Purchasing Lead – Strategic Sourcing (Marketing & IT Spend)

Globalchannelmanagement; Dearborn (MI); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Globalchannelmanagement in Dearborn, MI seeks a Purchasing Lead to own end-to-end sourcing for digital marketing, tech and general spend. You will present strategies to VPs and above and drive savings.

Responsibilities include leading indirect sourcing, negotiating contracts, running bids, and building TCO analyses while coordinating with Legal, IT and Security teams. Comfort with AI tools and executive communication is essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in business administration or related field.
• 5+ years of strategic sourcing for marketing and IT spend.
• 5+ years of contract negotiation.
• 4+ years in digital media, advertising and marketing.
• 4+ years in IT: software, consulting or staff augmentation.
• ERP and contract management system experience (Gatekeeper, NetSuite).
• Comfortable using AI tools, with a good sense of their limits.
• Able to present to and build credibility with executives.
• Strong Excel, Word and PowerPoint

Responsibilities

• Lead sourcing for indirect spend categories: advertising, media, digital, PR, market research, software, consulting and staff augmentation
• Run competitive bid events, recommend suppliers and make sourcing awards
• Negotiate contracts and purchase order terms with Legal to secure favorable terms
• Build total cost of ownership and financial analyses; document all cost savings and cost avoidance
• Lead supplier risk assessments (financial, legal, security and privacy) with the Security and Privacy teams, including onsite supplier reviews
• Set benchmarks, track market conditions and improve sourcing policies, procedures and training
• Review single-source requests and track invoices against approved POs
• Use contract management tools (Gatekeeper) and ERP (NetSuite), and use AI tools to work faster and more accurately

Skills

Strategic sourcing

Vendor negotiation

Executive presence

Cross-functional collaboration

Advanced Excel

Education

Bachelor's degree in business administration or related field

Tools

Gatekeeper

NetSuite

AI tools

Job description

hiring a Purchasing Lead for a growing digital marketing company in the automotive retail space. You'll own end-to-end strategic sourcing for digital marketing, advertising, technology and general business spend, and present sourcing strategies to VPs and above.

What you'll do:

• Lead sourcing for indirect spend categories: advertising, media, digital, PR, market research, software, consulting and staff augmentation
• Run competitive bid events, recommend suppliers and make sourcing awards
• Negotiate contracts and purchase order terms with Legal to secure favorable terms
• Build total cost of ownership and financial analyses; document all cost savings and cost avoidance
• Lead supplier risk assessments (financial, legal, security and privacy) with the Security and Privacy teams, including onsite supplier reviews
• Set benchmarks, track market conditions and improve sourcing policies, procedures and training
• Review single-source requests and track invoices against approved POs
• Use contract management tools (Gatekeeper) and ERP (NetSuite), and use AI tools to work faster and more accurately

Required:

• Bachelor's degree in business administration or a related field
• 5+ years of strategic sourcing for marketing and IT spend
• 5+ years of contract negotiation
• 4+ years in digital media, advertising and marketing
• 4+ years in IT: software, consulting or staff augmentation
• 4+ years building strategies and leading initiatives
• ERP and contract management system experience (Gatekeeper, NetSuite)
• Comfortable using AI tools, with a good sense of their limits
• Able to present to and build credibility with executives
• Strong Excel, Word and PowerPoint

Nice to have:

MBA or finance degree; experience building a sourcing method from scratch.