Technology Sourcing Manager

Jobtailor; Kansas; On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor is seeking a senior technology sourcing leader to deploy AI agents across the full sourcing lifecycle and own multi-year category strategies for assigned technology spend.

You will lead high-stakes negotiations against incumbent suppliers and partner deeply with Technology, Finance, Legal, Cyber, Privacy, and Product teams to drive defensible should-cost models using AI-assisted research.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree plus 5 years of related work experience OR Advanced degree with 3 years of related experience.
• Acceptable areas of study include Business, Finance, Technology or Engineering.
• 4-7 years experience in a technology sourcing, engineering, or similar role.
• 4-7 years experience managing Business Requirements, Project Plans, Project Schedules, and associated project materials in a mid-to-large size company.

Responsibilities

• Deploy and orchestrate AI agents across the full sourcing lifecycle.
• Own multi-year category strategies for assigned technology spend.
• Lead high-stakes negotiations against incumbent suppliers, internal stakeholders.
• Partner deeply with Technology, Finance, Legal, Cyber, Privacy, and Product teams.
• Build defensible should-cost models using AI-assisted research and data.

Skills

AI proficiency

Project management

Category management

Executive communication

Strategic sourcing

Contract negotiation

Education

Bachelor's degree or advanced degree

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Responsibilities

• Deploy and orchestrate AI agents across the full sourcing lifecycle
• Own multi-year category strategies for assigned technology spend
• Lead high-stakes negotiations against incumbent suppliers, internal stakeholders
• Partner deeply with Technology, Finance, Legal, Cyber, Privacy, and Product teams
• Build defensible should‑cost models using AI‑assisted research and data

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree plus 5 years of related work experience OR Advanced degree with 3 years of related experience
• Acceptable areas of study include Business, Finance, Technology or Engineering
• 4-7 years experience in a technology sourcing, engineering, or similar role
• 4-7 years experience managing Business Requirements, Project Plans, Project Schedules, and associated project materials in a mid‑to‑large size company
• AI Proficiency – use enterprise AI (ChatGPT Enterprise, Claude, Copilot, internal LLM platforms) as your daily operating system
• Project Management
• Category Management
• Microsoft Office
• RFP/RFI Development
• Contract Negotiation
• Executive Communication
• Strategic Sourcing