Senior Procurement Manager

Senior Procurement Manager

Location : Foster City, CA

Duration : Months

Description :

Year's Experience

The Sr. Manager of Strategic Sourcing leads by example, and through partnerships drives competitive advantage and value for Client Inc.

As the Category lead, you are accountable for developing strategies to deliver sustainable results across certain Marketing Categories by identifying new opportunities for value and process improvement.

The Sr. Manager will manage various Marketing sub-categories and have accountability to delivery against department and functional goals.

You will need a strong sense of urgency and the ability to succinctly frame issues and alternatives to drive decisions forward.

This role will report into the Sr. Director Strategic Sourcing Marketing and be a part of the broader Global Strategic Sourcing Organization.

Responsibilities :

Engages and establishes business partnerships with cross functional leadership across Client to collaborate, influence, and drive sourcing strategies

Manages multiple complex sourcing strategies, scope requirements, Business Partnerships, and navigate complexity within a large global matrixed organization

Creates a shared vision by embedding and integrating the role of strategic sourcing into various parts of the business

Partner very closely with Client’s Agency Management COE and Marketing Analytics Teams to measure and assess agency performance vs.

negotiated KPIs and industry benchmarks

Provides high level guidance on the overall continuous strategic sourcing process from needs identification, through supplier performance management across multiple media agencies

Maintain strong external focus by leveraging industry peers, organizations, associations and by continuing to build strong relationships outside of Client

A champion for change that can act decisively to drive decisions, while demonstrating agility to support the evolution of business needs

Communicates effectively and frequently, listens carefully, and actively seeks and values the perspectives of others

Builds effective strategic relationships with external suppliers to drive and execute category strategies

Partner to develop and manage category wide SRM plans with a focus on continuous improvement and innovation

Support the implementation of Global Sourcing policies and procedures.

Qualifications :

• years of experience in Marketing Strategic Sourcing, Performance / Media Marketing, or within a Marketing Agency
• years leading the deployment and management of category plans or sourcing strategies specific to marketing categories

In-depth understanding of the agency marketplace; deep industry and / or professional relationships with suppliers and agencies

Deep understanding of marketing math / measurement and associated metrics

Experienced in managing data, Excel, Ariba or other procurement management systems.

Demonstrated strong contract, SOW and staffing plan negotiation experience, including development of negotiating plans and strategies for various marketing categories

Strong learning agility and relationship building skills

Undergraduate degree required, graduate degree preferred