Strategic Sourcing Leader: Contracts, Cost & Growth

Socket.dev; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Enterprise Products Partners L.P. in Houston seeks a Senior Sourcing Specialist to develop, negotiate, and manage strategic agreements for materials, services, and equipment to deliver enterprise-wide value.

You will partner with Commercial, Operations, Engineering, Legal, Safety, and Finance to execute sourcing strategies, RFx events, and contract negotiations, drive cost optimization, mitigate risk, and ensure supply continuity.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Supply Chain, Engineering, Economics, Marketing, or a related field is required.
• Minimum of 5+ years of sourcing, procurement, or category management experience, preferably within energy or related sector.
• Proven experience in strategic sourcing, supplier relationship management, and contract negotiation.
• Experience supporting commercial organizations with customer agreements, pricing strategies, and revenue models preferred.
• Knowledge of market dynamics, pricing structures, terms, and negotiation strategies.
• Ability to drive value through supplier innovation, efficiencies, risk reduction, and growth.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, communication, and presentation skills.
• Effective negotiator with stakeholder management and influencing abilities.
• Self-motivated, results-oriented, with strong project leadership.
• MS Excel, PowerPoint, and Word proficiency.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Identify and evaluate sourcing opportunities through spend, market, and business analysis.
• Lead negotiations and secure favorable contractual outcomes.
• Develop and execute sourcing strategies, including RFx events and contract negotiations.
• Monitor supplier performance and drive continuous improvement initiatives.
• Collaborate with Commercial, Operations, Engineering, Legal, Safety, and Finance to develop agreements and amendments.
• Manage contract lifecycle from drafting to interpretation of terms and obligations.

Skills

Strategic sourcing

Supplier management

Contract negotiations

Vendor relations

Cost optimization

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business, Supply Chain, Engineering, Economics, Marketing, or a related field

Tools

Microsoft Excel

PowerPoint

Word

Job description

Enterprise Products Partners L.P. in Houston seeks a Senior Sourcing Specialist to develop, negotiate, and manage strategic agreements for materials, services, and equipment to deliver enterprise-wide value.

You will partner with Commercial, Operations, Engineering, Legal, Safety, and Finance to execute sourcing strategies, RFx events, and contract negotiations, drive cost optimization, mitigate risk, and ensure supply continuity.