Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. The College Board is a nonprofit organization dedicated to expanding educational opportunities. They are seeking a Senior Manager, Strategic Sourcing for Marketing and Professional Services to lead procurement initiatives, manage supplier relationships, and develop sourcing strategies that align with organizational goals.
Responsibilities
- Lead the development and execution of sourcing strategies to optimize spend, reduce risk, and enhance value in alignment with organizational objectives
- Identify, evaluate, and make recommendations on selection of suppliers and Marketing & Professional Services related products and services
- Understand the current supplier landscape and identify opportunities to consolidate demand and drive cost savings while maintaining service quality
- Proactively update sourcing strategies based on market analysis and risk assessment, aligning with organizational goals and industry trends
- Lead supplier selection, performance management, and relationship development in partnership with internal stakeholders
- Lead negotiations of commercial terms, service-level agreements (SLAs), and licensing models to achieve favorable cost, risk, and performance outcomes
- Partner with Legal, GRC and Information Security teams to ensure all security and business term requirements are included in contracts
- Manage ongoing supplier relationships, performance reviews, and escalation processes
- Gather and analyze spend data to benchmark and identify opportunities for savings and efficiency
- Create category specific cost models, including TCO analyses, to support data driven sourcing recommendations and track impact against organizational goals and metrics
- Adopt and leverage existing Procurement tools and platforms, as well as enterprise AI tools, to deliver value driven insights and recommendations
- Proactively engage with stakeholders to understand their goals and planned initiatives, translating insights into category sourcing strategies that anticipate needs, align with enterprise objectives, and deliver strategic value
- Serve as a trusted advisor to business units on category related procurement and sourcing matters, delivering market insights, improving supplier performance, and ensuring contract and policy compliance
Skills
- Bachelor's degree required
- 7+ years of experience in strategic sourcing, procurement, or supplier management, with at least 4 years focused on Marketing & Professional Services category (e.g. Advertising & Media Buying, Creative & Content Services, Print & Production Services, Consulting Services, Legal & Advisory Services sourcing)
- Demonstrated experience negotiating high-value, complex technology contracts
- Familiarity with ERP systems, supplier management systems, and contract lifecycle management tools
- Strong knowledge of Marketing & Professional Services sourcing categories (e.g. Advertising & Media Buying, Creative & Content Services, Print & Production Services, Consulting Services, Legal & Advisory Services) including suppliers, market trends, and regulatory landscape
- Strong analytical, financial, and strategic problem-solving skills, including ability to deliver data-based insights to support strategic recommendations
- Excellent communication and presentation abilities, with experience influencing senior stakeholders
- Demonstrated ability to build and maintain collaborative relationships across diverse teams
- High level of integrity, initiative, curiosity, and organization
- Comfort with fast-paced, cross-functional mission-driven environments
- A passion for expanding educational and career opportunities and mission-driven work
- Authorization to work in the United States for any employer
- Curiosity and enthusiasm for emerging technologies, with a willingness to experiment with and adopt new AI-driven solutions and a comfort learning and applying new digital tools independently and proactively
- Clear and concise communication skills, written and verbal
- A learner's mindset and a commitment to growth: welcoming diverse perspectives, giving and receiving timely, respectful feedback, and continuously improving through iterative learning and user input
- A drive for impact and excellence: solving complex problems, making data-informed decisions, prioritizing what matters most, and continuously improving through learning, user input, and external benchmarking
- A collaborative and empathetic approach: working across differences, fostering trust, and contributing to a culture of shared success
- CPSM, PMP, Lean/Six Sigma, or ISM certification preferred
Company Overview
College Board is a not-for-profit organization that clears a path for all students to own their future through the Advanced Placement Program, the SAT, Official SAT Practice on Khan Academy, BigFuture, and more. It was founded in 1899, and is headquartered in New York, New York, USA, with a workforce of 1001-5000 employees. Its website is http://www.collegeboard.org.