Senior Procurement Leader: Strategic Sourcing

Spectrum; Greenwood Village (CO); Hybrid; USD 99,000 - 175,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid Schedule

Job summary

Spectrum is seeking a Senior Procurement Manager to lead cross-functional teams in strategic sourcing, negotiate complex contracts, and manage supplier relationships for enterprise-wide purchases.

You will drive cost reductions, mitigate risks, and improve business conditions while collaborating with internal stakeholders to define requirements and ensure favorable terms. The role supports a hybrid schedule in the United States.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent combination of education and experience
• Procurement contract negotiation and contract management experience - 5+ years
• Electronic procurement and or contract solutions experience - 1-3 years
• Direct industry or company experience - 2 years
• Proven ability to manage and influence all phases of change management
• Comprehensive understanding of the P2P process

Responsibilities

• Leading the negotiation and contract management of large-scale, enterprise-wide volume purchase agreements without guidance.
• Demonstrating project management expertise with the ability to carry projects from strategic planning through implementation.
• Leading cross functional teams to develop meaningful requirements to ensure quality responses from suppliers.
• Researching and developing adequate sources of supply.
• Utilizing supply market knowledge to leverage best strategy for Charter.
• Leading cross functional supplier selection activities through management of formal RFP, RFQ and RFI processes.
• Evaluating the financial stability of potential suppliers.
• Performing required business analysis with a strategic focus on total cost of ownership.
• Providing fact-based recommendations to executive level management for constructing the best overall strategic buy decisions.
• Continuously seeking out cost savings opportunities and leading efforts to realize the savings.
• Managing overall supplier performance using Strategic Relationship Management tool set - including acting as an escalation point in the event of non-performance.
• Independently developing a strategic category plan based on an understanding of business goals and objectives, the supply market and benchmarking.
• Effectively documenting, communicating and gaining buy-in across the organization to ensure alignment.
• Managing stakeholder groups through technology adoption.
• Working beyond the traditional procurement metrics to achieve operational and technical improvements to the business process.

Skills

Negotiation

Project management

Stakeholder management

Strategic thinking

Cost reduction

Education

Bachelor's degree

Supply Chain/Business degree preferred

Tools

Procurement software

Contracts management systems

Job description

Spectrum is seeking a Senior Procurement Manager to lead cross-functional teams in strategic sourcing, negotiate complex contracts, and manage supplier relationships for enterprise-wide purchases.

You will drive cost reductions, mitigate risks, and improve business conditions while collaborating with internal stakeholders to define requirements and ensure favorable terms. The role supports a hybrid schedule in the United States.