Procurement

• Manage various types of IT contracts including software, hardware, and managed services
• Own end-to-end procurement activities including sourcing strategy development and proposal analysis
• Negotiate Terms & Conditions and execute purchase orders
• Partner with peers and senior leaders to shape strategic sourcing and contract management initiatives
• Evaluate supplier capabilities and performance to support Boeing innovation

Associate Sourcing and Contracting Specialist

• Manage various types of IT contracts including software, hardware, and managed services
• Own end-to-end procurement activities including early engagement with stakeholders, sourcing strategy development, RFP authoring, proposal analysis, Terms & Conditions negotiation, and purchase order execution
• Assists with developing integrated supplier and category strategies
• Negotiates pricing and contract terms and conditions
• Prepares and executes negotiated contractual documents and binding agreements
• Evaluates supplier capabilities and performance to support Boeing innovation of products and services
• Initiates and executes supplier improvement activities and integrates results into contracting strategies
• Recommends and implements supply chain process improvements
• Builds and maintains relationships across the enterprise and within the supply base

• The Procurement Specialist is responsible for managing the enterprise Purchasing Card (P-Card) Program and executing procurement activities for moderate to high complexity goods and services.
• This role supports business units across the organization, with a primary focus on IT-related purchases, while ensuring strong supplier management, data integrity, and compliance with procurement policies.
• This position requires the ability to translate business requirements into sourcing solutions, negotiate pricing, mitigate risk, and deliver the best value.
• The role combines transactional procurement execution with analytical problem solving, supplier coordination, and cross-functional collaboration.
• The Procurement Specialist operates with moderate independence, exercises judgment within established guidelines, and contributes to continuous improvement of procurement processes and systems.

Procurement Specialist

• Strategic Sourcing is a high-impact, highly visible function that partners closely with senior management and executive leadership to drive measurable enterprise value.
• The Senior Manager, Strategic Sourcing – Indirect Spend serves as the vertical lead for Indirect Sourcing, accountable for developing and scaling a best-in-class sourcing operating model and leading a portfolio of sourcing initiatives across critical support-function categories (including Information Technology, Finance, Marketing, Legal, and Commercial services).
• This role leads end-to-end strategic sourcing engagements—from intake and prioritization through RFx execution, negotiation, and contracting—while enabling effective post-award supplier management by establishing performance frameworks, contract governance, and clear handoffs to business owners.
• The Senior Manager will also build team capability, coach and develop talent, and act as a change leader driving adoption of consistent sourcing processes, tools, and performance metrics across the organization.

Senior Manager – Strategic Sourcing, Indirect Spend

• Establish and drive procurement of materials and services in support of business requirements
• Procurement activities, including RFQ processes, supplier selection, purchase order placement, monitoring deliveries and services, along with monitoring supplier performance
• Support the procurement strategy through aligning data, analytics, data visualization, and reporting
• Manage supplier communication
• Work with Technical and Functional teams on requirements, need dates, and support projects and business goals, and milestones
• Ensure that the suppliers acknowledge purchase orders, confirm delivery accurately within quoted lead-times, and coordinate past due delivery with the supplier
• Work with suppliers and Accounts Payable to resolve invoice discrepancies and ensure timely payment under agreed terms.
• Lead deployment and implementation of new procurement initiatives and systemic continuous improvements.

Senior Procurement Buyer

• Participate in development and execution of category sourcing strategies that align with business stakeholder priorities.
• Utilize data and analytics, project management, and communications skills to administer sourcing process and develop reporting, while leveraging Supply Chain resources.
• Support risk mitigation efforts and ongoing supplier performance monitoring activities to ensure category strategy adherence.
• Develop foundational contracting and negotiation skills.
• Collaborate with business stakeholders and Supply Chain team.
• Ensure compliance with supplier safety, risk assessments, and other supplier programs.
• Support Category Managers with data and reporting and category administration, while learning foundational category management skills.
• Perform analysis of contracts, supply & demand, market and commodity trends (including total cost of ownership and should-cost modeling), contributing to category strategies.
• Monitor industry information, trends, and supplier risk profiles to ensure category strategy remains in line with best practices while supporting business requirements.
• Support development and execution of sourcing events, including coordinating the evaluation of proposals and selection of suppliers for targeted categories of spend.
• Administer sourcing workflow and contracts, building expertise in process and systems.
• Support Category Managers in supplier performance and relationship management efforts, developing supplier scorecards and monitoring performance.
• Work with Category Managers and business stakeholders to ensure metrics are meaningful and measurable.
• Administer RFx’s utilizing eSourcing tools.
• Support Category Managers in setting up RFx documents, managing templates, administering events, and managing supplier communications.
• Assist with scoring and supplier selection activities.
• Support Category Managers in developing contracts, redlining, and administering contract approvals, as well as negotiations in some instances.
• Ensure all contract processes are followed, documents are complete, and appropriate records are retained.
• Monitor compliance across buying channels, supplier, and contract purchasing execution.
• Coordinate the resolution of disputes and contract adjustments with suppliers and internal stakeholders.
• Communicate contract summary and implementation plans.
• Limit risk by ensuring all required documents and notices have been obtained and are satisfactory.
• Support Category Managers in timely and accurate documentation and workflow, including intake requests, project management, approvals, and document administration.

Associate Category Manager – Corporate Services

• Reporting to the Sr. Procurement Manager, the Category Specialist supports the Asset Services and Multifamily procurement teams and plays a key role in managing preferred supplier relationships.
• This position is responsible for vendor and contract administration, opportunity analysis, supplier performance oversight, and ensuring compliance with procurement policies and contract requirements.
• Prepare, review, and facilitate contracts with preferred suppliers using established templates and processes.
• Maintain vendor contracts within the Contract Repository, ensuring timely updates, amendments, and renewals.
• Conduct biweekly and monthly check-ins with preferred suppliers to review AR balances, resolve outstanding issues, and address customer concerns.
• Act as the primary point of contact for suppliers and properties regarding account setup, system access, and required documentation.
• Prepare and deliver recurring procurement reports, including quarterly flooring manufacturer performance reports and other category-specific reporting.
• Upload executed contracts into LEAH, ensuring accurate tagging, storage, and compliance with documentation standards.
• Maintain the Procurement SharePoint site, including document organization, content updates, user accessibility, and version control.

• Lead and support contract lifecycle work across hardware, devices, SaaS, and VAR services, while coaching direct reports on negotiation, category strategy, and stakeholder management, flexing coaching styles to grow capability
• Lead highly complex cross-functional efforts, shaping category strategy, building VP- and executive-level alignment, and driving favorable outcomes on ambitious timelines
• Influence at the executive level and synthesize complex stakeholder positions into clear, data-driven recommendations (including TCO modeling), proactively communicating progress and risk, and representing Nordstrom in escalated supplier engagements
• Employ strong knowledge of key hardware and software industry players, competitors, and market dynamics, including component market challenges
• Build relationships with strategic suppliers and industry players and proactively manage and measure supplier performance for continuous improvement
• Employ advanced program and project management tools, solutions, and techniques
• Independently draft and redline a wide variety of technology agreements, including master agreements, SOWs, and catalog-enablement agreements
• Drive employee engagement and development through consistent Connects and timely coaching feedback
• Lead the team through ambiguity and change, modeling a positive attitude and continuous-improvement mindset, anticipating where the category and operating model need to evolve, and making both strategic and tactical decisions
• Drive day-to-day oversight of the team's portfolio and a robust savings pipeline linked to category strategy and FY targets, and partner with Finance to incorporate budget and P&L impact into sourcing strategy.

Senior Manager, Strategic Sourcing – Software & Hardware

• Create, refresh, and implement new or existing category strategies for all assigned sub-categories
• Lead high profile negotiations with large enterprise supplier partners, delivering maximum commercial benefit whilst ensuring business needs are met
• Build and maintain relationships with strategic vendors and internal stakeholders.
• Manage senior level stakeholder and appropriately challenge thinking, strategy or decisions by bringing strong commercial knowledge and market insights to bear
• Establish performance based professional service agreements spanning the IT managed service, Cloud, SaaS software, network, compute, data & analytics, and enterprise architecture capability spaces
• Translate business strategies into effective category & sourcing strategies.
• Achieve profit margin improvements through proactive sourcing approaches.
• Manage key supplier relationships and ensure performance, continuous improvement, and contract compliance.
• Develop and maintain tools and procedures for contract management.
• Facilitate resolution of contractual issues to minimize service disruptions.
• Track deliverables and obligations, ensuring compliance with agreements.
• Oversee the contract change process, ensuring all terms are met and risks are managed.

Director, IT Procurement – Contract Management

• Ownership of price books and open contracts for assigned contractors
• Ensure accurate documentation and tracking of commercial updates in Monday.com and CLM
• Utilize Enverus suite, including OpenInvoice and RFx tools
• Support IFRS 16 monthly reporting as needed
• Monitor market conditions and cost drivers impacting the business
• Assist with and coordinate full lifecycle RFPs, including evaluations and follow-ups
• Draft agreements, including sub-agreements, change orders, and amendments across services and equipment categories
• Obtain proper DOFA approvals for contractual agreements
• Apply AI tools and technology solutions using validated data inputs
• Collaborate cross-functionally with operations, engineering, and PSCM stakeholders
• Vendor management and meetings as required
• Other duties as assigned

Category Manager

• Develop and execute global sourcing strategies
• Build strong supplier partnerships
• Drive continuous improvement in cost, quality, and delivery
• Secure competitive agreements and foster year-over-year performance gains through effective negotiation
• Identify and implement opportunities for cost savings via lean initiatives, should-cost analysis, process optimization, and supplier development
• Conduct market research and manage supply chain risks
• Oversee supplier quality audits and ensure compliance

Senior Category Manager, Chemicals

• Manage vendor relationships and ensure vendor compliance with established internal and/or regulatory performance metrics
• Accumulate, monitor, and report on vendor performance metrics to business unit management
• Communicate expectations and vendor performance against established performance metrics to vendors, including development, implementation and follow up on annual vendor goals and targets
• Ensure applicable vendor performance improvement plans and/or corrective action plans are initiated and completed as expected
• Ensure vendors sustain required performance improvements/outcomes through verification audits
• Conduct oversight meetings which include vendors, internal partners, and other stakeholders as appropriate
• Oversee health plan participation in annual delegation audits
• Provide follow-through on audit deficiencies to assure corrective actions are implemented
• Facilitate communication to/from vendors and internal partners

Director, Vendor Management

• Manage and maintain sourcing software platforms to ensure their optimal performance and reliability.
• Analyze sourcing data to identify trends, insights, and opportunities for process improvement.
• Provide technical support and training to end users to enhance their proficiency with sourcing systems.
• Develop and implement strategies to streamline sourcing workflows and increase operational efficiency.
• Ensure all sourcing activities and system configurations comply with company policies and industry regulations.

Sourcing Systems Specialist III – SAP S/4HANA

• Serve as a main contact for SAP Ariba and CLM inquiries from procurement leads, suppliers, and US based & global business groups.
• Ensure creation of contract workspaces are properly integrated from CLM into SAP Ariba for accurate loading and maintenance of contracts in accordance with governance framework.
• Manage audit requests, policy attestation, and internal procurement policy and process documentation.
• Provide SAP Ariba and CLM training sessions to new users.
• Update and maintain Procurement SharePoint and related systems with document revisions and procedural changes as needed.
• Research and resolve invoicing questions/issues and partner with Accounts Payable to remediate unpaid invoices, contract variances, accounting errors, etc.
• Provide guidance on pricing terms, budget, expirations, and generate reports using SAP Ariba, CLM and Omniflow as needed.
• Research and resolve supplier issues and answer questions regarding SAP Ariba life cycle/CLM and performance (SLP), Accounts Payable, registrations, and invoicing mismatches.
• Provide transition support for exiting supplier relationships.
• Analyze procurement spend trends using data derived from various systems.
• Identify and implement process and workflow improvements to increase efficiency, compliance, and data accuracy
• Serve as a flexible, cross-functional partner, supporting procurement operations and systems needs as priorities evolve.

Senior Procurement Operations Analyst

• Lead full cycle technology sourcing projects including strategy, identifying the right potential partners, outreach, competitive bidding, pricing & contract negotiation, and contract approval
• Build sound relationships with external vendor partners and internal business collaborators
• Handle multiple projects simultaneously—from quick contract renewals to in-depth new strategic partnerships
• Organize a large database of partnerships, be data-driven, and provide clear reporting back to management on the status of renewals or other important contract terms
• Analyze spend and other data to solve problems, monitor purchasing activity, and conduct benchmarking
• Ensure that all contracts are executed & cataloged, and that approved payments reflect contractual terms

Technology Sourcing Manager

• Partner closely with the Technology Procurement Manager to support daily activities and help ensure the technology procurement function meets or exceeds organizational goals
• Understand and support RFIs, RFQs, and RFPs for sourcing IT software, hardware, and services across multiple regions
• Coordinate with global and regional vendors to drive continuous quality improvement and performance
• Track renewal dates for enterprise software and support licenses globally, initiating discussions with stakeholders to review budgets and regional requirements
• Assist in the analysis of vendor quotes, change orders, and technical/commercial submittals
• Learn and manage financial and procurement systems to enter POs, review invoices, track regional budgets, and allocate equipment to projects
• Support the Technology Procurement Manager and Finance/Accounting teams in resolving invoice and payment issues
• Drive project-level tasks and milestones assigned by the Technology Procurement Manager across the region.
• Build, maintain, and strengthen supplier relationships at a regional level
• Develop and maintain high-level reporting and recordkeeping to support technology procurement visibility and decision-making
• Continuously refine procurement processes to ensure efficiency, scalability, and compliance with policies
• Work with Compliance and Legal teams to ensure suppliers and procurement activities meet corporate and regional regulatory requirements
• Communicate effectively with stakeholders across regions regarding hardware and software needs
• Provide post-order support, including order status updates, issue resolution, and facilitation of returns
• Maintain and update inventory systems for internal hardware, including periodic audits
• Place re-stock orders with suppliers and negotiate pricing aligned with procurement strategies
• Assist with allocating hardware to regional projects
• Communicate proactively with internal teams regarding stock shortages, delays, or supply chain disruptions
• Coordinate occasional scheduling, preparation, and courier delivery of hardware across regions

IT Procurement Analyst

• The Senior Manager, Strategic Sourcing – Indirect Spend serves as the vertical lead for Indirect Sourcing, accountable for developing and scaling a best-in-class sourcing operating model and leading a portfolio of sourcing initiatives across critical support-function categories (including Information Technology, Finance, Marketing, Legal, and Commercial services).
• This role leads end-to-end strategic sourcing engagements—from intake and prioritization through RFx execution, negotiation, and contracting—while enabling effective post-award supplier management by establishing performance frameworks, contract governance, and clear handoffs to business owners.
• The Senior Manager will also build team capability, coach and develop talent, and act as a change leader driving adoption of consistent sourcing processes, tools, and performance metrics across the organization.
• Lead the indirect sourcing intake and prioritization mechanism to ensure sourcing resources are focused on the highest-value and most time-sensitive business needs.
• Establish and maintain a portfolio management rhythm for indirect sourcing, including prioritization, resourcing, milestone tracking, and executive visibility.

• Develop and execute sourcing strategies across key spend categories, leading competitive events, negotiations, and supplier governance initiatives that deliver measurable value.
• Partner cross-functionally with Legal, Finance, and business stakeholders to optimize supplier performance, manage risk, and ensure policy compliance.
• Manage sourcing initiatives across a $25M+ annual portfolio, drive negotiation planning, and contribute to category optimization efforts that improve operational efficiency and supplier outcomes.
• Identify cost savings, supplier consolidation, and performance improvement opportunities through spend analysis and market benchmarking.
• Support Supplier Business Reviews, scorecarding, and governance processes in partnership with senior sourcing leaders.
• Provide sourcing roadmap updates and category insights to business stakeholders and procurement leadership.

Strategic Sourcing Manager

• Develop and execute global category strategies across Sterilization Services (EO, Gamma, and Radiation sterilization) and assigned specialty material subcategories
• Lead commercial negotiations, contract renewals, pricing actions, and capacity commitments across sterilization modalities
• Monitor supplier cost drivers (e.g., regulatory burden, energy inputs, utilization, demand volatility) and lead corrective actions across sterilization and specialty materials
• Leverage demand, utilization, and capacity insights (and relevant market intelligence) across sterilization and specialty materials to inform sourcing decisions
• Partner with Manufacturing, SQE, Regulatory, Network Strategy, Logistics, and Operating Units to support product launches and ongoing compliance

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