Manager Strategic Sourcing

Briarlake Partners is a strategic sourcing focused recruiting firm. We are working with a Bay Area client looking for multiple Strategic Sourcing Senior Managers to focus on professional services categories like consulting, tax, audit, legal, and others. Our client has an office in Oakland and San Ramon and requires being in the office up to three days a week.

MINIMUM KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES REQUIRED :

• 8 years of strategic sourcing experience with a focus on professional services categories
• Building category strategies
• Contract negotiation and contract management
• Comfort and rigorous process in Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) modeling
• Broad knowledge of risk management practices and principles
• Sound fiscal knowledge base in order to develop clear, concise measurements for agreements that are tied to strategic goals and demonstrate value to the enterprise
• Strong relationship building / relationship management skills
• Ability to effectively lead cross-functional teams
• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft office products, including Excel, PowerPoint, MS Word, etc...
• BA / BS in Business, Finance, Economics, Accounting, or related; MBA or equivalent preferred