Strategic Sourcing & Negotiations Lead

Aquent (United States); Louisville (KY); On-site; USD 95,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Aquent, on behalf of a health-focused client, seeks a strategic sourcing professional to drive complex negotiations for professional and consulting services. The role focuses on shaping commercial strategies, evaluating supplier partnerships, and driving value across multiple categories in a fast-paced environment.

You will manage RFIs, RFPs, and negotiations end-to-end, collaborating with business leaders to translate objectives into actionable sourcing plans.

Qualifications

• Four or more years of strategic sourcing, procurement, or related experience.
• Experience sourcing consulting or professional services.
• Led competitive sourcing initiatives and negotiations independently.
• Strong understanding of services pricing and commercial models.
• Analytical and financial acumen for evaluating proposals.
• Excellent stakeholder management and negotiation skills.
• Ability to work independently in fast-moving environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead strategic sourcing from intake to contracting.
• Develop RFIs, RFPs, competitive bids, evaluations, and negotiations.
• Support consulting, professional services, and project-based engagements.
• Structure sourcing based on requirements, market dynamics, incumbents, and opportunities.
• Analyze proposals, rate structures, pricing, spend, and total cost of ownership.
• Evaluate alternative commercial models (time-and-materials, fixed-fee, milestone-based).
• Identify cost and optimization opportunities to drive value.
• Partner with leaders, translating objectives into sourcing strategies.
• Manage multiple sourcing initiatives with evolving priorities.

Skills

Strategic sourcing

Negotiation

Supplier evaluation

Spend analysis

Financial acumen

Stakeholder mgmt

Tools

Coupa

Zip

Icertis

Job description

Aquent, on behalf of a health-focused client, seeks a strategic sourcing professional to drive complex negotiations for professional and consulting services. The role focuses on shaping commercial strategies, evaluating supplier partnerships, and driving value across multiple categories in a fast-paced environment.

You will manage RFIs, RFPs, and negotiations end-to-end, collaborating with business leaders to translate objectives into actionable sourcing plans.