AI Sourcing & Contracts Lead

ACTalent; New York (NY); On-site; USD 124,000 - 131,000; Full time

Job summary

Actalent is seeking a highly organized Sourcing Program Professional to support vendor onboarding, contracting execution, and ongoing supplier management in NYC. You will move engagements from selection to signed contracts and live programs, collaborating with sourcing managers, business partners, and vendors.

You will lead negotiations, manage vendor performance, and provide market intelligence to leadership.

Qualifications

• BS/BA degree required.
• 4+ years of outsourcing or strategic sourcing experience.
• Proven success negotiating complex contracts and managing vendor relationships.
• Strong commercial negotiation skills beyond rates.
• Program management experience with business stakeholders and cross-functional teams.
• Highly organized with ability to synthesize complex information into executive-ready summaries.
• Proficiency in running RFIs and RFPs.
• Expertise in pricing analysis and benchmarking using Google Sheets and Excel.

Responsibilities

• Partner with stakeholders to execute sourcing and vendor management for GenAI data annotation and collection.
• Lead contract negotiations that optimize value to the company.
• Manage vendor performance and governance in collaboration with the business.
• Provide market intelligence and sourcing updates to leadership.

Skills

Vendor management

Contract negotiations

Program management

Sourcing

RFIs/RFPs

Pricing analysis

Executive-ready summaries

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

BS/BA degree

Tools

Google Sheets

Excel

Job description

Actalent is seeking a highly organized Sourcing Program Professional to support vendor onboarding, contracting execution, and ongoing supplier management in NYC. You will move engagements from selection to signed contracts and live programs, collaborating with sourcing managers, business partners, and vendors.

You will lead negotiations, manage vendor performance, and provide market intelligence to leadership.