Sourcing Consultant 3 - Contingent

Pinnacle Group; Charlotte (NC); Hybrid; USD 72,000 - 76,000; Full time

Job summary

Pinnacle Group in Charlotte, North Carolina is seeking a Lead Sourcing Consultant to join the Corporate Services Strategic Sourcing Team within the CAO, focusing on Marketing and Public Affairs technology sourcing. This role serves as the SME for the MarTech and AdTech ecosystem, including AI-enabled marketing platforms and data infrastructure.

The position involves end-to-end sourcing, category strategy development, and negotiations for SaaS and AI-related contracts, with a hybrid onsite/remote

Qualifications

• 4+ years of Sourcing experience or equivalent.
• Experience negotiating SaaS and AI-related contracts.
• Hybrid work model with onsite and remote.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end sourcing lifecycle for complex Marketing and Public Affairs supplier engagements, including MarTech, AdTech, digital media, and related services.
• Develop and execute category strategies across the MarTech stack to optimize costs and mitigate risk.
• Lead contract negotiations for MarTech and related services, including modern SaaS and usage-based models and AI provisions.
• Review expiring agreements and support renewals or competitive sourcing events.

Skills

Sourcing experience

Contract negotiations

MarTech knowledge

SaaS pricing models

Job description

Sourcing Consultant 3 - Contingent
Professional(Other) | Professional(Other) Charlotte , North Carolina Contract Nov 4, 2026

Lead Sourcing Consultant
Banking Client
Duration: 6 months Contracts + Possible Extension
Hybrid - 3 days onsite 2 days remote

Job Description:

• Client is seeking a Lead Sourcing Consultant to join the Corporate Services Strategic Sourcing Team as part of the Chief Administrative Office (CAO), with primary support for Marketing and Public Affairs technology sourcing initiatives.
• This role serves as the strategic sourcing subject matter expert for the enterprise marketing technology (MarTech) and advertising technology (AdTech) ecosystem, including AI-enabled marketing platforms, customer data infrastructure, and digital media supply chains.

Lead Sourcing Consultant
Banking Client
Duration: 6 months Contracts + Possible Extension
Hybrid - 3 days onsite 2 days remote

Job Description:

• Client is seeking a Lead Sourcing Consultant to join the Corporate Services Strategic Sourcing Team as part of the Chief Administrative Office (CAO), with primary support for Marketing and Public Affairs technology sourcing initiatives.
• This role serves as the strategic sourcing subject matter expert for the enterprise marketing technology (MarTech) and advertising technology (AdTech) ecosystem, including AI-enabled marketing platforms, customer data infrastructure, and digital media supply chains.

Lead Sourcing Strategy & MarTech Category Management:

• Lead end-to-end sourcing lifecycle activities for complex, high-risk, and strategic Marketing and Public Affairs supplier engagements, including marketing technology (MarTech), advertising technology (AdTech), digital media, creative services, communications, research, events, sponsorships, and related technology-enabled services.
• Develop and execute category strategies across the MarTech stack — enterprise marketing clouds, customer data platforms (CDPs), customer engagement and journey orchestration, marketing analytics and attribution, content and digital asset management, personalization, and generative AI marketing tools — that optimize costs, improve supplier performance, mitigate risk, and support enterprise business objectives.
• Lead MarTech stack assessment and rationalization initiatives, identifying overlapping capabilities, underutilized licenses, and consolidation opportunities across the marketing technology portfolio.
• Review expiring Marketing and Public Affairs agreements, identify opportunities for supplier consolidation, service improvements, cost reduction, and value creation, and support timely renewals or competitive sourcing events.

Contract Negotiation & Commercial Management:

• Lead all aspects of supplier negotiations, including development of MarTech category and negotiation strategies, vendor communications, proposal evaluations, and award recommendations.
• Negotiate modern SaaS and consumption-based commercial models, including monthly-active-user (MAU), message-volume, credit-based, and usage-based pricing structures, true-up mechanics, renewal caps, service credits, and professional services terms.
• Negotiate AI-specific contract provisions, including AI and generative AI usage rights, restrictions on use of company and customer data for model training, model transparency and explainability obligations, and responsible AI commitments.
• Negotiate commercial, operational, legal, governance, and risk-related terms — including data processing agreements, data residency, subprocessor management, security requirements, and exit and data portability provisions — while balancing stakeholder objectives, speed to market, and enterprise risk tolerance.
• Draft, review, and manage contract language to address evolving business, technology, regulatory, and market requirements.

Note:

• Hybrid: 3 days onsite 2 days remote- Wednesday onsite
• Interview Process: 1 Round Teams Panel- 30 minutes

Required Qualifications:

• 4 plus years of Sourcing experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work or consulting experience, training, military experience, education.

Pay Range: $52-$55/hr. on w2

The specific compensation for this position will be determined by a number of factors, including the scope, complexity and location of the role as well as the cost of labor in the market; the skills, education, training, credentials and experience of the candidate; and other conditions of employment. Our full-time consultants have access to benefits including medical, dental, vision and 401K contributions as well as any other PTO, sick leave, and other benefits mandated by applicable state or localities where you reside or work.