Senior Strategic Sourcing Manager - Drive Cost Savings

Arakelian Enterprises Inc; United States; On-site; USD 120,000 - 165,000; Full time

Job summary

Athens Services seeks a Senior Strategic Sourcing Manager to lead category strategy development, sourcing, negotiating, contracting, and purchasing actions across spend areas. This role reports to the Senior Manager of Procurement and drives cost savings and supplier performance improvements.

You will partner with Operations, Fleet, IT, Finance, HR, Legal, Marketing, and Customer Experience to deliver cross-functional sourcing programs, run RFPs, manage supplier relationships, and govern

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Supply Chain, Finance, Engineering, or related field.
• 6+ years of experience in procurement, strategic sourcing, supply chain, or category management.
• Proven experience leading supplier negotiations and sourcing initiatives.
• Strong analytical, financial modeling, and negotiation skills.
• Experience managing cross-functional stakeholder relationships.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and procurement or ERP systems.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute multi-year strategic sourcing plans for assigned spend categories.
• Lead competitive sourcing processes including RFPs, supplier negotiations, award decision making, contracting, and purchasing.
• Manage strategic supplier relationships and performance metrics.
• Negotiate pricing, service levels, and contract terms with key vendors.
• Partner with internal stakeholders including Operations, Fleet, IT, Finance, HR, and Legal to translate them into sourcing strategies.
• Quarterback our Joint RFP teams to led cross-functional decision making and spend implementation.
• Support company-wide procurement initiatives and policy development.
• Ensure sourcing activities align with procurement policies and compliance requirements.

Skills

Analytical skills

Financial modeling

Negotiation

Cross-functional collaboration

Microsoft Office proficiency

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business, Supply Chain, Finance, Engineering, or related field

Tools

ERP systems

Job description

Athens Services seeks a Senior Strategic Sourcing Manager to lead category strategy development, sourcing, negotiating, contracting, and purchasing actions across spend areas. This role reports to the Senior Manager of Procurement and drives cost savings and supplier performance improvements.

You will partner with Operations, Fleet, IT, Finance, HR, Legal, Marketing, and Customer Experience to deliver cross-functional sourcing programs, run RFPs, manage supplier relationships, and govern