Senior Strategic Sourcing Manager

The role

The Senior Strategic Sourcing Manager will lead category management across indirect spend areas including HR, Marketing, Facilities, Finance, Travel, Contingent Workforce, and Operations. You will drive sourcing strategies, lead supplier negotiations, and manage the contract lifecycle while working with senior stakeholders.

What you will do

• Lead the development and execution of category strategies across indirect spend areas.
• Own sourcing initiatives end-to-end including competitive bids and negotiating terms.
• Coordinate the contract review process across Legal, Privacy, InfoSec, AI Council, and Finance.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with senior internal stakeholders.
• Use data analytics and AI-driven tools to identify savings and track supplier performance.
• Manage supplier relationships and address risks.
• Maintain market intelligence on suppliers, pricing trends, and emerging technologies.
• Lead or contribute to company-wide programs such as vendor management or procurement policy rollouts.

Required qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business administration, management, or a related field
• Minimum 10 years of relevant work experience in strategic sourcing or procurement activities
• Hands-on experience with Procure-to-Pay (P2P) systems (e.g., Coupa, Asana, SAP Ariba, Oracle, Jaggaer)
• Demonstrated experience leading sourcing initiatives across indirect categories such as HR, Marketing, Facilities, Finance, or Operations
• Strong knowledge of procurement and sourcing principles, contract types (MSA, SaaS, Licensing), and the ability to conduct financial analysis
• Prior exposure to software industry is a mandatory requirement
• Comfort using generative AI tools (such as MS Copilot or Claude) in day to day work
• Ability to use data and IA driven insights to identify sourcing opportunities, track supplier performance and improve procurement outcomes
• Openness to adopting

Nice to have

• Experience with Coupa, Asana, and other P2P systems

About the company

Precisely is a global leader in data quality, data enrichment, and location intelligence. It is an AI-first organization that helps brands make decisions with reliable data.