Senior Strategic Sourcing Leader

Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Inc.; Iowa; On-site; USD 88,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Health benefits

Retirement plans

Time off

Wellness programs

Job summary

Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory seeks a Sourcing Leader to act as the procurement function's senior technical and strategic expert for sourcing and contract management. You will lead high-value sourcing initiatives, manage competitive RFP events, and administer a large contract portfolio with a focus on total cost of ownership and service levels.

You will mentor staff, optimize Workday procurement processes, and collaborate with Legal, Finance, and stakeholders to align sourcing with

Qualifications

• Significant progressive experience in procurement, strategic sourcing, and contract management, including leading competitive RFP/RFQ events.
• Demonstrated experience managing a large, active contract portfolio, including negotiation, renewal, and risk management.
• Strong contract knowledge, including terms and conditions, risk clauses, SLAs, and negotiation best practices.
• Excellent analytical, negotiation, and written/verbal communication skills.
• Ability to manage multiple concurrent sourcing events and competing priorities independently.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end strategic sourcing initiatives, including spend analysis, market research, supplier identification, and sourcing strategy development for high-value and high-risk categories
• Plan and manage competitive RFP, RFQ, and RFI events from scope development through evaluation, negotiation, and award recommendations
• Develop and apply evaluation criteria, scoring models, and negotiation strategies to secure optimal total cost of ownership, terms, and service levels
• Own and manage a portfolio of (approximately 150) active contracts totaling roughly $2 million in annual expenditure, tracking key terms, renewal/expiration dates, obligations, and performance milestones
• Draft, review, and negotiate contract terms and conditions in coordination with Legal, Finance, and business stakeholders; manage amendments, renewals, and terminations
• Maintain contract repository and reporting in Workday, ensuring data accuracy, complete documentation, and audit readiness across the portfolio
• Partner with internal stakeholders to define requirements, develop category strategies, and align sourcing activity with organizational goals
• Monitor supplier performance against contractual obligations and service levels; lead resolution of performance or compliance issues
• Identify and deliver cost savings, cost avoidance, and process improvement opportunities across assigned categories
• Ensure sourcing and contracting activity complies with organizational policy, procurement regulations, and (where applicable) grant or sponsor requirements
• Serve as a subject-matter expert and informal mentor to Buyers and other procurement staff on sourcing methodology, RFP execution, and Workday procurement processes
• Support Workday procurement system optimization, testing, and process improvement initiatives as a super-user or key contributor

Skills

Strategic sourcing

RFP/RFQ/RFI design

Contract lifecycle

Supplier performance

Data analysis

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Supply Chain Management, Finance, or related field

Tools

Workday procurement

Job description

Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory seeks a Sourcing Leader to act as the procurement function's senior technical and strategic expert for sourcing and contract management. You will lead high-value sourcing initiatives, manage competitive RFP events, and administer a large contract portfolio with a focus on total cost of ownership and service levels.

You will mentor staff, optimize Workday procurement processes, and collaborate with Legal, Finance, and stakeholders to align sourcing with