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Sourcing Manager - Legal Contracts

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  • Full Time
  • $96,000 - $130,000/year
  • Saint Ann, MO
March 5, 2025

Job Description

Purpose

Develops overall strategy for categories within their area of responsibility.  The Sourcing Manager will utilize leading practices to obtain the best value for goods and services.

Responsibilities

  • Delivers supplier sourcing strategies to support business priorities and ensures clear service specifications
  • Explores and evaluates current and new supplier options
  • Develops and implements strategies that drive year-over-year cost and program improvements for assigned spend categories
  • Develops and implements category sourcing strategies in partnership with the business to ensure implementation and execution of project ideas
  • Manages effective and efficient Sourcing (RFx) events for responsible categories
  • Develops negotiation strategies that achieve stated goals and objectives securing advantageous pricing, terms and conditions
  • Manages supplier development/relationships to ensure continuity of goods and services that meet the quality, service and price performance standards of the company
  • Works with internal stakeholders to monitor contract compliance
  • Recognized leader in Procurement that mentors other growing Procurement professionals as the department grows
  • Finalizes purchase details of orders and deliveries
  • Tracks and reports key functional metrics to reduce expenses, improve impact, and drive stakeholder engagement
  • Monitors and responds to alterations in the comparative negotiating ability of suppliers and clients
  • Monitors and manages unfavorable events through analysis of data and prepare contingency strategies

About You

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Management, or related field required
  • 3-5 years of experience and demonstrated capability as a Sourcing/Category Manager or successful track record in procurement
  • Ability to work in a cross-functional team environment and collaborate across different organizational levels, functions, and geographies to realize procurement goals while driving organizational initiatives
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills
  • Proven experience in creating and presenting presentations to management
  • Possess high degree of initiative, creative, innovative, proactive skills and abilities
  • Strong interpersonal skills to develop and maintain effective business relationships at all levels of the company and with vendors
  • Strong project management, leadership, and supervisory skills
  • High level of analytical and financial skills
  • Understanding of equipment and services cost structures
  • Experience in negotiating contracts
  • Computer proficiency and knowledge of Microsoft Office

Physical Requirements

  • Ability to travel up to 10% of the time, which may include weekends and evenings, as needed
  • Most work is performed in a temperature-controlled environment
  • Incumbent may sit for long periods of time at a desk or computer terminal
  • Incumbent may use calculators, keyboards, telephone and other office equipment during a normal workday
  • Stooping, bending, twisting and reaching may be required in completion of job duties

Our Values 

Ability to demonstrate, understand and apply our workplace values. 

  • Simplicity (operate) – the drive to identify root cause and innovate to remove complexity to deliver the best outcome 

  • Heart (emotion) – the passion that drives you to get up every day and work hard to strive for excellence 

  • Performance Excellence (mindset) – clearly defining high expectations, driving ownership of key roles and responsibilities, executing with integrity and emphasis while creating a culture of accountability 

  • Respect (philosophy)taking pride in being inclusive and treating everyone who comes through the doors with respect  
     
     The above statements are intended to describe the general nature of the work performed by the employees assigned to this job. All employees must comply with Company policy and applicable laws. The responsibilities, duties and skills required of personnel so classified may vary within each department and /or location.

Other details
  • Job Family SC Managers
  • Pay Type Salary
  • Employment Indicator Hybrid
  • Min Hiring Rate $96,000.00
  • Max Hiring Rate $130,000.00

Salary
  • $96,000 - $130,000/year


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