Head of Strategic Sourcing & Procurement

FedEx Freight; Memphis (TN); On-site; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

FedEx Freight in Memphis, TN seeks a Senior Sourcing and Procurement Leader to guide a high-performing team and drive end-to-end Source-to-Pay excellence. You will develop strategic sourcing plans, connect cross-functional data, create executive dashboards, and lead large-scale sourcing events while partnering with Finance, Operations, Legal, and Technology to deliver measurable value.

This role requires strategic governance and continuous improvement, with budget and performance responsibility

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in supply chain, business, finance, data analytics, mathematics, or another quantitative discipline required.
• Five (5) years of professional experience in strategic sourcing, procurement, supply chain, or Source-to-Pay activities across multiple complex categories, including program or project management responsibilities.
• Proven leadership experience managing teams and delivering strategic sourcing and procurement outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Lead a high-performing team of sourcing and procurement professionals to deliver category strategies and sourcing outcomes across multiple complex categories.
• Develop and implement long- and short-term sourcing strategies that align with corporate goals and produce cost-effective, innovative solutions.
• Maintain an end-to-end understanding of the Source-to-Pay lifecycle, identifying dependencies and opportunities across sourcing, contracting, purchasing, supplier management, invoicing, payment, compliance, and financial processes.
• Connect data and performance across the Source-to-Pay lifecycle to identify trends, root causes, risks, process gaps, and improvement opportunities.
• Develop and maintain executive-level dashboards, scorecards, KPIs, and management reporting that translate complex Source-to-Pay data into clear, actionable insights and recommendations.
• Partner with senior leadership to define the metrics that matter, moving beyond activity-based measures to indicators of business value, operational performance, compliance, supplier performance, and financial impact.
• Analyze spend, sourcing, purchasing, supplier, transaction, and financial data to identify opportunities for cost savings, cost avoidance, working-capital improvement, demand management, risk reduction, process efficiency, and increased spend visibility.
• Establish and maintain corporate strategic planning and analytical processes, ensuring integration with enterprise-wide initiatives.
• Lead process and project management efforts and provide system support to enhance sourcing effectiveness, efficiency, scalability, data quality, and user experience.
• Drive large-scale sourcing events, supplier evaluations, and negotiate complex contracts, ensuring compliance with procurement policies, governance frameworks, and ethical standards.
• Collaborate with senior leadership, Procurement, Finance, operational teams, Technology, Legal, Accounts Payable, and other key stakeholders to ensure sourcing strategies support overarching corporate objectives and operational needs.
• Translate analytical findings into concise executive-level insights that clearly explain what happened, why it matters, the underlying business drivers, associated risks or opportunities, and recommended actions.
• Partner with technology and process teams to improve data quality, reporting capabilities, automation, and integration across Source-to-Pay processes and systems.
• Foster talent development through hiring, coaching, performance management, and leadership development to build an innovative and effective organization.
• Lead corporate cross-functional initiatives, negotiations, and organizational planning.
• Champion ongoing process improvements and innovation in sourcing approaches leveraging market insights, technology, analytics, automation, and process redesign.
• Act as a trusted advisor to executive leadership on sourcing risks, opportunities, and category performance metrics, including broader Source-to-Pay performance, spend trends, supplier risks, and financial impacts.
• Manage budget, resources, and performance metrics for the sourcing and procurement team.
• Comply with all applicable laws/regulations, as well as company policies/procedures
• Perform other duties as required

Skills

Leadership

Strategic sourcing

Data analytics

Executive dashboards

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's degree in supply chain, business, finance, or related field

Tools

Oracle ERP

S2P tools

Job description

FedEx Freight in Memphis, TN seeks a Senior Sourcing and Procurement Leader to guide a high-performing team and drive end-to-end Source-to-Pay excellence. You will develop strategic sourcing plans, connect cross-functional data, create executive dashboards, and lead large-scale sourcing events while partnering with Finance, Operations, Legal, and Technology to deliver measurable value.

This role requires strategic governance and continuous improvement, with budget and performance responsibility