Senior Strategic Sourcing Specialist

CornerStone Technology Talent Services; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

CornerStone Staffing in Los Angeles, CA is seeking a Senior Strategic Sourcing Specialist to lead complex sourcing, procurement, supplier management, and contracting initiatives across enterprise technology categories.

You will manage RFPs and vendor negotiations, drive end-to-end sourcing and procurement transformations, and build strong partnerships with Legal, Finance, Cybersecurity, Privacy, PMO, and business teams to optimize supplier performance.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of strategic sourcing, technology procurement, supplier management, and contracting experience.
• Experience sourcing software, SaaS, cloud solutions, infrastructure, hardware, telecommunications, or technology services.
• Strong experience with contract negotiation and supplier management.
• Strong stakeholder-management and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead strategic sourcing initiatives across software, cloud, infrastructure, hardware, telecommunications, and technology services.
• Manage complex RFPs, RFQs, supplier evaluations, selection processes, and contract negotiations.
• Execute end-to-end sourcing, procurement, supplier management, and contracting activities.
• Drive supplier onboarding, contract lifecycle management, and procurement transformation initiatives.
• Build strong stakeholder partnerships across Legal, Finance, Cybersecurity, Privacy, PMO, and business teams.
• Monitor supplier performance, commercial terms, risks, and ongoing vendor relationships.

Skills

Strategic sourcing

Technology procurement

Contract negotiation

Stakeholder management

Supplier management

RFP/RFQ management

Tools

Coupa

Ariba

SAP

Job description

CornerStone Staffing is seeking an experienced Senior Strategic Sourcing Specialist to lead complex sourcing, procurement, supplier management, and contracting initiatives across enterprise technology categories.

This role will support sourcing for software, SaaS and cloud solutions, infrastructure, hardware, telecommunications, and technology services. The ideal candidate brings strong commercial negotiation skills and can partner effectively with Legal, Finance, Cybersecurity, Privacy, PMO, and business stakeholders.

What You’ll Do

• Lead strategic sourcing initiatives across software, cloud, infrastructure, hardware, telecommunications, and technology services.
• Manage complex RFPs, RFQs, supplier evaluations, selection processes, and contract negotiations.
• Execute end-to-end sourcing, procurement, supplier management, and contracting activities.
• Drive supplier onboarding, contract lifecycle management, and procurement transformation initiatives.
• Build strong stakeholder partnerships across Legal, Finance, Cybersecurity, Privacy, PMO, and business teams.
• Monitor supplier performance, commercial terms, risks, and ongoing vendor relationships.

Required Qualifications

• 5+ years of strategic sourcing, technology procurement, supplier management, and contracting experience.
• Experience sourcing software, SaaS, cloud solutions, infrastructure, hardware, telecommunications, or technology services.
• Strong experience with contract negotiation and supplier management.
• Strong stakeholder-management and communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Medical device, healthcare, or life sciences industry experience.
• Awareness of HIPAA, GDPR, and ISO 27001 requirements.
• Experience with Coupa, Ariba, SAP, or similar procurement platforms.