Lead Strategic Sourcing Specialist - IT Procurement

Solstice Advanced Materials; Morris Plains (NJ); Hybrid; USD 119,000 - 148,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Life Insurance

Short-Term Disability

Long-Term Disability

401(k) match

Health Savings Accounts

Parental Leave

Paid Holidays

Job summary

Solstice Advanced Materials is seeking a Strategic Sourcing Lead for IT Procurement to develop and execute enterprise IT category strategies across software, SaaS, cloud, hardware, and services. You will partner with IT and business leaders to optimize total cost, improve supplier performance, and ensure continuity of critical technology services.

You will report to the Senior Strategic Sourcing Manager on a hybrid schedule from Morris Plains, NJ or Houston, TX, driving enterprise-wide cost

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• 8+ years of experience in strategic sourcing, category management, IT procurement, or supplier management.
• Experience sourcing technology categories including software, SaaS, cloud services, hardware, telecommunications, managed services, and IT consulting.
• Proven success leading complex sourcing initiatives and negotiating technology agreements, including SaaS, cloud, software licensing, MSA, and SOW contracts.
• Strong stakeholder management and cross-functional leadership skills.
• Experience with supplier governance, contract management, spend analysis, and procurement technologies (SAP, eSourcing, or similar platforms).

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute IT category and sourcing strategies aligned with business and technology objectives.
• Lead complex sourcing initiatives, including RFx events, supplier selection, negotiations, and contract management.
• Manage strategic supplier relationships and governance programs to drive performance, innovation, and service excellence.
• Identify and deliver cost savings through spend optimization, vendor consolidation, licensing management, and cloud cost reduction initiatives.
• Partner with IT, Cybersecurity, Legal, Finance, and business stakeholders to support technology roadmaps and transformation initiatives.
• Assess and mitigate supplier, cybersecurity, operational, and business continuity risks.
• Provide market intelligence, category insights, and recommendations to senior leadership.
• Track savings, supplier performance, and sourcing KPIs while driving continuous process improvement.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's degree

MBA preferred

Tools

SAP

eSourcing

Job description

The Strategic Sourcing Lead - IT Procurement is responsible for developing and executing enterprise category and sourcing strategies across key Information Technology spend categories including Software, Cloud, Telecommunications, Hardware, Cybersecurity, Professional Services, Managed Services, and Digital Technology solutions.

You will lead the development and execution of enterprise-wide category strategies to optimize total cost of ownership, improve working capital, enhance supplier performance, reduce risk, and ensure continuity of critical technology services. The role serves as a strategic business partner to IT and business leadership, providing market intelligence, sourcing expertise, supplier governance, and commercial leadership for strategically significant technology spend categories.

The role is accountable for delivering enterprise-wide cost savings, productivity improvements, working capital objectives, supplier performance, innovation, risk mitigation, technology lifecycle optimization, and service continuity across assigned IT categories.

In this role, you will report to the Senior Strategic Sourcing Manager based from either Morris Plains, NJ or Houston, TX on a hybrid work schedule.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute IT category and sourcing strategies aligned with business and technology objectives.
• Lead complex sourcing initiatives, including RFx events, supplier selection, negotiations, and contract management.
• Manage strategic supplier relationships and governance programs to drive performance, innovation, and service excellence.
• Identify and deliver cost savings through spend optimization, vendor consolidation, licensing management, and cloud cost reduction initiatives.
• Partner with IT, Cybersecurity, Legal, Finance, and business stakeholders to support technology roadmaps and transformation initiatives.
• Assess and mitigate supplier, cybersecurity, operational, and business continuity risks.
• Provide market intelligence, category insights, and recommendations to senior leadership.
• Track savings, supplier performance, and sourcing KPIs while driving continuous process improvement.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• 8+ years of experience in strategic sourcing, category management, IT procurement, or supplier management.
• Experience sourcing technology categories including software, SaaS, cloud services, hardware, telecommunications, managed services, and IT consulting.
• Proven success leading complex sourcing initiatives and negotiating technology agreements, including SaaS, cloud, software licensing, MSA, and SOW contracts.
• Strong stakeholder management and cross-functional leadership skills.
• Experience with supplier governance, contract management, spend analysis, and procurement technologies (SAP, eSourcing, or similar platforms).

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with software licensing, cloud cost optimization, cybersecurity, and third-party risk management.
• Knowledge of major technology suppliers such as Microsoft, SAP, Oracle, Salesforce, Dell, HPE, Cisco, NTT, LTM, TCS or similar.
• Professional certifications such as CPSM, PMP, or Six Sigma.
• MBA or advanced degree preferred.

PAY RANGE

The annual base salary range for this position is $118,756-148,151. Please note that this salary information serves as a general guideline. Solstice considers various factors when extending an offer, including but not limited to the scope and responsibilities of the position, the candidate's work experience, education and training, key skills, as well as market and business considerations.

This position is incentive plan eligible.

Due to U.S. export control laws, candidates must be U.S. citizen, U.S. permanent resident, or have protected status under asylum or refugee.

BENEFITS OF WORKING FOR SOLSTICE ADVANCED MATERIALS

In addition to a competitive salary, leading-edge work, and developing solutions side-by-side with dedicated experts in their fields, Solstice Advanced Materials employees are eligible for a comprehensive benefits package. This package includes employer-subsidized Medical, Dental, Vision, and Life Insurance; Short-Term and Long-Term Disability; 401(k) match, Flexible Spending Accounts, Health Savings Accounts, EAP, and Educational Assistance; Parental Leave, Paid Time Off (for vacation, personal business, sick time, and parental leave), and 12 Paid Holidays.

Solstice Advanced Materials is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to age, race, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, marital status, affectional or sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, nationality, sex, religion, or veteran status.