Partner across IT and the business to manage strategic sourcing and vendor engagements throughout the contract lifecycle, including NDA, MSA, SOW, RFP/RFI, renewals, negotiations, pricing analysis, supplier documentation, and purchase order activities. This role serves as a key point of contact between vendors and internal stakeholders, coordinating with Legal, Information Security, Finance, Privacy, Risk Management, and business owners to validate funding, review commercial and contractual requirements, and ensure appropriate approvals are completed. The Sr Strategic Sourcing Analyst will support and engage with executive-level stakeholders by preparing concise sourcing recommendations, vendor comparisons, commercial analyses, and decision-ready materials for key vendor and sourcing initiatives. The role requires hands-on experience with Oracle for purchase order issuance and related purchasing activities, including identifying discrepancies among purchase orders, quotes, invoices, and contracts. This position also supports process improvement, documentation, reporting, and the effective use of automation and tools while helping manage vendor relationships and the complete contract lifecycle from start to finish.
ResponsibilitiesLead and track vendor renewals and contract expirations to ensure SOWs, software agreements, and other required engagements are completed before operational impact.
Lead commercial negotiations across multiple agreements, including pricing, discounts, rate increases, payment terms, and other business provisions.
Review SOWs, order forms, MSAs, amendments, quotes, rate cards, and renewal proposals for business and commercial considerations.
Coordinate multiple RFP/RFQ/RFI activities across IT and lines of business, serving as a primary point of contact for vendor engagements and evaluations.
Perform comparative analysis of supplier proposals, multi-year versus annual purchasing options, total contract value, and cost-reduction opportunities.
Develop sourcing and negotiation strategies using historical pricing, vendor proposals, spend information, and available market comparisons.
Coordinate Legal, Information Security, Finance, Privacy, Risk Management, and business-owner reviews and route agreements in Docusign for contract execution.
Partner with executive-level stakeholders on strategic vendor decisions and prepare executive-ready comparisons, sourcing summaries, recommendations, and decision materials.
Use Oracle for purchase order issuance and related purchasing activities, ensuring purchase order details align with approved quotes, contracts, invoices, and funding.
Identify and help resolve discrepancies between invoices, quotes, purchase orders, and contractual terms.
Maintain accurate vendor, contract, renewal, pricing, and sourcing records and track vendor deliverables and contractual obligations.
Evaluate vendor consolidation, cost optimization, and other strategic sourcing opportunities across assigned categories.
Ability to manage multiple concurrent engagements, think strategically, prioritize workload, and operate with minimal direction.
Other reasonable duties as assigned by leadership.
- Join a collaborative environment where your work supports meaningful business and technology initiatives.
- Gain exposure to strategic sourcing, vendor negotiations, contracting, and cross-functional decision-making.
- Partner with stakeholders across IT, Finance, Legal, Security, Privacy, Risk, and the business.
- Work on diverse vendor relationships and sourcing initiatives with visibility across the organization.
- Help improve processes, introduce automation, and shape how Vendor Management supports the business.
To fulfill this role successfully, you must possess the following minimum qualifications and experience:
5-8 years of related experience in strategic sourcing, vendor management, procurement, contract coordination, or a related corporate environment.
Demonstrated experience supporting vendor negotiations, sourcing events, renewals, pricing analysis, and contract lifecycle activities.
Experience using Oracle for purchase order issuance and related purchasing activities.
Ability to communicate effectively with executive-level stakeholders and translate sourcing and commercial information into concise recommendations.
Proficient in Excel and Microsoft Office Suite.
Strong verbal and written communication, organizational, analytical, and numerical skills.
Ability to manage multiple priorities and maintain accuracy with limited supervision.
High school/GED
Experience sourcing software, technology, professional services, or similar complex categories.
Experience reviewing SOWs, order forms, MSAs, amendments, and supplier proposals from a business and commercial perspective.
Experience preparing executive-ready supplier comparisons, spend analyses, dashboards, and sourcing recommendations.
Bachelor’s degree.
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