Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Shutterfly is a company that helps customers create products and capture moments that reflect their unique selves. They are seeking a strategic Sr. Sourcing Manager to drive high-impact strategies for stakeholders in various marketing domains, focusing on contract negotiations and stakeholder consensus.
Responsibilities
- Own category strategy and contract negotiations across several categories of spend: Media, Agency, Print & Print Services, Events, Content Production, Marketing Professional Services, and Marketing Analytics
- Design data-driven sourcing strategies that effectively address stakeholder objectives while balancing cost, speed, quality, and innovation
- Lead supplier evaluations, negotiations, and contract management (end to end) to ensure best-in-class procurement practices
- Negotiate complex, global agreements focused on total value, negotiated savings (budgetary and avoidance), and market-reasonable terms
- Use analytics and automation to enhance visibility and decision speed
- Prepare RFQs, RFPs, bid documents, analyze and evaluate proposals, and administer the evaluation process
- Counsel stakeholders on value engineering to drive cost containment and savings
- Serve as trusted commercial advisor to senior leaders across Marketing, Merchandising, Digital/Print Advertising, and Marketing Analytics
- Align sourcing strategies to enterprise goals for growth and margin
- Develop organizational and team member capabilities, particularly in category management and strategic sourcing processes
- Troubleshoot and resolve process issues impacting internal stakeholders
- Manage and optimize strategic supplier relationships to drive innovation and accountability
- Lead a high-performing team recognized for innovation and commercial excellence
- Continuously expand your expertise of the vendor ecosystem by maintaining in-depth knowledge of the national vendor marketplace in the marketing categories
- Other duties as necessary and assigned
Skills
- Bachelor's Degree required
- 8+ years of progressive strategic sourcing or commercial leadership experience leading Media, Agency, Events, Content Production, Marketing Professional Services, Marketing Analytics
- 3+ years of team leadership experience
- Strong negotiation experience (Master Agreements, Statements of Work, Change Orders, etc.) and demonstrated ability to work with suppliers
- Success in large-scale enterprise initiatives and demonstrated expertise in strategic sourcing at a global scale and within a fast paced, and dynamic organization is required
- Outstanding ability to collaborate with business partners and teams in defining and implementing category strategies at scale
- Solid leadership skills and demonstrated ability to recruit, mentor, develop and retain outstanding strategic sourcing teams
- Strong financial acumen and complex negotiation experience
- Excellent executive communication and stakeholder influencing skills
- MBA or JD preferred
Benefits
- This position may be eligible for a bonus incentive, health benefits, a 401K program, and other employee perks.
- This opportunity can be remote, but candidates must reside in a state in which Shutterfly is registered to do business.
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