Strategic Sourcing Manager - Remote (Professional Services)

Baker Tilly Advisory Group, LP; Milwaukee (WI); Hybrid; USD 98,000 - 186,000; Full time

Job summary

Baker Tilly Advisory Group, LP is seeking a Strategic Sourcing Manager for Professional Services in the United States. You will lead strategic sourcing for marketing, communications and related professional services, negotiate enterprise agreements, and manage supplier relationships across the contract lifecycle.

Applicants should have a Bachelor's degree and 5 years in procurement strategy, with strong analytical skills and experience in terms and KPI alignment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• 5 years of experience in procurement strategic sourcing and supplier management.
• Deep knowledge of consulting and service deliverable-based contracts.
• Strong analytical capabilities - comfortable with spend data, utilization metrics and TCO modeling.

Responsibilities

• Lead strategic sourcing for new professional services purchases - conducting needs assessments, managing RFx processes and negotiating enterprise agreements.
• Own the renewal management for existing contracts, initiating reviews 90+ days before expiration to optimize terms and right-size licenses.
• Analyze and build TCO and ROI models, so contracting teams can build contracts to support KPI compliance by our supplier base
• Partner with key business stakeholders to assess needs and build requirements for RFx events.
• Maintain supplier relationships through structured business reviews, performance tracking and issue resolution.
• Feed market intelligence and sourcing insights back to the Professional Services Category Manager to inform broader category strategy.
• Engage and participate in special projects or complete other duties as assigned

Skills

Strategic sourcing

Supplier management

Contract negotiation

Analytical skills

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Baker Tilly Advisory Group, LP is seeking a Strategic Sourcing Manager for Professional Services in the United States. You will lead strategic sourcing for marketing, communications and related professional services, negotiate enterprise agreements, and manage supplier relationships across the contract lifecycle.

Applicants should have a Bachelor's degree and 5 years in procurement strategy, with strong analytical skills and experience in terms and KPI alignment.