Sourcing Manager

Northern Base; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Northern Base in Sunnyvale, CA is seeking a Senior Sourcing/Program Management Associate to lead strategic sourcing initiatives. The role involves overseeing sourcing execution, managing LinkedIn SRM activities, and driving value across multiple categories with stakeholder alignment.

Ideal candidates graduate with 3+ years of related experience, including 1+ year in sourcing. Strong Excel and communication skills are essential to prepare reports and lead reviews with suppliers and internal teams.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of sourcing experience in initiating, executing, evaluating and managing strategic sourcing activities.
• Experience managing intermediate-sized programs related to Supplier Relationship Management (SRM).
• Ability to prepare and publish bid packages, manage supplier communications and summarize proposals for stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead sourcing execution and drive value from projects.
• Manage stakeholder expectations and ensure project success on LinkedIn SRM initiatives.
• Facilitate Supplier Business Reviews and Supplier Scorecards.

Skills

Microsoft Excel

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Role: Sourcing Manager
Location: Sunnyvale, CA
Job type: Full time

Job Description

Must Have Technical/Functional Skills

SCM - Sourcing

Roles & Responsibilities

Senior Sourcing/Program Management Associate:

• Graduate with 3+ years of experience including 1+ years of sourcing experience in initiating, executing, evaluating, and managing strategic sourcing activities. Good understanding of 5-10 direct or indirect categories.
• 1-3 years of experience managing intermediate-sized programs related to Supplier Relationship Management (SRM), including but not limited to communicating with stakeholders and participants in business reviews, organizing Supplier Business Review (SBR) meetings, developing slides and reports for meetings, and gathering scorecard results.
• The Sr. Sourcing Associate will execute intermediate and complex sourcing projects from start to finish, including but not limited to sourcing request validation per LinkedIn guidelines, requirements analysis for bid packages, communicating with LinkedIn requesters to close data gaps, preparing and publishing packages to identified suppliers for bidding purposes, following up with suppliers to ensure adequate participation, and summarizing proposals back to the requestor.
• Responsibilities include:
  • Manage and lead sourcing execution and drive value from projects.
  • Manage LinkedIn expectations and ensure project success.
  • Facilitate LinkedIn SRM activities such as Supplier Business Reviews and Supplier Scorecards.

Generic Managerial Skills, If Any

• Microsoft Excel
• Communication

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