Strategic Relationship Mgr., 2

A Igreja de Jesus Cristo dos Santos dos Últimos Dias; Salt Lake City (UT); On-site; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Salt Lake City seeks a Strategic Relationship Manager 2 to optimize and manage relationships with preferred suppliers across Church departments.

This senior role negotiates enterprise-wide contracts, guides procurement decisions, ensures supplier performance, and collaborates with internal partners to align needs with capabilities. Travel and independence are required for successful delivery.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with 7+ years of related experience or equivalent combination.
• Deep supply-chain knowledge and supplier relationship management experience.
• Experience in strategic sourcing, outsourcing or procurement operations management.

Responsibilities

• Finalize agreements aligning organizational needs with supplier capabilities.
• Oversee supplier adherence to terms and conditions.
• Collaborate with suppliers to resolve quality concerns and procurement challenges.
• Create multi-party procurement arrangements and lead procurement solutions.
• Integrate with internal partners to align procurement and service delivery.
• Improve processes and manage change during implementation.

Skills

Supply-chain knowledge

Supplier relationship management

Strategic sourcing

Procurement operations

Negotiation

Education

Bachelor's degree

MBA or JD or CPM/CPSM (preferred)

Job description

Strategic Relationship Mgr., 2

Salt Lake City, UT, United States (No Local)

To meet the needs of the Church, we seek to build teams that represent the diverse perspectives, broad life experiences and backgrounds of our global Church membership. With that in mind, we encourage all qualified applicants to apply.

Job Description

The purpose of the Strategic Relationship Mgr. 2 (SRM 2) is to be a seasoned and experienced senior professional that optimizes the value of and manages the relationships between one or more Church departments or organizations and preferred suppliers and vendors.

Responsibilities

The SRM 2 provides advanced, specialized, and senior-level experience to Church and department leaders during vendor negotiations for strategic and enterprise-wide purchases and supply‑chain decisions.

Become a negotiating partner with the employer that helps bridge employer needs and supplier qualifications when making significant and strategic supply‑chain decisions; leverage the global Church enterprise expenditures to qualify, select, and establish legal contracts with the best possible vendors of products and services at the best value for the Church. Ensure supplier performance of contracted terms and conditions. Understand and articulate customer and internal partner needs: document, design solutions for, and ensure that both product and service needs of sponsoring organizations are satisfied at the best possible value; interact with vendors, consultants and professional groups; serve as a product and service industry authority.

The primary areas of responsibility include farming, ranching, and orchard, supplied equipment, complete acquisition and management of this equipment. This includes agriculture, landscaping, small construction, and irrigation equipment, seed, fertilizer, and other farm supplies. Additionally, working with farms and food producers to create valuable outlets for production. This is a true relationship management and program creation position partnering across multiple Church entities.

Specific Relationship Management Duties Include The Following

• Serve as a strategic negotiating partner able to finalize agreements aligning organizational needs with supplier capabilities to support critical supply‑chain decisions.
• Oversee supplier adherence to established terms and conditions, ensuring consistent performance across contractual obligations.
• Collaborate with suppliers to resolve quality concerns and business‑related challenges through both proactive and reactive engagement and problem‑solving.
• Create multi‑party business alignment solutions and lead uniquely structured procurement arrangements to execute these solutions.
• Deep integration with internal partners to accurately anticipate, identify, and communicate their needs, facilitating seamless integration between procurement and service delivery.
• Improves processes, helps others adopt change, and persists through implementation challenges
• Balances value, risk, service, and stewardship while building trust and alignment with farm managers and equipment providers.
• Learns quickly, makes sound decisions with incomplete information, and adjusts as requirements evolve
• Uses AI and automation productively, validates outputs, and applies responsible‑use principles

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and 7 years of related experience, or equivalent combination of education and experience requires
• Requires in-depth supply‑chain knowledge and experience and experience in supplier relationship management, strategic sourcing, outsourcing or procurement operations management
• Uses best practices and knowledge of internal or external business issues to improve products or services
• Solves complex problems; takes a new perspective using existing solutions
• Works independently; receives minimal guidance.
• Acts as a resource for colleagues with less experience; may direct the work of other staff members
• Seasoned interpersonal skills and ability to negotiate with both internal and external stakeholders
• Solid communication and presentation skills are required
• Willing to travel (up to 20 % domestic and international travel for up to 2 weeks at a time)

Preferred Qualifications

• Masters of Business Administration, Juris Doctorate, or other advanced degree; CPM or CPSM certification.
• Specific experience in farm management or farm equipment and supplies categories.

About Us

Church employees find joy and satisfaction in using their unique talents and abilities to further the Lord’s work. From the IT professional who develops an app that sends the gospel message worldwide, to the facilities manager who maintains our buildings— giving Church members places to worship, teach, learn, and receive sacred ordinances—our employees seek innovative ways to share the gospel of Jesus Christ with the world. They are literally working in His kingdom.

Only members of the Church who are worthy of a temple recommend qualify for employment. Apart from this, the Church is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in its employment decisions on any basis that would violate U.S. or local law.

Qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, national origin, color, gender, pregnancy, marital status, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or other legally protected categories that apply to the Church. The Church will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with known disabilities.

• Locations 50 E North Temple St, Salt Lake City, UT, 84150, US (No Local)
• Job Schedule Full time
• Regular or Temporary Regular
• Worker Type Employee
• Apply Before 11/20/2026, 07:00 AM
• Investidura com qualificação de dignidade Must be an endowed member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints with a current temple recommend.

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