Responsible for leading sourcing activities including, category baselining, profiling, preparation, execution and analysis of sourcing events. Provides resolution to a diverse range of projects in the Marketing Category (various complexity). Drives procurement savings, compliance and risk management improvements. Serve as liaison/mentor for all Category Specialist. 

• Provide expertise in developing category strategies for Marketing, Marketing Technology, Advertising, Print, Analytics and Customer Packaging that support our goals and conduct ongoing reviews to inform future opportunities 

• Own Marketing Services category inclusive of agencies, print, retail, and promotional goods - $100M in annual spend and be able to deliver YoY value back to the business 

• Establish Master Service Agreements with Meetings & Events preferred suppliers while owning the procurement relationship and developing the strategic approach for the M&E category 

• Assist with transient travel activities inclusive of annual hotel RFP 

• Lead sourcing events along with a team that consists of Business Partners, Category Leads, Contract & Sourcing Specialist; create business case recommendations and partner with the functional business leaders to make final decisions on suppliers, includes meeting scheduling and communication of projects progress. 

• Deliver exceptional Customer Experience 

• Independently project manage Sourcing engagements (engage with customer & supplier) using sound judgement to accomplish the objectives 

• End-to-end ownership of various complexity projects (from Intake to Savings Validated) 

• Build, grow BU / Intro-team partnerships 

• Educate, support, drive compliance for Sourcing & Procurement policies 

• Engage and partner with RFx support team to provide RFx management and execution including but not limited to bid template development as required 

• Supplier negotiations 

• Input project status within Salesforce and routing of final agreements vis DocuSign 

• Serves as a resource for team members with less experience 

• Drive forecasting excellence through continuous 18-month forecasting of all projects vis our Salesforce workflow solution and ensure all entries are compliant 

 Minimum Requirements 

• 7+ years of corporate business experience 

• 5+ years of strategic sourcing and category management expertise  

• 3+ years of experience in technology and professional services categories 

• Direct experience negotiating complex Agreements in Marketing Technology, Marketing, Advertising, Print, or Customer Packaging categories 

 
Additional Knowledge & Skills 

• Problem solving and creative thinking 

• Excellent comprehension and ability to understand complex contracts 

• Strong written and oral communication 

• Experience drafting agreements and creating SLA’s / performance guarantees 

• Presentation experience with large audiences and executive leaders 

• Skilled in Microsoft Word, PowerPoint and Excel 

• Able to work across cultures effectively, valuing diversity within a virtual team 

• Understanding of procurement productivity tracking for savings, forecasting, and supplier diversity