What are the responsibilities and job description for the Strategic Sourcing Manager position at Cenlar?
Job Description:
The Strategic Sourcing Manager is responsible for developing, managing, and executing sourcing category strategies that support business profit centers, support functions, and shared services.
Key Responsibilities:
- Drives data-driven analysis of category spend to identify opportunities to reduce total cost of ownership (TCO).
- Leads cross-functional teams to assess business requirements and risk assessment and identify process improvement and standardization opportunities.
- Develops S2P category strategies, leading complex negotiations and contract formulation, leading change management efforts, and directing cross-functional teams throughout the sourcing, contracting, and vendor assessment/management processes.
- Develops and leads implementation of company-wide sourcing strategies and plans.
- Develops vendor and fact-based negotiation strategies to manage key vendor relationships.
Requirements:
- Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience.
- Minimum of 8 years of relevant sourcing and category management experience for a large-scale operation; including assembling, leading, and managing cross-functional teams.
- Demonstrated track record of success leading major strategic sourcing and vendor management programs across a range of indirect/professional/mortgage business services categories.
About Cenlar:
Cenlar supports its clients by driving compliance with applicable laws, rules, and regulations, adhering to policy, applying sound ethical judgment regarding personal behavior, conduct, and business practices, and escalating, managing, and reporting control issues. Demonstrating consideration for our reputation as well as our clients.
