Description:
Reporting to the Senior Director, 3PL Category Management, the Sourcing Manager II - Road Freight serves as the primary contact for suppliers within the assigned category portfolio, particularly Road Freight and 3PL category. This role requires strong experience in sourcing and negotiating contracts to address business requirements effectively, ensuring optimal value is delivered. The Sourcing Manager II works closely with business stakeholders to execute contract requests, resolve challenges, and escalate complex issues to Category Management leadership when necessary.
Responsibilities
- Manages the full contracting process, utilizing relevant templates for initial development, and guide through negotiations, execution, and ongoing oversight
- Partners with Category Managers on selected contracts to oversee the full sourcing lifecycle, ensuring strategic alignment with broader organizational goals
- Facilitates comprehensive contract management, encompassing initial drafting, negotiation, approval, and amendment processes to ensure effective and compliant agreements
- Leverages standardized contractual language and templates to ensure consistency, clarity, and legal compliance across all agreements.
- Collaborates with legal teams to create a comprehensive contract playbook that reflects best practices and minimizes organizational risk
- Defines, implements, and tracks KPIs for contracts to evaluate supplier performance and contract efficacy.
- Utilizes KPI outcomes to inform strategic decision-making and continuous improvement initiatives within sourcing management
- Leads contract negotiations, employing strategic acumen to secure favorable terms that align with organizational objectives
- Facilitates negotiation processes that balance cost-effectiveness with quality and service delivery standards
- Efficiently manages the amendment process for contracts, ensuring changes are documented accurately and ratified in a timely manner
- Identifies and address instances of contractual non-compliance, taking corrective measures to rectify issues and prevent recurrence
- Continuously monitors the performance of active contracts, ensuring adherence to agreed-upon metrics and deliverables
- Regularly reviews contracts to ensure they remain aligned with changing business needs, market conditions, and regulatory requirements
- Provides support to Category Managers by managing select contracts across the entire sourcing lifecycle, including strategy development, bidding, supplier evaluation, and contract execution.
Education And Work Experience
Relatable experience within internal corporate function support, including knowledge of procurement policy support. Educational requirements include a bachelor’s degree in business administration, finance, or supply chain. Minimum of five (5) years of experience in a sourcing organization, supporting internal business stakeholders. Preferably logistics and/or transportation categories.
Skills And Knowledge
- Strong business planning, analytical and conceptual skills to evaluate business problems and identify and apply appropriate solutions
- Experience with business intelligence tools, capabilities, and best practices. Experience using SAP Ariba and/or Icertis a plus.
- Ability to effectively manage and participate in cross-functional problem-solving teams
- Strong project management skills
- Ability to manage a variety of tasks simultaneously
- Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing, as well as strong presentation skills
- Excellent judgment and decision-making skills
- Strong interpersonal skills
- Strong organizational skills; attention to detail
- Knowledge of Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, and advanced proficiency in Excel