Sourcing Consultant

Collabera; Charlotte (NC); Hybrid; USD 69,000 - 73,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k) retirement plan

Life insurance

Long-term disability insurance

Short-term disability insurance

Paid parking/public transportation

Paid time off

Paid sick and safe time

Paid vacation time

Paid parental leave

Paid holidays annually

Job summary

Collabera is seeking a Lead Sourcing Consultant for a hybrid role in Charlotte, NC. You will drive end-to-end sourcing for Marketing and Public Affairs technology initiatives, including MarTech/AdTech ecosystems, data platforms, and AI-enabled marketing tools.

The position emphasizes strategic category management, supplier negotiations, and cross-functional collaboration with Legal, Risk, and Finance to optimize cost, risk, and value across technology engagements.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of sourcing experience, including supplier negotiations and contract lifecycle activities.
• Experience developing and executing sourcing or category strategies.
• Strong analytical, negotiation, communication, and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end sourcing activities for Marketing and Public Affairs engagements across MarTech, AdTech, digital media, and services.
• Negotiate SaaS and consumption-based commercial models and terms.
• Review expiring agreements and lead renewals or competitive sourcing events.

Skills

Sourcing experience

Negotiation

Contract lifecycle

Analytics

Stakeholder management

SaaS/tech procurement

MarTech/AdTech knowledge

Job description

Position Details:
Client: Bank
Job title: Sourcing Consultant
Location: Charlotte , North Carolina (Hybrid)
Zip Code: 28262
Pay range: $50-$53/hr
Duration: 6 months (Potential for extension)
Start Date: ASAP-
Job description: We are seeking a Lead Sourcing Consultant to join the Corporate Services Strategic Sourcing team, supporting Marketing and Public Affairs technology sourcing initiatives. This role will serve as a strategic sourcing subject matter expert across the Marketing Technology (MarTech) and Advertising Technology (AdTech) ecosystem, including AI-enabled marketing platforms, customer data infrastructure, digital media supply chains, and technology-enabled services.
The ideal candidate will have strong experience leading complex sourcing initiatives, developing category strategies, managing supplier relationships, negotiating commercial agreements, and navigating technology, risk, governance, and compliance requirements.

Key Responsibilities

Lead Sourcing Strategy & Category Management

• Lead end-to-end sourcing activities for complex, high-risk, and strategic Marketing and Public Affairs engagements across MarTech, AdTech, digital media, creative services, communications, research, events, sponsorships, and technology-enabled services.
• Evaluate MarTech ecosystems, including enterprise marketing clouds, customer data platforms (CDPs), customer engagement and journey orchestration, marketing analytics, digital asset management, personalization, and generative AI marketing tools.
• Lead MarTech stack assessment and rationalization to identify overlapping capabilities, underutilized licenses, consolidation opportunities, and cost savings.
• Review expiring agreements and lead renewals or competitive sourcing events, identifying opportunities for supplier consolidation, service improvements, cost reduction, and value creation.

Contract Negotiation & Commercial Management

• Lead supplier negotiations, including sourcing and negotiation strategies, vendor communications, proposal evaluations, and award recommendations.
• Negotiate SaaS and consumption-based commercial models, including usage-based, monthly-active-user, message-volume, and credit-based pricing, as well as true-ups, renewal caps, service credits, and professional services terms.
• Negotiate technology and AI-related provisions covering AI usage rights, company/customer data use and model training, transparency, explainability, and responsible AI requirements.
• Negotiate commercial, legal, operational, governance, and risk terms, including data processing agreements, data residency, subprocessors, security requirements, exit provisions, and data portability.
• Partner with business stakeholders, Legal, Risk, Compliance, Technology, Finance, and other cross-functional teams to deliver sourcing initiatives.
• Manage supplier relationships and ensure compliance with sourcing policies, procedures, and requirements.
• Analyze moderately complex sourcing challenges and develop recommendations based on financial, operational, contractual, and risk considerations.
• Contribute to large-scale sourcing planning and strategic initiatives while tracking deliverables, negotiations, contract milestones, and supplier performance.

Required Qualifications

• 4+ years of Sourcing experience, or equivalent demonstrated through work or consulting experience, training, military experience, or education.
• Experience managing sourcing initiatives, supplier negotiations, and contract lifecycle activities.
• Experience developing and executing sourcing or category strategies.
• Strong understanding of sourcing processes, policies, procedures, and compliance requirements.
• Experience working with technology suppliers, SaaS providers, or technology-enabled services.
• Strong analytical, negotiation, communication, and stakeholder management skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Marketing Technology (MarTech) or Advertising Technology (AdTech) sourcing.
• Experience sourcing enterprise marketing platforms, CDPs, customer engagement, marketing analytics, digital asset management, or personalization technologies.
• Experience negotiating SaaS, consumption-based, or usage-based pricing models and complex commercial terms.
• Experience with AI/generative AI technology contracts, including data-use and model-training provisions.
• Knowledge of data privacy, data residency, information security, subprocessors, and data processing agreements.

The Company offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements: medical insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, 401(k) retirement plan, life insurance, long-term disability insurance, short-term disability insurance, paid parking/public transportation, paid time off, paid sick and safe time, hours of paid vacation time, weeks of paid parental leave, and paid holidays annually - as applicable.