1672 - Manager, Indirect Procurement- Generalist
LogicSourcePittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States · Posted 9 days agoDescription
LogicSource is an innovative leader in sourcing and procurement services, helping companies increase profits through better buying. Operated by a 500-person collective of procurement professionals, we are deeply rooted in data and insight-driven strategic sourcing, category management, operational excellence, and value delivery. Partnering with Fortune 500 companies, we build and nurture strategic relationships while delivering strong execution that drives measurable bottom-line impact and the development of best-in-class procurement capabilities. Learn more about us at www.logicsource.com.
Reasons why you’ll love it here:
- A collaborative, supportive culture where your contributions are valued, and your work makes a meaningful impact.
- A workplace committed to professional growth with paths to development and advancement.
- Dedicated to creating an environment for employee success by providing support for long-term career growth.
- Committed to work-life balance by offering flexible PTO.
- A robust benefits package that includes extensive health, dental, and vision coverage for you and your family. Employer‑funded HRA, a 401(k) match, Healthcare and Dependent Care FSAs, short- and long-term disability coverage, AD&D, life insurance, fertility assistance, and more.
- Supplemental benefits such as unexpected large expenses related to Accidents, Hospitalization, or Critical Care. Along with support for Maternity/Paternity, FMLA, and Military leave.
- Offer behavioral health services within the medical support insurance plan and everyday support tools to help with mental health.
- A business-casual workplace offering a flexible, hybrid work environment with offices in Westport, CT, and Charleston, SC.
Position Summary:
We have an immediate opening for a full-time Manager, Indirect Procurement based in Pittsburgh, PA. You will be a key member of the client services team, helping our clients manage their vendor portfolios in support of their brand strategy and executing RFPs for large-scale sourcing and procurement projects. This position will be generalist covering areas including, but not limited to, Marketing, Corporate Services, IT, and Facilities. You will work directly with our client stakeholders, up to the C-suite. This role reports to the Managing Director, Sourcing & Procurement.
Responsibilities:
- Coordinating sourcing strategies on behalf of clients for indirect categories, including, but not limited to, HR, legal, finance, temp/contingent labor, software, hardware, brand/creative, agency, PR, digital, marketing technology, events, media, production, and marketing analytics & strategy.
- Provide insight and subject matter expertise to clients and internal departments spanning the entire client relationship lifecycle.
- Analyze client spend and procurement processes to identify opportunities to optimize efficiency, process compliance, quality, and cost.
- Liaise, navigate, and leverage LogicSource’s Center of Excellence (shared sourcing team) to drive effective sourcing strategies, optimize procurement processes, and ensure alignment with client goals and objectives.
- Manage and effectively deliver multiple projects on time and with the appropriate results.
- Build, manage, and execute large-scale and multi-client RFPs through our sourcing software.
- Process large amounts of client data to compile market baskets and vendor panels for RFPs.
- Lead discovery sessions and review RFP documents and strategy directly with the client.
- Negotiate the best pricing and service through the application of sourcing methodology.
- Counsel internal and client stakeholders on value engineering to drive cost containment and savings.
- Ensure strategies can be executed in compliance with appropriate policies and procedures.
- Foster vendor ecosystem by maintaining in-depth knowledge of and relationships with the national vendor marketplace in the marketing services categories.
- Advise client teams on vendor performance, strategic alliances, and opportunities to leverage total spend under management.
- Maintain a supplier management structure and process to vet, on-board, monitor, and audit suppliers.
- Support onsite teams in resolving vendor issues as necessary.
- Remain abreast of the latest innovations in marketing and marketing technology and continually feed information to those serving our clients.
- Identify and share technical best practices across various client engagements.
- Providing first-rate customer service to ensure a high level of customer satisfaction, internal and external.
Required Education and Experience:
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience required.
- 5+ years cross-functional or progressive experience in marketing and strategic sourcing, procurement, and supplier management.
- Solid expertise across indirect categories from a sourcing and procurement perspective. Demonstrated success in managing vendors, negotiating, and managing high-value contracts.
- Strong organizational and project management skills to ensure on-time delivery.
- Keen abilityto deliver on client expectations, influencing others or escalating as needed to do so.
- Experience with e-sourcing software in a marketing environment.
- Exposure to or experience working with or as part of corporate Marketing teams at all levels, from creative to the C-Suite, especially within a services industry (e.g., professional consulting, BPO, outsourcing).
- Strong communication skills with the proven ability to interact effectively with vendors, internal, and client stakeholders at all organizational levels.
- Entrepreneurial aptitude with a commitment to client service.
- Detail-oriented with the keen ability to deliver on client expectations, influencing others or escalating as needed to do so.
- Proven ability to build relationships and gain credibility in areas beyond the defined scope of work.
- Analytically adept with the ability to interpret complex data for informed decision-making and to assess results.
Travel: This position requires approximately 10% of travel.
Other Duties: This Position Description is not an exhaustive list of the duties and responsibilities, and the employee is expected to perform other duties as necessary and as assigned. The duties and responsibilities of this position may be modified at any time to meet changing business needs.
NOTE: The listed compensation range reflects the anticipated base pay for this role. Final compensation will be determined based on location, experience, and job-related factors, and may include additional benefits consistent with applicable pay transparency laws.
*LogicSource participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S. Employers can only use E-Verify once you have accepted a job offer and completed the Form I-9. If E-Verify cannot confirm that you are authorized to work, this employer is required to give you written instructions and an opportunity to contact the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) or Social Security Administration (SSA) so you can begin to resolve the issue before the employer can take any action against you, including terminating your employment
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