Strategic Sourcing Lead: Marketing & Tech

RTX; Farmington (AR); Hybrid; USD 108,000 - 205,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Three weeks of vacation

401(k) plan with employer matching

Tuition reimbursement

Student Loan Repayment

Life insurance

Disability coverage

Job summary

RTX Corporation is seeking a seasoned procurement and strategy professional to lead supplier relationships, contract negotiations, and strategic vendor management within the Enterprise Services Strategy and Transformation team.

The role focuses on marketing, agency, media, martech services, PR, communications, and event management, with collaboration across legal and finance for effective supplier outcomes.

Qualifications

• Typically requires a University Degree and minimum 8 years prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 5 years of experience in absence of a degree, 12 years of relevant experience.
• Demonstrated expertise sourcing marketing-related categories, including agency services, paid media, sponsorships, tradeshows and other event management, creative production, PR/communications, martech platforms, market research, and related professional services.
• Expertise in drafting, negotiating and interpreting sophisticated commercial agreements; Excellent negotiations and sourcing skills with understanding of different contract types.
• Build a supplier strategy for software contracts with the ability to manage licensing, maintenance, and support requirements.
• Hands-on experience with Ariba (or similar product) to manage sourcing and contract activities (P2P)

Responsibilities

• Drives contract requirements and negotiations.
• Assess and onboard new suppliers as needed
• Aligns with stakeholders on vendor consolidation activities to drive contract savings
• Develops, manages, and partners with stakeholders on an integrated master schedule of engagements, renewals, RFXs, etc.
• Facilitate supplier performance reviews, benchmarks & reporting
• Reviews Statements of Work (SOW) documents and ensures sourcing best practices are followed
• Analyze pricing and negotiating complex technology agreements
• Build strong partnerships across various stakeholders (legal, finance, etc.)
• Develop strong supplier relationships to drive effectiveness and value
• Supports the investigation, negotiation and favorable resolution of disputes with suppliers
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment
• Ability to proactively identify and resolve problems efficiently and effectively
• Develop executive level analysis & presentations
• Work with Stakeholders on benchmarking industry trends and changes, as requested.
• Partner with key stakeholders on strategic vendor meetings and strategies.

Skills

contract negotiations

supplier relationship management

vendor management

stakeholder alignment

project management

Ariba

pricing analysis

sourcing

Education

University Degree

MBA

Tools

Ariba

Job description

RTX Corporation is seeking a seasoned procurement and strategy professional to lead supplier relationships, contract negotiations, and strategic vendor management within the Enterprise Services Strategy and Transformation team.

The role focuses on marketing, agency, media, martech services, PR, communications, and event management, with collaboration across legal and finance for effective supplier outcomes.