Strategic Technology Sourcing Lead

Citizens; Johnston (RI); On-site; USD 123,000 - 161,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Dental and vision coverage

Retirement benefits

Flexible work arrangements

Education reimbursement

Wellness programs

Job summary

Citizens in Johnston, RI seeks a Senior Sourcing Lead to drive cost savings through strategic sourcing, market intelligence and an integrated source-to-pay process. You will partner with business lines to align spend strategies with business goals and manage complex negotiations across technology and services.

The role requires 4+ years in contract negotiation, vendor management, and strategic sourcing, with strong analytical skills and executive communication.

Qualifications

• 4+ years in contract negotiation, vendor management and strategic sourcing.
• Experience leading complex negotiations and enterprise-wide sourcing initiatives.
• Strong commercial acumen and financial modeling capability.
• Advanced analytical skills and ability to translate data into insights.
• Cross-functional collaboration and stakeholder consensus experience.
• Executive-level communication and presentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop commodity strategies to achieve cost savings and improve quality and service levels.
• Oversee spend activity for assigned commodity and determine action plans.
• Lead cross-functional teams to execute sourcing initiatives including bidding and negotiations.
• Negotiate contracts with agile contracting framework and redlines.
• Provide procurement SME for the associated business/function.
• Collaborate with business units to define product/service specs and demand.
• Maintain relations with industry suppliers to drive innovative solutions.
• Identify improvement opportunities and prioritize projects for impact.
• Use analytics to identify new benefits and drive value.

Skills

Contract negotiation

Vendor management

Strategic sourcing

Analytical skills

Cross-functional collaboration

Executive communication

Relationship management

Education

MBA

CPSM

CIPS

Job description

Citizens in Johnston, RI seeks a Senior Sourcing Lead to drive cost savings through strategic sourcing, market intelligence and an integrated source-to-pay process. You will partner with business lines to align spend strategies with business goals and manage complex negotiations across technology and services.

The role requires 4+ years in contract negotiation, vendor management, and strategic sourcing, with strong analytical skills and executive communication.