We are seeking an experienced Lead Sourcing Analyst to support strategic sourcing, procurement, and contract management activities for a leading financial services organization in St. Petersburg, FL.
This is an excellent opportunity for a procurement/sourcing professional with strong experience managing a high volume of MSAs and SOWs and negotiating agreements across multiple categories, including Professional Services, IT, Hardware/Software, Real Estate, and other goods and services.
Key Responsibilities
- Manage sourcing and contracting activities across assigned business categories and service areas.
- Handle MSAs, SOWs, contract amendments, renewals, and supplier agreements for both IT and Non-IT services.
- Develop and execute strategic sourcing strategies, competitive bidding, supplier evaluations, and negotiation initiatives.
- Partner with business stakeholders, suppliers, Risk Management, Legal, and staffing/vendor management teams throughout the sourcing and contracting lifecycle.
- Review and negotiate commercial terms, pricing, contractual requirements, SLAs, deliverables, and other terms and conditions.
- Identify supplier, financial, regulatory, contractual, and operational risks and work with stakeholders to develop mitigation strategies.
- Analyze supplier proposals, pricing, agreements, and business requirements to identify cost savings and best-value opportunities.
- Support supplier relationship management and identify alternative sources of supply.
- Lead or participate in supplier negotiations and enterprise-wide contracting initiatives.
- Manage multiple sourcing engagements simultaneously while maintaining quality, accuracy, and attention to detail.
What We're Looking For
- 4–6 years of recent experience in strategic sourcing, procurement, and contracts management.
- Strong hands-on experience managing a high volume of MSAs and SOWs.
- Experience with Professional Services, IT services, Hardware/Software, Real Estate, or similar procurement categories.
- Strong understanding of sourcing, competitive bidding, contracting principles, negotiations, and supplier management.
- Experience working with Legal, Risk Management, business stakeholders, suppliers, and vendor/staffing partners.
- Strong negotiation, analytical, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
- Bachelor's degree in Business or a related field preferred, or equivalent combination of education and experience.