Strategic Sourcing Partner III

Aside from the job description, can you provide an overview of what a day for this contractor will look like? Support with stakeholder management, cost and spend analysis, support with sourcing strategy and documentation

Please rank your preferred top skill sets : Previous experience

Must have skills : Experience in Marketing Sourcing and Sponsorships, experience in strategic sourcing, stakeholder management, analytical skills

Teachable skills : Internal tools and policies, systems

How quickly are you looking to interview / hire? As soon as possible. Urgent need

I understand this is approximately a / / to / / contract. Any possibility of extension or going perm? Yes

This role is located in Indiana - Chicago Metro - Remote.

Can this position be fully remote? Yes can be fully remote, no problem! Please open to anywhere where we have the expertise.

Any specific time zones this candidate will need to work to accommodate? East Coast and West coast (needs west coast flexibility)

How many interview rounds and will there be any assessments? -

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How many years of experience would you consider overqualified?

How many years of experience would you consider underqualified? less than

The principal role of this position is to support Global Procurement Sourcing in categories related to Marketing & Sponsorships globally. The role will be an interim position with a key focus on partnering with strategic marketing partners. The individual will be responsible for cultivating both internal business partner and external agency relationships, enabling key events through sourcing and contracting needs. The individual will leverage their experience to deliver significant value to key stakeholders by reviewing the end-to-end strategic sourcing process for various categories within Marketing, breaking down silos and empowering collaboration across sourcing managers.

Key responsibilities for this period include :

• Sourcing : Provide primary Sourcing support for internal business partners for sourcing requests including; contract negotiations, performing market analysis, provide spend data insights and recommendations, and develop business case for new projects.
• Business Partner Relationships : Building relationships with day to day internal stakeholders s to better understand needs, expectations, and build pipeline visibility.
• Supplier Relationship Management : Partner with agency sourcing leads to build and execute an agency playbook, enabling consistency across agencies and improving data and benchmarking capabilities.
• Breaking Down Silos across Marketing Category Leads : Continue on journey to break down silos and find true partnership where event agencies intersect with other categories tasks / projects, delivering results that enable the business to achieve their objectives.

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