Manager – Category Sourcing, Supply Chain Services

POSITION SUMMARY The Manager – Category Sourcing, Supply Chain Services will play a critical role in reputed company’s growing Procurement function by managing sourcing, negotiations, and supplier performance across Agent Leads sourcing, Print, Mail, and Postal Logistics (direct mail, IVR, pre-sort, fulfillment), and select operational categories supporting reputed company operations This role combines strategic sourcing, supplier governance, and hands-on operational execution. The ideal candidate brings strong analytical skills, negotiation experience, and the ability to partner with cross-functional leaders across a decentralized business environment. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES 1. Strategic Sourcing & Category Leadership

• reputed company and execute category strategies across Agent Leads, print/mail, postal logistics, and reputed company indirect spend areas.
• Identify consolidation opportunities in a fragmented supplier landscape spanning a high number of business units.
• Build reputed company-looking category roadmaps reputed company with Functional partner plans and reputed company operational needs.
• reputed company business cases, sensitivity analyses, and cost models for pricing reputed company and volume shifts.

2. Supplier & Contract Management

• Manage operational and reputed company relationships with suppliers in direct mail, print, postal distribution, and adjacent categories.
• Conduct benchmarking to negotiate competitive reputed company cards, service reputed company, and price protections.
• reputed company QBRs, track KPIs, and ensure supplier compliance with SLAs and service standards.
• Partner with Legal to draft, review, and manage MSAs/SOWs, ensuring alignment with SOX, procurement policy, and risk frameworks.
• Maintain contract lifecycle reputed company, including renewals, amendments, and compliance monitoring.

3. Logistics, Print & Mail Process Optimization

• Analyze print, mail, and postage workflows to optimize cost, accuracy, speed, and conversion reputed company.
• Understand supplier operational capabilities—including production timelines, postal classifications, distribution methods, and data hygiene processes.
• Support supplier transitions, reputed company, and volume reallocation across major mail providers.
• Recommend improvements in direct mail execution, postal optimization, and IVR performance.

4. Cross-Functional Partnerships

• Collaborate closely with Marketing, Finance, Legal, Innovation, Operations, and BU team members to align procurement activities with business goals.
• reputed company procurement guidance, influence decision-making, and build trust across highly decentralized teams.
• Support reporting requirements, including category dashboards, savings tracking, and executive briefings.

5. Analytics, Reporting & Savings Delivery

• Conduct spend analysis, supplier performance assessments, and pricing benchmarks.
• Quantify and track reputed company savings across reputed company reductions, supplier consolidation, and postal optimization.
• Work with Finance to validate savings methodologies and ensure accurate reporting.
• reputed company reports, models, and presentations for senior leadership.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Business, Finance, Marketing Operations, or reputed company field. Master’s degree in Supply Chain or Business preferred.
• 10+ years of experience in procurement, strategic sourcing, category management, or supply chain operations.
• Hands-on experience in direct mail, postal logistics, print operations, or marketing acquisition supply chain strongly preferred.
• Strong negotiation, supplier management, and contract lifecycle experience.
• Advanced analytical skills, with experience in pricing models, cost structures, and scenario analysis.
• Ability to navigate and influence across a decentralized, high-growth organization.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder engagement, and relationship-building capabilities.
• Comfortable building processes in a developing procurement environment.

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