Senior Strategic Partnerships & Procurement Lead

A Igreja de Jesus Cristo dos Santos dos Últimos Dias; Salt Lake City (UT); On-site; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Salt Lake City seeks a Strategic Relationship Manager 2 to optimize and manage relationships with preferred suppliers across Church departments.

This senior role negotiates enterprise-wide contracts, guides procurement decisions, ensures supplier performance, and collaborates with internal partners to align needs with capabilities. Travel and independence are required for successful delivery.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with 7+ years of related experience or equivalent combination.
• Deep supply-chain knowledge and supplier relationship management experience.
• Experience in strategic sourcing, outsourcing or procurement operations management.

Responsibilities

• Finalize agreements aligning organizational needs with supplier capabilities.
• Oversee supplier adherence to terms and conditions.
• Collaborate with suppliers to resolve quality concerns and procurement challenges.
• Create multi-party procurement arrangements and lead procurement solutions.
• Integrate with internal partners to align procurement and service delivery.
• Improve processes and manage change during implementation.

Skills

Supply-chain knowledge

Supplier relationship management

Strategic sourcing

Procurement operations

Negotiation

Education

Bachelor's degree

MBA or JD or CPM/CPSM (preferred)

Job description

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Salt Lake City seeks a Strategic Relationship Manager 2 to optimize and manage relationships with preferred suppliers across Church departments.

This senior role negotiates enterprise-wide contracts, guides procurement decisions, ensures supplier performance, and collaborates with internal partners to align needs with capabilities. Travel and independence are required for successful delivery.