As the Senior Manager - Indirect Sourcing Operations, you will be responsible for designing, optimizing, and managing the processes, controls, and support capabilities required to scale a best-in-class indirect procurement function. You will serve as the operational foundation for a new Indirect Procurement organization responsible for transforming the management of more than $2B in annual indirect spend. You will partner closely with Procurement Leadership, IT, Finance, and Business Operations to shape the technical capabilities, operational workflows, governance framework, and continuous improvement capabilities needed to support long-term procurement excellence.
Responsibilities:
- Lead the design, implementation, and ongoing optimization of the indirect procurement operating model
- Develop and optimize Procure-to-Pay processes and controls to align with policy and audit requirement
- Partner with IT to design and implement future-state procurement capabilities and system enhancements; serve as the primary business lead for procurement technology initiative involving Oracle Self Service procurement platform
- Drive scalable procurement process standardization, automation, and continuous improvement initiatives across indirect procurement operations
- Develop and maintain procurement performance metrics, dashboards, and reporting capabilities; ensure adherence to procurement policies, controls, and compliance requirements
- Support supplier and internal stakeholder issue resolution; build operational frameworks that enable future organizational growth
- Collaborate closely with the Sourcing Lead to ensure sourcing strategies transition effectively into ongoing operational execution
Qualifications:
- Bachelors Degree - Business, Supply Chain Management, Finance, Operations, Information Systems, or related discipline required; Masters Degree preferred
- Licenses/Certificates/Designations - PMP, Lean Six Sigma, or equivalent certification preferred
- 8 years of experience in Procurement Operations, Procurement Excellence, Supply Chain Operations, Indirect Procurement, or related operational function
- Experience supporting indirect procurement functions within large multisite or complex enterprise organization
- Strong working knowledge of procurement technologies such as Oracle, Ariba, Coupa, or related platforms
- Proven experience leading process transformation, operational improvement, or procurement technology initiatives
- Demonstrated ability to influence and collaborate with stakeholders across Finance, Operations, IT, Procurement, suppliers, and business leadership
- Ability to convert business needs into clear, efficient process flows and operating procedures
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, communication, governance, reporting, and change management skills
- Experience leading procurement transformation programs, procurement governance frameworks, or enterprise Source-to-Pay operating models preferred
- Experience shaping scalable procurement systems, compliance structures, dashboards, and operational frameworks that support enterprise growth preferred
- Ability to travel 0% - 25%
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In addition, Wesco offers a benefits program for eligible employees, which may include paid time off, medical, dental, and vision coverage, and retirement savings plans. Additional details about benefits are available here.
Skills Required
- Bachelor’s degree in Business, Supply Chain Management, Finance, Operations, Information Systems, or a related discipline
- Master’s degree
- PMP, Lean Six Sigma, or equivalent certification
- 8 years of experience in Procurement Operations, Procurement Excellence, Supply Chain Operations, Indirect Procurement, or a related operational function
- Experience supporting indirect procurement functions within a large multisite or complex enterprise organization
- Working knowledge of procurement technologies such as Oracle, Ariba, Coupa, or related platforms
- Experience leading process transformation, operational improvement, or procurement technology initiatives
- Ability to influence and collaborate with Finance, Operations, IT, Procurement, suppliers, and business leadership
- Ability to convert business needs into clear process flows and operating procedures
- Analytical, problem-solving, communication, governance, reporting, and change management skills
- Experience leading procurement transformation programs, governance frameworks, or enterprise Source-to-Pay operating models
- Experience shaping scalable procurement systems, compliance structures, dashboards, and operational frameworks
- Ability to travel 0% to 25%
WESCO International Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about WESCO International and has not been reviewed or approved by WESCO International.
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Retirement Support — Feedback suggests the 401(k) with company match is a relative strong point and is consistently part of the package. Retirement offerings are frequently cited as a solid element within the total rewards.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Feedback suggests PTO policies are favorable, including self‑managed or generous banks in some roles along with paid holidays. Paid parental leave and related time‑off options add to the perceived strength of leave benefits.
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Flexible Benefits — Feedback suggests employees have meaningful choice through medical plan options with HSA/FSA alongside ancillary programs like EAP, discounts, and supplemental coverages. The breadth of selectable add‑ons supports tailoring benefits to individual needs.
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At Wesco, we believe life should run smoothly. As a leading provider of business-to-business distribution, logistics services and supply chain solutions, we create a world that you can depend on. Harnessing 100 years of ingenuity and expertise, we increase profitability, improve productivity and mitigate risk for approximately 150,000 customers worldwide. With nearly 1.5 million products and locations in more than 50 countries, Wesco is your partner in progress. Our company’s greatest asset is our people. From our corporate and field offices to our distribution sites, Wesco employs over 20,000 professionals around the globe. We’re committed to fostering diversity and inclusion across our workforce by embracing the unique perspectives, authenticity, and individuality our team members contribute to the company. Headquartered in Pittsburgh, Wesco is a publicly traded (NYSE: WCC) FORTUNE 500® company with 2022 net sales of $21.4 billion.









