Manager, North America Procurement

Role Overview

• Lead IT/Software sourcing and contracting
• Collaborate and lead cross-functional teams to execute low-to-medium value/complexity sourcing projects and contracting efforts for IT and Software
• Plan and execute renewals/amendments, including tracking key expirations and developing renewal workplans with stakeholders
• Develop PxQ baselines and contract analysis, determine sourcing strategy (competitive vs. single source), lead negotiations, and drive supplier selection recommendations
• Influence and shape business requirements needed to evaluate suppliers and enable timely, unified decisions
• Read, understand, and negotiate commercial terms in current contracts and proposals; coordinate with Legal/Risk/Finance SMEs to close key gaps and finalize contract documents
• Ensure initiatives are logged and progressed through Ivalua intake-to-contract workflow; coordinate required SMEs to support risk and contracting steps
• Maintain clean deal documentation and workflow progression through procurement systems and CLM processes
• Manage relationships with key business partners and project owners to maintain momentum, surface blockers early, and ensure alignment on tradeoffs and approvals
• Support required governance inputs for technology purchases to ensure the deal can proceed through internal approvals and onboarding
• Conduct benchmarking and opportunity assessments to strengthen sourcing strategies and negotiation positions
• Provide business intelligence and insights to improve data-driven sourcing decisions and portfolio prioritization
• Define and track key performance metrics and develop dashboards to support tower priorities
• Create executive-ready presentations that synthesize deal status, risks, tradeoffs, and opportunities for improvement
• Contribute to AI-enabled procurement improvements that directly support sourcing execution

Requirements

• 6+ years of progressive experience in IT/software sourcing, procurement, vendor management, and/or consulting with direct responsibility for negotiations and contracting
• Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional sourcing initiatives and influence stakeholders without direct authority
• Strong commercial and analytical skills (baseline and market analysis; building negotiation strategy and options)
• Strong written/verbal communication skills and ability to produce executive-ready materials
• Working knowledge of procurement tools and workflows (intake-to-contract and contract lifecycle processes)
• Advanced MS Excel / PowerPoint skills; familiarity with Power BI or similar analytics tools is an asset
• Prior strategy/management consulting experience (or equivalent internal consulting/PMO experience) is preferred
• Experience supporting AI-related procurement work (e.g., AI tooling evaluations, AI contract addenda workflows, AI-assisted sourcing enablement) is preferred
• Post‑secondary degree in Business, Supply Chain, Finance, IT, or a related field or equivalent experience

Benefits

• Health, dental, mental health, vision insurance
• Short
• and long-term disability
• Life and AD&D insurance coverage
• Adoption/surrogacy benefits
• Wellness benefits
• Employee/family assistance plans
• Various retirement savings plans (including pension and global share ownership plan with employer matching)
• Financial education and counseling resources
• Generous paid time off program (holidays, vacation, personal, sick days, and statutory leaves of absence)