Strategic Sourcing & Category Manager

Bill Rate: $60-$65 (Flexible: NO)
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MSP Owner: Patrice Patrick
Location: Atlanta, GA 30339 (100% Remote - No location constraints, positions are remote (Within USA)
Duration: 3 months
GBaMS ReqID: 10901679

Expected BA Start Date: 8/15/26
Location (full US Client reporting address with zip code required) RCVD: YES
TCS reporting manager Name & details RCVD: YES

Skills: SCM - Strategic Sourcing and Category Management
Experience Required: 8-10

Strategic Sourcing / Category Manager
Seeking an experienced Strategic Sourcing & Category Manager

In this role, you will be responsible for managing materials procurement life cycle including supplier selection, negotiation of contracts, purchase order management, capacity scale-up, and supplier performance. The successful candidate will be responsible for optimizing and scaling planning and purchasing processes for new product introduction and managing critical outsourcing activities. You must be able to think strategically, manage relationships with suppliers and internal stakeholders, and deliver results in a timely and cost-effective manner. The ideal candidate will have an engineering background to work in co-development manner with Engineering, Manufacturing, quality and vendors.
You are responsible for managing the development and implementation of procurement sourcing strategies end to end which will include: supplier management, due diligence and selection, managing cost of operations within a defined category of the supply chain; establishing standard costs; developing and executing cost reduction strategies; analyzing market indices and negotiating pricing based on relevant cost drivers; forecasting cost impacts; managing and leading all commercial negotiations with suppliers; should cost modeling and problem solving supply issues and recommending actions. Manages and fosters relationships with cross-functional departments to ensure collaborative, actionable interactions.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:
Develop, implement, and manage procurement strategies, tools, and plans that align with the company's goals and objectives, while maintaining sustained supply in a highly dynamic environment
Direct activities of all functions involved in planning and purchasing of materials and capital equipment; partner with internal teams on inventory management of acquired elements.
Manage the ECO / MCO change Order, together with product life cycle and engineering; ensure process is articulated effectively for vendors and become integrated with Engineering and Manufacturing in a co-development environment setting.
Experience and knowledge of assisting with a large matrix of sourcing and category management initiatives within the mechanical and electrical and electronics domain at a global level, prioritizing tasks efficiently, and communicating complex matters to all levels of the business effectively.
Develop & execute strategic agreements (NDA/JDA/MSA) alongside legal counsel that support business initiatives and expectations taking into account fixed and variable costs, lead-times, schedules, manufacturing capacities, and IP protection.
Source, develop, qualify and maintain vendor relationships and associated negotiated agreements in collaboration with the technical teams and in compliance with policies and controls, ensuring timely delivery of quality goods and services. Use best practices such as careful requirements definition to develop and execute comprehensive RFPs, RFIs
Oversees the input, management, and update of master data into SAP/Jaggaer supplier master data for new product launch platforms.
Reporting & analysis skills, with high degree of aptitude in MS Suite
Strong negotiation skills with ability to reduce costs with sole and single source suppliers, both as the leader of a cross-functional negotiation team or independently
Strategize the purchase order process and ensure proper tracking and documentation of all procurement activities including monitoring core procurement systems
Manage and develop best practice sourcing strategies within the global supplier landscape to include new suppliers as well as evaluation of current supply base to support new product business line.