Remote Strategic Sourcing Leader: Drive Savings & Strategy

Cognizant; West Sacramento (CA); On-site; USD 125,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance

Paid holidays plus PTO

401(k) plan and contributions

Long-term/Short-term Disability

Paid Parental Leave

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Job summary

Cognizant is hiring a Senior Strategic Sourcing Manager to lead category development, supplier engagement, and sourcing execution with internal customers and cross-functional teams.

The role requires extensive procurement experience, strong negotiation and analytics skills, and the ability to drive value and reduce risk across enterprise sourcing initiatives. Remote work option available across the United States.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of procurement/sourcing experience, including at least 6 years in sourcing software and complex technology services.
• BA/BS degree in Business Administration, Supply Chain Management or equivalent.
• Experience eSourcing and spending analytics tools (e.g., Coupa, SAP Ariba, Ivalua, or similar), plus strong Excel and Google suite skills.
• Familiarity with AI-powered procurement tools (e.g., contract review, spend analysis, or sourcing copilots) is a plus.
• Proficiency with services and technology-related governing and engagement documents.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement category management plans and sourcing strategies to negotiate and ensure cost savings/avoidance and performance targets are achieved.
• Establish and lead cross-functional teams of key stakeholders to collaboratively define business requirements and execute supplier initiatives that create value, improve quality, and reduce risk.
• Develop analytical reports on savings, metrics, and KPIs to monitor progress against objectives and key results.
• Provide cross-functional and top-down visibility into supplier spend and performance.
• Support RFx efforts by leading project teams through supplier selection processes.
• Partner closely with cross functional teams such as Legal, Information Security, and Third-Party Governance in ushering agreements through the source-to-pay workflow while securing favorable terms and deals structures.
• Manage strategic procurement engagement with one or more key business units.

Skills

Sourcing strategy

Negotiation

Cross-functional leadership

Data analysis

Excel

Google Suite

Project management

Education

BA/BS in Business Administration or Supply Chain Management

MBA (nice to have)

Tools

Coupa

SAP Ariba

Ivalua

Tableau

Oracle P2P

Job description

Cognizant is hiring a Senior Strategic Sourcing Manager to lead category development, supplier engagement, and sourcing execution with internal customers and cross-functional teams.

The role requires extensive procurement experience, strong negotiation and analytics skills, and the ability to drive value and reduce risk across enterprise sourcing initiatives. Remote work option available across the United States.