Project Sourcing Manager leading supply chain management activities for equipment and spare parts in large - scale EPC projects. Responsible for procurement strategies and budget management.
About the role
- Strategic Sourcing Manager leading the sourcing strategy for indirect spend. Transforming procurement processes using AI and analytics in a global industrial context.
Responsibilities
- Lead the full lifecycle sourcing for indirect spend categories (e.g., professional services, facilities & maintenance, MRO, IT & digital, travel & logistics, marketing, real-estate & utilities).
- Develop and execute multi-year category strategies aligned with business objectives, leveraging spend analytics (historical, predictive), market intelligence, and stakeholder insights to identify opportunities.
- Leverage advanced analytics and AI/Gen AI tools to surface sourcing opportunities (cost reduction, demand management, supplier consolidation, value capture), and support decision-making with data-driven business cases.
- Design, run and manage RFx/RFQ/RFI events; negotiate contracts (MSA, SOW, SLAs) with suppliers; ensure contracting terms reflect full total cost of ownership (TCO), risk, compliance, sustainability/ESG and innovation levers.
- Build and maintain strong cross-functional relationships (Finance, Ops, Supply Chain, IT, Legal, HR, Category teams) to ensure sourcing strategy is integrated, actionable and drives measurable outcomes.
- Manage supplier performance and relationships: set up KPIs/dashboards, scorecards, continuous improvement initiatives, innovation forums.
- Utilize procurement technologies (e-sourcing platforms, supplier 360, spend analytics tools, contract management systems, digital negotiation tools) to increase sourcing speed, transparency, and effectiveness.
- Embed AI/Gen AI capabilities into sourcing workflows — for example: category demand forecasting, supplier risk modelling, scenario-analysis, contract clause generation, supplier innovation scanning.
- Monitor market trends, benchmarking data, emerging technologies, and supply-chain disruptions; proactively adapt sourcing strategies in response.
- Drive savings/value delivery, demand reduction, process improvement and compliance of indirect spend; maintain and report pipeline of initiatives and realized benefits.
- Support governance, ensure documentation of sourcing playbooks, templates, and standard operating procedures.
- Foster a culture of excellence, innovation, and collaboration within the sourcing organization and across stakeholders.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Business Administration, Finance, Engineering or related field; MBA or relevant advanced certification preferred.
- Typically 7-10 years (or more) of progressive experience in indirect category sourcing or strategic procurement in a global, industrial/manufacturing (or similarly complex) organization.
- Strong track record with indirect categories: e.g., professional services, facilities, MRO, IT/digital, utilities, travel.
- Demonstrated expertise in leveraging data analytics, spend/supplier analytics, and procurement technologies.
- Familiarity and ideally hands-on experience with AI/Gen AI tools, digital procurement platforms, supplier-360 frameworks and modern S2P architectures.
- Excellent negotiation and contract management skills (MSA, SOW, SLAs), with proven ability to drive cost-savings, value creation, risk mitigation and supplier innovation.
- Highly developed stakeholder management, influencing and cross-functional collaboration skills (Finance, IT, Operations, Legal, etc.).
- Strong business acumen, strategic thinking, change-management mindset and ability to work in a matrix/global environment.
- Proficiency in modern procurement tools (e-sourcing, contract management, spend analytics) and strong advanced Excel / BI tool capability.
- Comfort with ambiguity and emerging technologies; curious mindset, continuous learner.
- Preferred: Lean/Six Sigma certification, category-management certification (e.g., CPSM), experience in a global manufacturing or industrial context.
Benefits
- Flexible – North America
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