Indirect Sourcing Specialist — End-to-End Procurement

NorthMark Strategies LLC; Grand Prairie (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Lunch stipend

Employer-paid medical

Dental and vision benefits

Job summary

NorthMark Strategies LLC in the United States is seeking a Strategic Sourcing Specialist, Indirect Services to execute end-to-end sourcing events, build supplier networks, and deliver data-driven market insights.

You will collaborate with Global Category Leader and regional teams, manage timelines, and contribute to category strategy while negotiating lower‑cost, compliant agreements. This hands-on role offers development toward category ownership and a path in a growing, values‑driven firm.

Qualifications

• 3–6 years of procurement, strategic sourcing, or related commercial experience, ideally including indirect categories.
• Experience running competitive sourcing events with minimal supervision.
• Strong analytical skills, including confident use of Excel for spend analysis, bid comparison, and cost modeling.
• Sound written and verbal communication, with the ability to present recommendations clearly to stakeholders.
• Working familiarity with commercial contract terms and the ability to partner effectively with Legal.
• Organized and able to manage multiple concurrent projects against deadlines.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.

Responsibilities

• Sourcing execution. Run end-to-end sourcing events for assigned subcategories, including requirement gathering, RFI/RFP/RFQ design and administration, bid evaluation, supplier shortlisting, and award recommendations.
• Manage sourcing calendars and keep projects moving to agreed timelines.
• Analysis and market insight. Conduct spend analysis, supplier market research, benchmarking, and should-cost or total cost of ownership modeling.
• Translate findings into clear recommendations and materials suitable for review by the Global Category Leader and business stakeholders.
• Subcategory strategy support. Contribute to the development and refresh of global category strategies by supplying subcategory-level intelligence on supplier capability, market dynamics, cost drivers, pricing models, and emerging alternatives.
• Maintain a working view of the subcategory supplier landscape.
• Negotiation and contracting. Lead commercial negotiations for lower‑complexity agreements and renewals and support the Global Category Leader and category managers on larger negotiations through preparation, modeling, and analysis.
• Coordinate contracting workflow with Legal, and third‑party due diligence with Security, Privacy, and Risk, tracking items through to signature.
• Stakeholder support. Serve as day‑to‑day procurement contact for stakeholders in assigned subcategories, providing guidance on process, supplier options, and requirement definition.
• Build understanding of stakeholder priorities and demand pipeline.
• Supplier and contract administration. Maintain accurate contract, supplier, and pipeline records in procurement systems.
• Track renewals and expiries, support supplier onboarding, and assist with performance reporting and scorecard preparation for assigned suppliers.
• Compliance and continuous improvement. Ensure sourcing activity follows procurement policy, approval thresholds, and documentation standards.
• Identify process improvements and contribute to playbooks, templates, and knowledge assets for the category team.

Skills

Analytical skills

Excel proficiency

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Cost modeling

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience

Tools

Coupa

SAP Ariba

Omnea

Oracle

Job description

NorthMark Strategies LLC in the United States is seeking a Strategic Sourcing Specialist, Indirect Services to execute end-to-end sourcing events, build supplier networks, and deliver data-driven market insights.

You will collaborate with Global Category Leader and regional teams, manage timelines, and contribute to category strategy while negotiating lower‑cost, compliant agreements. This hands-on role offers development toward category ownership and a path in a growing, values‑driven firm.