Responsible for leading sourcing activities including, category baselining, profiling, preparation, execution and analysis of sourcing events. Provides resolution to a diverse range of projects in the Marketing Category (various complexity). Drives procurement savings, compliance and risk management improvements. Serve as liaison/mentor for all Category Specialist.

• Provide expertise in developing category strategies for Marketing, Marketing Technology, Advertising, Print, Analytics and Customer Packaging that support our goals and conduct ongoing reviews to inform future opportunities

• Own Marketing Services category inclusive of agencies, print, retail, and promotional goods - $100M in annual spend and be able to deliver YoY value back to the business

• Establish Master Service Agreements with Meetings & Events preferred suppliers while owning the procurement relationship and developing the strategic approach for the M&E category

• Assist with transient travel activities inclusive of annual hotel RFP

• Lead sourcing events along with a team that consists of Business Partners, Category Leads, Contract & Sourcing Specialist; create business case recommendations and partner with the functional business leaders to make final decisions on suppliers, includes meeting scheduling and communication of projects progress.

• Deliver exceptional Customer Experience

• Independently project manage Sourcing engagements (engage with customer & supplier) using sound judgement to accomplish the objectives

• End-to-end ownership of various complexity projects (from Intake to Savings Validated)

• Build, grow BU / Intro-team partnerships

• Educate, support, drive compliance for Sourcing & Procurement policies

• Engage and partner with RFx support team to provide RFx management and execution including but not limited to bid template development as required

• Supplier negotiations

• Input project status within Salesforce and routing of final agreements vis DocuSign

• Serves as a resource for team members with less experience

• Drive forecasting excellence through continuous 18-month forecasting of all projects vis our Salesforce workflow solution and ensure all entries are compliant

Minimum Requirements

• 7+ years of corporate business experience

• 5+ years of strategic sourcing and category management expertise

• 3+ years of experience in technology and professional services categories

• Direct experience negotiating complex Agreements in Marketing Technology, Marketing, Advertising, Print, or Customer Packaging categories

Additional Knowledge & Skills

• Problem solving and creative thinking

• Excellent comprehension and ability to understand complex contracts

• Strong written and oral communication

• Experience drafting agreements and creating SLA's / performance guarantees

• Presentationexperience with large audiences and executive leaders

• Skilled in Microsoft Word, PowerPoint and Excel

• Able to work across cultures effectively, valuing diversity within a virtual team

• Understanding of procurement productivity tracking for savings, forecasting, and supplier diversity