Senior Manager, Strategic Sourcing & Cost Savings

Advantage Solutions; Oregon; Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Advantage Solutions in the United States is seeking a Manager, Strategic Sourcing to oversee global third-party spend, identify cost-saving opportunities, and drive supplier negotiations. The role requires strong data analysis, reporting, and project management skills.

You will manage supplier relationships, lead sourcing projects, and collaborate with internal stakeholders to optimize spend across categories.

Qualifications

• Education Level: Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience.
• Field of Study/Area of Experience: Business, Supply Finance or Economics.
• 8+ Years of experience in Expense Management or Strategic Sourcing/Procurement.
• 2+ Years Supervisor experience.

Responsibilities

• Manage various goods or service purchases for the Company to use.
• Responsible for obtaining quality products for competitive prices in a timely fashion.
• Identify and execute savings opportunities for strategic sourcing categories.
• Oversee and manage day to day operations of new and existing programs.
• Analyze spend and manage the contracts, vendor relationships, internal operations, policies, communications and reporting for the assigned program.
• Work with the Strategic Sourcing Managers and Analysts to solicit proposals and re-negotiate existing contracts upon contract expiration.
• Assist and lead integrating future Company acquisitions to purchasing programs and processes.
• Create and maintain specifications for the assigned program.
• Perform category spend analysis and exception reporting for example, non-approved spend items, pricing discrepancies, minimum order charges, emergency order fees.
• Facilitate feedback from divisional leaders regarding vendor performance and develop and implement actions to improve service and cost.
• Actively manage the budget for all spend categories and work with company leadership to affect changes.
• Identify, propose, implement and communicate opportunities for cost savings, operational efficiencies and policy changes across all sourcing expense categories.
• Spearhead sourcing new spend categories as appropriate, including identifying new categories to source, identifying alternate suppliers, and negotiating new agreements.
• Manage relationships with manufacturers and goods and services providers.
• Partner with internal and external peers, staff, management and customers in order to maintain positive interpersonal relationships requiring negotiation of critical matters and promote improvement ideas that can influence decisions and encourage new ideas

Skills

Analytical skills

People leadership

Communication skills

Project management

Prioritization

Detail-oriented

MS Office proficiency

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Business, Finance, or related field

Tools

MS Office Suite

Job description

Advantage Solutions in the United States is seeking a Manager, Strategic Sourcing to oversee global third-party spend, identify cost-saving opportunities, and drive supplier negotiations. The role requires strong data analysis, reporting, and project management skills.

You will manage supplier relationships, lead sourcing projects, and collaborate with internal stakeholders to optimize spend across categories.