IntelliPro

Strategic Sourcing Manager Market Research

IntelliPro  •  $75 - $80/hr  •  San Francisco, CA (Onsite)  •  11 days ago
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Job Description

Title: Strategic Sourcing Manager 
Location: San Francisco, CA 94158 or New York, NY 10007
Duration :4 Months
#173909
Pay Rate : $75-$80/hr


Top Responsibilities
Strategic Sourcing & Category Strategy: Proactively analyze spend and market trends to build, present, and execute sourcing strategies for Policy & Comms, Market Research, and B2B
Marketing, while providing strategic sourcing support to the Media category.
Agency & Vendor Procurement: Lead competitive sourcing events (RFXs), benchmark costs, and negotiate contracts (MSAs, SOWs, and rate cards) across marketing categories.
Stakeholder & Relationship Management Partner closely with internal leaders, external agencies, third-party cost consultants, and industry networks to drive spend optimization and influence change.
Supplier Performance & Operations: Manage vendor performance against key targets. Media related support includes commercial, operational, and contractual work across existing agency relationships and documenting key processes and manage tracking and follow-through for AVBs, credits, one-off projects, SOWs, invoicing issues, and Local Implementation Agreements

Mandatory Requirements
Strong background in Strategic Sourcing with deep expertise in Marketing categories—specifically Policy & Comms, Market Research, B2B Marketing, and Media. (Minimum 4 years of direct experience required) This is not a junior-level role!
High analytical proficiency for heavy data-crunching, spend analysis, and business case modeling.
Experience utilizing AI tools (e.g., prompt engineering, developing AI agents) to streamline data analysis and workflows.
  • Experience analyzing spend, assessing supply markets, and identifying sourcing opportunities.
  • Experience supporting or leading sourcing initiatives, including RFXs and supplier negotiations.
  • Strong analytical skills with the ability to develop and present business cases and cost/benefit analyses.
  • Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to advise stakeholders and influence decisions.
  • Ability to take initiative, operate within prescribed parameters, and implement work with minimal guidance.
  • Experience negotiating with marketing services including media agencies and vendors.
  • Familiarity with common commercial models (e.g. firm bid vs cost plus, hourly rate cards, retainer structures)
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About IntelliPro

IntelliPro Group Inc. is one of the fastest growing IT services and HR solutions companies in Americas & APAC. We provide comprehensive IT services to help clients with IT Strategic Planning, Implementation, Deployment, IT Support on Artificial Intelligence, Big Data, Cloud Computing, Mobile Application Development, Data Mining and Business Intelligence, Enterprise Data Warehouse, and more.

Besides our established IT services, our new business now is quickly extending to one-stop HR Solution Services, including Oversea Branch Setup Consulting, Compensation & Benefits Policy Consulting, Payroll Management Service, Talent Recruiting, and Employer Branding to satisfy our clients’ fast business expansion requirement.

We have built our business on our company-wide commitment to continually overdeliver on the high expectations of our clients, employees, and business partners. The secret to our success is that our unified team works harder, faster, smarter, and more collaboratively than anyone else in the talent acquisition business. In addition to the immense talent and proprietary technology, IntelliPro Group is proud to offer continual professional development and extraordinary benefits to both consultants and full-time employees.

Industry
HR & Recruiting
Company Size
1,001-5,000 employees
Headquarters
San Jose, California
Year Founded
2009
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