Sourcing Manager V

Spectraforce Technologies, Inc.; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Spectraforce Technologies, Inc. in Farley, NY is seeking a Sourcing Manager V to lead vendor onboarding, contracting execution, and ongoing supplier governance within a hybrid work model (3 days on site).

You will bridge sourcing managers, business partners, and vendors to move engagements from selection to signed contracts and live programs, while providing market intelligence and optimization of value. Ideal candidates have 4+ years in outsourcing or strategic sourcing, strong contract

Qualifications

• BS/BA degree required.
• 4+ years outsourcing or strategic sourcing experience.
• Proven track record negotiating complex contracts and managing vendor relationships.
• Strong commercial negotiation skills across multiple levers beyond rates.

Responsibilities

• Partner with stakeholders to execute sourcing and vendor management for GenAI data annotation and collection vendors.
• Lead contract negotiations that optimize value to the company.
• Manage vendor performance and governance in collaboration with the business.
• Provide market intelligence and sourcing updates to leadership.

Skills

Vendor management

Contract negotiation

Program management

Sourcing strategy

Executive summaries

Education

BS/BA degree

Job description

Title: Sourcing Manager V

Location: Farley, New York, NY, 10001 (Hybrid- Onsite 3 days per week)

Duration: 6+ months

Job Description

• The client works with a global network of vendors who supply human-annotated data supporting our AI research and product development.
• We're looking for a highly organized sourcing and program professional to support vendor onboarding and contracting execution.
• You'll be the connective tissue between our sourcing managers, business partners, and vendors - moving each engagement from selection through to a signed contract and a live program, and supporting ongoing supplier management and compliance once that program is live.

Responsibilities

• Partner with stakeholders across the client to execute sourcing and vendor management for GenAI data annotation and collection vendors
• Lead contract negotiations that optimize value to the company
• Manage vendor performance and governance in collaboration with the business
• Provide market intelligence and sourcing updates to leadership

Minimum Qualifications

• BS/BA degree
• 4+ years of outsourcing or strategic sourcing experience, ideally in tech or AI domains
• Demonstrated success negotiating complex contracts and managing vendor relationships
• Strong commercial negotiation skills across multiple levers beyond rates (volume discounts, quality thresholds, speed to quality, service levels)
• Program management experience with business stakeholders, cross-functional groups, and third parties
• Highly organized structured thinker; able to synthesize complex information into executive-ready summaries

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience sourcing annotations for ML/AI or large language model development
• Experience managing high-volume data annotation sourcing programs
• Experience working with BPOs, crowdsource/freelance platforms, and boutique data vendors
• Experience breaking down vendor cost models and understanding ROI drivers