated into category and supplier strategies and contracts while showcasing the value of the Strategic Sourcing function.
• Actively participate in cross-functional teams to execute Risk Management Operations strategies.
• Collaborate closely with business unit leadership to develop comprehensive RFP and non-RFP project plans, providing indirect management of communication plans, timelines, and assignments to all stakeholders involved.
• Administer the supplier onboarding process for information technology suppliers, effectively managing action plans as necessary to ensure compliance with client and regulatory policies.
• Cultivate and maintain strong supplier relationships, aiming to continually enhance their value to the company.

Platform Ownership – 10%

• Responsible for implementing, optimizing, and maintaining supplier onboarding or contract lifecycle management systems to ensure alignment with business objectives and enhance customer engagement and compliance.
• Master the ability to configure the assigned business application and guide business area users to gain efficiency or other value.
• Manage the supplier relationship and leverage the supplier’s services to realize business objectives.
• Identify and prioritize the platform by collaborating with the supplier and business stakeholders.
• Identify, create, and report metrics indicating the success of the system.
• Use this data to provide visibility and insights to Strategic Sourcing teammates and leadership.

Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in business, accounting, supply chain, or similar field required.
• Experience: Minimum of five years of experience in procurement/strategic sourcing required.