Sourcing and Procurement Manager [Marketing Category]

Title: Sourcing and Procurement Manager

Location: Palo Alto, CA [Office Visit will be required 2 - 3 times in a month]

Responsibilities

• Support Client teams with sourcing suppliers/ RFQ and purchasing process.
• Conduct detailed sourcing spend assessment of POs, invoices, and budgets.
• Provide benchmarking across suppliers and services.
• Prepare contract negotiations materials and playbook.
• Manage and track SLAs with key suppliers.
• Follow-up with Direct suppliers on pricing updates.
• Track contract renewals and PO balance.
• Manage Buy/Sale process.
• Conduct market research and assessment of solutions relevant to Client.
• Support with NDA follow-ups and execution

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Essential Hiring Skills

• Sourcing & Category awareness
• Supplier Relations Mgmt.
• Purchasing Transactions
• Data admin
• Exposure to latest Procurement platforms as End-user

Education

• Bachelor's degree

Overall experience

• 4 years - 15 years