Senior Strategic Sourcing Manager, Marketing

The role

You will own the supplier strategy, sourcing operating model, and commercial playbooks for the Marketing category. This includes managing paid media, agencies, creative production, events, and influencer relations.

What you will do

• Own the function-wide Marketing category strategy
• Lead complex sourcing, pitch/RFx processes, and commercial negotiations
• Create formal networks across various marketing and finance teams
• Advise senior stakeholders on supplier strategy and cost drivers
• Build and institutionalize Marketing supplier governance
• Reduce supplier fragmentation and administrative drag

Required qualifications

• 8+ years of strategic sourcing, category management, procurement, agency management, or vendor-management experience
• Deep expertise across multiple Marketing categories
• Subject-matter expert in Marketing sourcing, agency management, supplier strategy, or commercial governance
• Experience negotiating complex Marketing agreements across agencies, paid media, creative production, events, public relations, influencer/talent, and regional marketing
• Understanding of Marketing commercial models including agency retainers, SOWs, media buying, and usage rights
• Ability to use conceptual thinking and data analysis to evaluate supplier situations
• Experience working directly with senior Marketing, Creative, Growth, Brand, Events, Finance, Legal, and regional stakeholders
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience

Nice to have

• Entertainment, streaming, gaming, consumer media, agency, or other IP/content-driven brand experience
• Global or regional campaign experience

Benefits

• Salary plus performance bonus earning potential
• Flexible time off policies
• Medical, dental, vision, STD, LTD, and life insurance
• Health Saving Account HSA program
• Health care and dependent care FSA
• 401(k) plan with employer match
• Employer paid commuter benefit
• Support program for new parents
• Pet insurance

About the company

Crunchyroll delivers the art and culture of anime to a community of over 100 million fans. It is an independently operated joint venture between Sony Pictures Entertainment and Aniplex.