Ingersoll Rand · 1 month ago
Strategic Sourcing Manager
United States
Full-time
Remote
Senior Level
7+ years expIngersoll Rand is evolving its procurement organization into a world-class, digitally-enabled transformation engine. The Strategic Sourcing Manager will own sourcing strategy, category leadership, supplier relationships, and data-driven insights to drive value and optimize cost for non-direct spend categories.
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Responsibilities
Lead the full lifecycle sourcing for indirect spend categories (e.g., professional services, facilities & maintenance, MRO, IT & digital, travel & logistics, marketing, real-estate & utilities)
Develop and execute multi-year category strategies aligned with business objectives, leveraging spend analytics (historical, predictive), market intelligence, and stakeholder insights to identify opportunities
Leverage advanced analytics and AI/Gen AI tools to surface sourcing opportunities (cost reduction, demand management, supplier consolidation, value capture), and support decision-making with data-driven business cases
Design, run and manage RFx/RFQ/RFI events; negotiate contracts (MSA, SOW, SLAs) with suppliers; ensure contracting terms reflect full total cost of ownership (TCO), risk, compliance, sustainability/ESG and innovation levers
Build and maintain strong cross-functional relationships (Finance, Ops, Supply Chain, IT, Legal, HR, Category teams) to ensure sourcing strategy is integrated, actionable and drives measurable outcomes
Manage supplier performance and relationships: set up KPIs/dashboards, scorecards, continuous improvement initiatives, innovation forums
Utilize procurement technologies (e-sourcing platforms, supplier 360, spend analytics tools, contract management systems, digital negotiation tools) to increase sourcing speed, transparency, and effectiveness
Embed AI/Gen AI capabilities into sourcing workflows — for example: category demand forecasting, supplier risk modelling, scenario-analysis, contract clause generation, supplier innovation scanning
Monitor market trends, benchmarking data, emerging technologies, and supply-chain disruptions; proactively adapt sourcing strategies in response
Drive savings/value delivery, demand reduction, process improvement and compliance of indirect spend; maintain and report pipeline of initiatives and realized benefits
Support governance, ensure documentation of sourcing playbooks, templates, and standard operating procedures
Foster a culture of excellence, innovation, and collaboration within the sourcing organization and across stakeholders
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Business Administration, Finance, Engineering or related field; MBA or relevant advanced certification preferred
Typically 7-10 years (or more) of progressive experience in indirect category sourcing or strategic procurement in a global, industrial/manufacturing (or similarly complex) organization
Strong track record with indirect categories: e.g., professional services, facilities, MRO, IT/digital, utilities, travel
Demonstrated expertise in leveraging data analytics, spend/supplier analytics, and procurement technologies
Familiarity and ideally hands-on experience with AI/Gen AI tools, digital procurement platforms, supplier-360 frameworks and modern S2P architectures
Excellent negotiation and contract management skills (MSA, SOW, SLAs), with proven ability to drive cost-savings, value creation, risk mitigation and supplier innovation
Highly developed stakeholder management, influencing and cross-functional collaboration skills (Finance, IT, Operations, Legal, etc.)
Strong business acumen, strategic thinking, change-management mindset and ability to work in a matrix/global environment
Proficiency in modern procurement tools (e-sourcing, contract management, spend analytics) and strong advanced Excel / BI tool capability
Comfort with ambiguity and emerging technologies; curious mindset, continuous learner
Preferred
Lean/Six Sigma certification
category-management certification (e.g., CPSM)
experience in a global manufacturing or industrial context
Company
Ingersoll Rand
Ingersoll Rand is an industrial manufacturing company that provides mission-critical flow creation and industrial solutions.
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$5.88B2024-05-10Post Ipo Debt· $5.88B
1906-10-11IPO
Leadership Team
Vikram Kini
Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
Andrew Schiesl
Senior Vice President and General Counsel
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