Strategic Sourcing Manager

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New York, NY, USA
In-Office
75-80 Hourly
Mid level
HR Tech • Information Technology
The Role
Lead end-to-end strategic sourcing for creative, production, and experiential events: run RFXs, negotiate MSAs/SOWs/rate cards, benchmark costs, manage vendor performance, and implement change management to optimize marketing spend and deliver ROI.
Summary Generated by Built In
Title: Strategic Sourcing Manager
Location: San Francisco, CA 94158 or New York, NY 10007
Duration :5 Months
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Pay Rate : $75-$80/hr

Top Responsibilities
Strategic Sourcing & Category Strategy: Drive spend optimization and category strategies for Creative, Production, and Experiential Events using market intelligence, spend analysis, and data-driven business cases.
Contracting & Agency Management: Lead RFXs and negotiate complex commercial agreements (MSAs, SOWs, rate cards) with creative agencies, venues, staffing, and event logistics vendors.
Cost Benchmarking & Operations: Partner with third-party production cost consultants to review bids, benchmark pricing, and ensure maximum ROI on marketing expenditures.
Stakeholder & Vendor Management: Build cross-functional relationships, manage end-to-end vendor performance against targets, and lead project implementation and change management plans.
Mandatory Requirements
Candidates must at least 4 years of direct, hands-on experience in Creative and Production.
Candidates must be senior enough to execute end-to-end sourcing, negotiate domain-specific contracts (SOWs, MSAs), and manage stakeholder relationships completely independently from day one.
  • Experience analyzing spend, assessing supply markets, and identifying sourcing opportunities.
  • Experience supporting or leading sourcing initiatives, including RFXs and supplier negotiations.
  • Strong analytical skills with the ability to develop and present business cases and cost/benefit analyses.
  • Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to advise stakeholders and influence decisions.
  • Ability to take initiative, operate within prescribed parameters, and implement work with minimal guidance.
  • Experience negotiating with creative, production, or experiential event agencies and vendors.
  • Familiarity with common commercial models (e.g. firm bid vs cost plus, hourly rate cards, retainer structures)

Desired Skills
  • Experience supporting marketing-related categories specifically Creative/Production and Events.
  • Experience with supplier performance management and change management.
  • Strong Excel, data analysis, and presentation skills.
  • Experience working in a matrixed environment with multiple stakeholder groups.
  • Familiarity with industry associations such as the ANA, WFA, AICP, or AICE.
  • Experience with SOW/contract management tools.
  • Exposure to production cost consultancy or bid review processes for creative/production work.

 

Skills Required

  • At least 4 years of direct, hands-on experience in Creative and Production.
  • Ability to execute end-to-end sourcing, negotiate SOWs and MSAs, and manage stakeholder relationships independently from day one.
  • Experience analyzing spend, assessing supply markets, and identifying sourcing opportunities.
  • Experience supporting or leading sourcing initiatives, including RFXs and supplier negotiations.
  • Strong analytical skills; ability to develop and present business cases and cost/benefit analyses.
  • Strong interpersonal and communication skills; ability to advise stakeholders and influence decisions.
  • Ability to take initiative, operate within prescribed parameters, and implement work with minimal guidance.
  • Experience negotiating with creative, production, or experiential event agencies and vendors.
  • Familiarity with common commercial models (firm bid, cost plus, hourly rate cards, retainer structures).
  • Experience supporting marketing-related categories specifically Creative/Production and Events.
  • Experience with supplier performance management and change management.
  • Strong Excel, data analysis, and presentation skills.
  • Experience working in a matrixed environment with multiple stakeholder groups.
  • Familiarity with industry associations such as the ANA, WFA, AICP, or AICE.
  • Experience with SOW/contract management tools.
  • Exposure to production cost consultancy or bid review processes for creative/production work.
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The Company
HQ: Santa Clara, CA
638 Employees
Year Founded: 2009

What We Do

IntelliPro Group Inc. is one of the fastest growing IT services and HR solutions companies in Americas & APAC. We provide comprehensive IT services to help clients with IT Strategic Planning, Implementation, Deployment, IT Support on Artificial Intelligence, Big Data, Cloud Computing, Mobile Application Development, Data Mining and Business Intelligence, Enterprise Data Warehouse, and more. Besides our established IT services, our new business now is quickly extending to one-stop HR Solution Services, including Oversea Branch Setup Consulting, Compensation & Benefits Policy Consulting, Payroll Management Service, Talent Recruiting, and Employer Branding to satisfy our clients’ fast business expansion requirement. We have built our business on our company-wide commitment to continually overdeliver on the high expectations of our clients, employees, and business partners. The secret to our success is that our unified team works harder, faster, smarter, and more collaboratively than anyone else in the talent acquisition business. In addition to the immense talent and proprietary technology, IntelliPro Group is proud to offer continual professional development and extraordinary benefits to both consultants and full-time employees.

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