Strategic Sourcing Manager
Strategic Sourcing Manager
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Accelerate your career. Join the organization thats driving the worlds technology and shape the future.
Ingram Micro is a leading technology company for the global information technology ecosystem. With the ability to reach nearly 90% of the global population we play a vital role in the worldwide IT sales channel bringing products and services from technology manufacturers and cloud providers to business-to-business technology experts. Our market reach diverse solutions and services portfolio and digital platform Ingram Micro Xvantage set us apart. Learn more at
Come join our team where youll make technology happen in surprising ways. Lets shape tomorrow - itll be a fun journey!
Ingram Micro is seeking a highly motivated and strategic Marketing and Professional Services Manager to lead sourcing initiatives across the following areas:
Events
Experiential Marketing
Agency Services
Legal Services
Financial Services
Professional Services
Your role:
In this critical role you will partner with marketing stakeholders agencies and suppliers to drive value negotiate contracts optimize spend and deliver best-in-class solutions that enable impactful brand experiences.
You will be responsible for managing end-to-end sourcing processes developing category strategies and ensuring supplier performance across a wide range of marketing initiatives including live events sponsorships digital campaigns creative services production and media buying.
Strategic Sourcing & Procurement: Lead sourcing initiatives for marketing categories with an emphasis on events experiential marketing creative agencies and media partners.
Category Strategy Development: Build and maintain comprehensive category strategies to drive value innovation and supplier diversity.
Stakeholder Engagement: Act as a trusted advisor to Marketing Communications Events and Brand teams; understand business needs and provide sourcing solutions aligned with goals.
Supplier Management: Identify qualify negotiate and manage strategic suppliers; lead regular performance reviews and relationship management processes.
Contract Negotiation: Structure and negotiate Master Service Agreements (MSAs) Statements of Work (SOWs) and pricing models to achieve optimal terms.
Cost Optimization: Identify cost-saving opportunities value adds and efficiency improvements while maintaining service quality.
Risk Management: Ensure all sourcing activities comply with corporate policies and mitigate legal financial and reputational risks.
Market Intelligence: Stay current on market trends innovations agency landscape changes and emerging experiential marketing best practices.
Data & Analytics: Track and report on spend savings supplier performance and category metrics to leadership.
What you bring to the role:
Bachelors degree in business marketing supply chain management or a related field. MBA or relevant certification (e.g. CPSM) a plus.
8 years of sourcing procurement or vendor management experience with a strong focus on marketing services especially events and agency spend.
Proven experience leading sourcing projects for events experiential activations creative media buying PR and digital agencies.
Strong contract negotiation skills including SOW development SLA negotiation and pricing structures.
Deep understanding of agency fee models production costs event budgets and performance-based compensation structures.
Excellent relationship management skills with a track record of partnering successfully with marketing and commercial teams.
Analytical mindset with experience in data-driven decision making and supplier performance management.
Ability to operate with a high degree of autonomy and navigate a fast-paced dynamic environment.
Experience with e-sourcing tools contract management systems and procurement technology (e.g. SAP Ariba Coupa SpendHQ) preferred.
Strong communication presentation and executive influencing skills.
Preferred Attributes:
Familiarity with global sourcing and supplier markets.
Experience managing agency consolidations competitive RFPs and supplier rationalization programs.
Background in highly regulated or matrixed organizations (e.g. healthcare media and entertainment technology sectors).
Passion for marketing and understanding of creative processes and event production timelines.
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The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $110600.00 - $188100.00 per year.The ranges above reflect the potential annual base pay across the U.S. for all roles; the applicable base pay range will depend on the candidates primary work location pay grade and variable compensation plan. Individual base pay within each range depends on various factors in addition to primary work location such as complexity and responsibility of role job duties/requirements and relevant experience and skills. Base pay ranges are reviewed and typically updated each year. Offers are made within the base pay range applicable at the time of hire. New hires starting base pay generally falls in the bottom half (between the minimum and midpoint) of a pay range.
At Ingram Micro certain roles are eligible for additional rewards including merit increases annual bonus or sales incentives and long-term incentives. These awards are allocated based on position level and individual performance. U.S.-based employees have access to healthcare benefits paid time off parental leave a 401(k) plan and company match short-term and long-term disability coverage basic life insurance and wellbeing benefits among others.
This is not a complete listing of the job duties. Its a representation of the things you will be doing and you may not perform all these duties.
Please be prepared to pass a drug test and successfully pass a pre-employment (post offer) background check.
Ingram Micro Inc. is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion gender gender identity or expression sexual orientation national origin genetics disability age veteran status or any other protected category under applicable law.
Required Experience:
Manager
Employment Type
Full-Time
