Strategic Sourcing Senior Manager

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Job Description General Summary: The Strategic Sourcing Senior Manager will lead Category Management activities including development and execution of Sourcing Strategies, often in complex spend areas, as well as RFx development, competitive bid analysis, contract development and negotiation planning, and strategic supplier on-going management for specific spend category(ies). This role will leverage market research to obtain benchmarking data, as necessary, to support Category management and the development of strategic sourcing strategies and initiatives. He/she will interface closely with Business Partners to understand business priorities and needs, and in turn, define specific initiatives to support the business. This role will also support the optimization of internal sourcing processes, workflows and interfaces in effort to reduce time of delivery and costs in support corporate objectives and industry best practices. Key Duties and Responsibilities: - Leads Category Management for specific complex category areas including the development of sourcing strategies, management of strategic supplier relationship and performance management, in addition to tactical RFx activities. -...