Strategic Indirect Sourcing Specialist

Insight Global; Columbus (OH); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Insight Global is seeking a Procurement Sourcing Strategist to elevate its procurement function from transactional buying to strategic partnership across Corporate Services categories.

You will develop category strategies, lead RFx processes, and negotiate terms with strategic suppliers. This role emphasizes risk management, cost optimization, and cross-functional collaboration to drive business objectives.

Qualifications

• 4+ years in strategic sourcing, procurement, or category management.
• Experience leading multiple categories with measurable savings.
• Strong negotiation and contract-optimization skills.
• Familiarity with MSAs, SOWs, and redlines.
• Experience with Ariba, Coupa, or similar platforms.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement category strategies to maximize value and manage risk.
• Partner with business leaders to evaluate spend, supplier performance, and market conditions.
• Lead end-to-end RFx initiatives, including RFPs, negotiations, and awards.
• Review master service agreements and SOWs for unfavorable terms and scope clarity.
• Present sourcing recommendations and business cases to leadership.

Skills

Strategic Sourcing

Negotiation

Category Management

Stakeholder Engagement

Spend Analysis

Procurement Lifecycle

Education

CPSM Certification

Tools

Oracle Fusion

Ariba

Coupa

MS Excel

Job description

Job Description

A major client of Insight Global is seeking a strategic and commercially minded Procurement Sourcing Strategist to help elevate the maturity and impact of its procurement organization. This individual will move beyond traditional, transactional buying and serve as a consultative partner to business stakeholders across corporate services categories.

The Procurement Sourcing Strategist will create and execute category strategies, support complex RFPs, negotiate commercial and contractual terms, manage strategic suppliers, and identify cost, service, and risk-optimization opportunities. The role will primarily support multiple indirect spend categories such as HR, Marketing, Professional Services, Finance and Banking, and Legal Services. Technology procurement experience is welcome but is not the central focus of the position.This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced sourcing professional who enjoys building strategies where limited procurement infrastructure currently exists. The ideal candidate can independently review contracts and statements of work, identify unfavorable terms, conduct initial negotiations, and engage Legal as a strategic partner rather than relying on Legal to lead all commercial discussions.The position requires a tactful, influential approach. Business stakeholders currently own many supplier relationships, so success will depend on the ability to introduce procurement discipline without damaging established partnerships.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement category strategies that maximize value, control costs, improve service, and mitigate supplier and contractual risk.
• Partner with business leaders to evaluate current spend, supplier performance, market conditions, risks, and sourcing opportunities.
• Establish new category strategies in areas where formal sourcing plans may not currently exist.
• Support end-to-end RFx initiatives, including RFIs, RFPs, supplier evaluations, negotiations, recommendations, and awards.
• Translate business requirements into sourcing strategies that support broader operational and financial objectives.
• Lead negotiations involving pricing, service levels, deliverables, liability, renewal provisions, termination rights, and other business and contractual terms.
• Review master service agreements and identify potentially unfavorable redlines before escalating appropriate issues to Legal.
• Review statements of work for scope clarity, deliverables, pricing, responsibilities, acceptance criteria, timelines, and risk.
• Improve contract hygiene and ensure agreements, amendments, renewals, and SOWs receive appropriate procurement oversight.
• Analyze spend, supplier performance, industry trends, and internal requirements to identify savings, consolidation, service-improvement, and risk-reduction opportunities.
• Present sourcing recommendations, business cases, risks, and potential opportunities to business stakeholders and leadership.
• Manage strategic supplier relationships while respecting the relationships already held by business stakeholders.
• Influence supplier performance, resource allocation, commercial decisions, and service delivery.
• Act as a procurement subject-matter expert and trusted adviser to internal business partners.
• Help strengthen procurement processes, stakeholder adoption, reporting, and sourcing technology.
• Maintain sourcing documentation and support compliance with procurement policies and processes.

Skills and Requirements

• 4+ years of strategic sourcing, procurement, category management, or supplier-management experience.
• They are looking for someone with experience supporting multiple categories, Procurement Generalist.
• Strong category preference towards corporate procurement with a focus on Marketing, HR, and professional ServicesExperience with procure-to-pay platforms
• Oracle Fusion is their platform, but they are open to similar systems
• Demonstrated ability to develop and execute category strategies.
• Need prior experience where they firsthand developed a category to be healthier and more effectiveExperience leading complex RFPs and other competitive sourcing events.
• Experience using spend data, supplier information, market intelligence, and industry trends to make sourcing recommendations.
• Strong commercial negotiation and contract-optimization experience.
• Working knowledge of MSAs, SOWs, contract redlines, and common commercial terms.
• Ability to conduct an initial contract review and negotiate business terms before involving Legal.
• Proven ability to identify cost savings, service improvements, supplier risks, and contract risksExperience sourcing marketing agencies, contingent labor, consulting, benefits, talent-related services, or other business services.
• Experience establishing category-management practices in a developing procurement organization.
• Oracle Fusion procurement or procure-to-pay experience.
• Familiarity with Ariba, Coupa, or comparable sourcing and procure-to-pay platforms.
• Experience operating in a high-growth or transformation-oriented environment.
• Procurement or supply-chain certification, such as CPSM, C.P.M., or an equivalent credential.
• Exposure to global sourcing or international supplier-management programs.

We are a company committed to creating diverse and inclusive environments where people can bring their full, authentic selves to work every day. We are an equal employment opportunity/affirmative action employer that believes everyone matters. Qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, marital status, national origin, ancestry, genetic factors, age, disability, protected veteran status, military or uniformed service member status, or any other status or characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations, and ordinances. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please send a request to [e-mail].