Strategic Sourcing Manager
Xsolla
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Remote
Location: North Carolina • United States
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Salary
💰 $120,000 - $160,000 per year
About the role
- Lead end-to-end procurement projects, including sourcing initiatives, contract renewals, supplier consolidation, and process improvement programs.
- Ensure procurement activities align with organizational goals, budget parameters, and compliance requirements.
- Audit procurement workflows and proactively identify and manage inefficiencies, risks, dependencies, bottlenecks and blockers; propose and develop solutions alongside business partners.
- Own and manage end-to-end sourcing events including RFIs, RFPs, and RFQs across a range of spend categories, ensuring competitive and compliant processes.
- Develop and maintain category plans that reflect business priorities, risk appetite, and value creation opportunities.
- Lead supplier evaluation and selection processes, including the development of scoring frameworks, business case preparation, and recommendation presentations to senior stakeholders.
- Support and coordinate contract negotiations ensuring favorable commercial terms and risk mitigation.
- Communicate sourcing strategies, project status, and outcomes clearly and confidently to stakeholders at all levels.
- Support the development, documentation, and continuous improvement of procurement policies, procedures, frameworks and tooling.
- Contribute to the buildout of sourcing templates, playbooks, and best practice documentation to drive consistently and scalability across the function.
Requirements
- Proven experience in a procurement, vendor management, or supply chain PM role.
- Strong project management skills with the ability to manage multiple workstreams simultaneously.
- Demonstrated experience running competitive sourcing events (RFx) and managing supplier selection processes.
- Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills with the confidence to engage at all levels including senior leadership.
- Highly organized with exceptional attention to detail and a proactive, solutions-focused mindset.
- Comfortable operating in both a strategic planning capacity and operational role.
- Proficiency in project management tools (e.g. Jira, Asana, Monday.com or similar).
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
Benefits
- 100% company-paid medical, dental, and vision plans
- Unlimited Flexible Time Off
- Personalized career roadmap for each employee
- Professional development through training and educational opportunities
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
procurementvendor managementsupply chain managementsourcing initiativescontract negotiationsupplier evaluationRFIsRFPsRFQsprocess improvement
Soft Skills
project managementstakeholder managementcommunicationattention to detailproactive mindsetorganizational skillssolutions-focusedstrategic planningoperational roleconfidence