Senior Sourcing Specialist (Marketing)

Confidential Company; Dallas (TX); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare coverage

401(k) retirement plan

Life & disability insurance

Employee discounts

Job summary

Russell Tobin is hiring a Senior Sourcing Specialist (Marketing) in Dallas, TX. The role focuses on software procurement, supplier management, and negotiating complex deals to optimize cost and performance across global teams.

The candidate will collaborate with Legal, Compliance, and Finance, support vendor onboarding, and drive sourcing strategies within the Cyber software category. Hybrid work arrangement applies.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in business or technology preferred.
• 4–6 years in software sourcing with increasing responsibility.
• Knowledge of software license delivery models and metrics.

Responsibilities

• Act as a quarterback to facilitate new supplier onboardings and renewals for Cyber software.
• Develop sourcing strategies to drive baseline cost reductions and risk mitigation.
• Lead competitive bidding and benchmarking activities to create value and impact.
• Prepare and present financial analyses of supplier proposals to stakeholders.

Skills

Marketing

Sourcing

Software procurement

Negotiation

Contract analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business or Technology

Tools

Ariba

Microsoft Office

Job description

Our client, a major bank, is looking to hire a Senior Sourcing Specialist (Marketing) in Dallas, TX

Senior Sourcing Specialist (Marketing)

Pay Rate Range: $100-100K, based on experience

Work Arrangement: Hybrid — 3 days onsite and 2 days remote per week

Position Overview

Candidates can come from a high level marketing team with experience supporting advertising firms who understands and wants to transition to the negotiating side.

We're seeking someone to join our Global Supplier Services team within Corporate Services as a Sourcing Manager (Contingent) who will be responsible for managing a portfolio of software supplier relationships across our global technology infrastructure organization.

In the Corporate Services division, we provide solutions that enable Brokerage's workforce, across our global workplace locations, to effectively and efficiently work in the service of our clients. This role is responsible for procurement (e.g., purchasing and supply chain activities), as well as vendor management (e.g., business requirements gathering, sourcing strategy, competitive and market assessments, negotiation, contracting, and relationships associated with outsourced services).

Responsibilities

• Act as a "quarterback” to facilitate both new supplier onboards and renewals with a primary focus on the Cyber software category
• Serve as a trusted advisor to technology stakeholders and work collaboratively across multiple levels and geographies to develop sound sourcing strategies that drive baseline reductions and cost avoidance as well as mitigate risk
• Leverage all tools and resources available, including but not limited to developing and conducting competitive bids and leveraging benchmarking/advisory companies, to create value and impact
• Create, present, and defend sound financial analysis and interpretation of supplier proposals to stakeholders as well as Sourcing Leadership
• Work cross-functionally with Software Asset Management; Legal and Compliance; Third Party Program Management; and Finance on deal analysis and preparation, contract drafting and execution, funding and budgets
• Fulfill a variety of administrative requirements including but not limited to preparing supporting documentation for sourcing projects, conducting various due diligence tasks to enable contract execution, preparing purchase order requests and facilitating resolution of payment disputes

Requirements

Must have marketing and sourcing with a preference coming from a Marketing or Ad Agency

What you'll bring to the role

• Bachelor's degree, preferably in Business or Technology
• At least 4-6 years relevant experience in software sourcing positions of increasing responsibility
• Knowledge of software license delivery models and metrics across all platforms
• Experience in execution of complex software transactions
• Commercial negotiation and influencing skills to drive savings and deliver value to stakeholders
• Experience in contract interpretation, analysis and drafting across Master Agreements, Software Schedules, Trial Agreements, and Non-Disclosure Agreements
• Experience working collaboratively and cross-functionally on competitive bids, deal negotiation, and contract execution processes

Additionally, the successful candidate must:

• Be highly motivated, proactive, and take ownership of tasks and projects
• Have strong written and verbal communications skills so that information and data are presented clearly, objectively, and concisely to multiple levels at the Firm
• Demonstrate proficiency in the Microsoft Office suite of products to facilitate deal preparation and communication to stakeholders and Sourcing Leadership
• Have experience using procurement tools such as Ariba

Russell Tobin offers eligible employee's

• comprehensive healthcare coverage (medical, dental, and vision plans)
• supplemental coverage (accident insurance, critical illness insurance and hospital indemnity)
• 401(k)-retirement savings
• life & disability insurance
• an employee assistance program
• legal support
• auto
• home insurance
• pet insurance
• employee discounts with preferred vendors

Russell Tobin is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of the race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, reproductive health decision making, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, sexual orientation, veteran or military status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

Russell Tobin is a Fair Chance employer. We consider all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with applicable state and local Fair Chance laws and ordinances, including, the California Fair Chance Act and all applicable local Fair Chance ordinances.

Accommodations

We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations to applicants and employees with disabilities. If you require a reasonable accommodation to participate in the application or interview process, or to perform the essential functions of this role, please contact us.

Only applicable for San Francisco Candidates:

Under the San Francisco Lactation in the Workplace Ordinance, we will provide written notice of lactation accommodation rights, and this notice will automatically be given upon hiring, any inquiry of parental leave or lactation accommodation.