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Senior Manager, Strategic Sourcing
Location
Colombia
Posted
46 days ago
Salary
0
Seniority
Senior
Job Description
Senior Manager, Strategic Sourcing
Coupa Software
• Develop and execute multi-year category strategies for assigned indirect spend areas, ensuring alignment with overall business objectives and financial targets. • Lead the end-to-end strategic sourcing process, including market analysis, RFx (RFI, RFP, RFQ) development and execution, complex negotiations, and contract management. • Utilize spend analytics and market intelligence to identify and pursue cost savings opportunities, reporting on savings targets with a total cost of ownership (TCO) perspective. • Champion the use of Coupa’s own BSM platform to drive efficiency, visibility, and compliance within your categories. • Lead, mentor, and manage a team of 2 procurement specialists or category analysts. • Provide regular performance feedback through coaching and formal reviews, and support their career development plans. • Foster a culture of high performance, collaboration, accountability, and continuous improvement. • Act as an escalation point for your team, providing guidance on complex negotiations and stakeholder challenges. • Develop and manage strategic relationships with key suppliers to ensure they meet and exceed performance expectations. • Conduct regular business reviews with strategic partners to drive continuous improvement, innovation, and value creation. • Negotiate and manage contracts, ensuring favorable commercial and legal terms are in place to mitigate risk. • Build and maintain strong, trusted relationships with key internal stakeholders across various departments (e.g., Marketing, IT, HR, Finance).
Job Requirements
- A minimum of 7+ years of progressive experience in strategic sourcing and category management, preferably within indirect procurement categories.
- At least 1-2 years of formal or informal people leadership, mentorship, or team lead experience.
- Proven track record of delivering significant cost savings ($) and value beyond savings (e.g., risk mitigation, improved service levels).
- Exceptional negotiation skills with demonstrated experience managing complex, high-value contracts.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to analyze complex data sets (spend data, market research) to form actionable insights.
- Excellent organization, communication, and interpersonal skills, with the ability to influence and align stakeholders at all levels of the organization.
- Direct experience using the Coupa platform is a significant plus.
- Experience managing global categories in a fast-paced, high-growth technology or software company.
- Demonstrated ability to thrive in a dynamic environment and manage multiple projects simultaneously.
Benefits
- Health insurance
- Professional development opportunities
- Flexible work arrangements
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