Senior IT Strategic Sourcing Manager

Senior It Strategic Sourcing Manager

A great job-and a great future-awaits you at Smithfield Foods. We are an American food company with a leading position in packaged meats and fresh pork products. We're looking for motivated people who want to join our team and grow lasting and meaningful careers with us.

The position summary states the general nature and purpose of the job. Overall accountabilities are defined in this section.

As the Senior IT Strategic Sourcing Manager, you will lead the development and execution of sourcing strategies for IT categories including software, hardware, cloud services, and professional services. You'll drive cost optimization, vendor performance, and risk mitigation while ensuring sourcing practices align with Smithfield's enterprise objectives. Collaborating closely with cross-functional teams, you'll manage vendor negotiations, strategic partnerships, and contract lifecycles to deliver long-term value across the IT organization.

The below statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this job. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified. May perform other duties as assigned.

• Lead Strategic Sourcing Initiatives : Develop and execute sourcing strategies across IT categories including software, hardware, cloud, and professional services to meet business needs and reduce total cost of ownership.
• Manage High-Impact Negotiations : Own and lead complex negotiations with top-tier IT vendors, focusing on pricing, service levels, licensing models, and long-term contract terms.
• Drive Supplier Performance & Compliance : Oversee vendor evaluations, enforce contract compliance, and collaborate with stakeholders to improve supplier accountability and performance metrics.
• Collaborate Cross-Functionally : Work with IT, legal, finance, compliance, and business leaders to align sourcing strategies with organizational goals and mitigate risk.
• Deliver Data-Driven Insights : Use market intelligence, benchmarking, and spend analysis to identify sourcing opportunities, track savings, and support continuous improvement.
• Optimize Contract Lifecycle Management : Support contract creation, renewals, and amendments while ensuring documentation aligns with sourcing best practices and risk management frameworks.
• Leadership : Drives a positive employee experience through leadership by way of employee development and coaching.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and / or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals to perform the essential functions.

SAP experience strongly preferred.

Relocation Package Available Yes.

Smithfield is an equal opportunity employer committed to workplace diversity. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, gender identity, protected veterans status, status as a disabled individual or any other protected group status or non-job characteristic as directed by law. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment selection process, please call us at 757-357-1595.