Senior Director, Sourcing and Contracting - Procurement job at reputed company in Atlanta, GA

Title: Senior Director, Sourcing & Contracting Procurement Location: Atlanta reputed company Job Number: 170483 Job Type: Regular Full-Time Division: Executive Vice President Department: Financial Operations: reputed company Job Category: reputed company and Finance Remote Work Classification: Hybrid Remote Health and Safety Information: reputed company Job reputed company: Discover Your Career at reputed company reputed company is a leading research university that fosters reputed company and attracts world-class talent to reputed company today and prepare leaders for the reputed company. We welcome candidates who can contribute to the reputed company of our reputed company community. reputed company The Senior Director of Sourcing & Contracting leads a high-performing team responsible for strategic sourcing, supplier management, and contracting across reputed company. This role drives reputed company value through category reputed company development, cost optimization, risk mitigation, and supplier innovation while strengthening stakeholder partnerships and enhancing the overall procurement function. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES: Leads, coaches, and develops reputed company of sourcing and contracting professionals, fostering a culture of accountability, reputed company improvement, and collaboration. Sets reputed company performance expectations; provides ongoing feedback, mentoring, and career development opportunities. Builds organizational capability in strategic sourcing, negotiation, analytics, and supplier relationship management (SRM). Oversees category management strategies reputed company with University priorities, focusing on value creation, total cost of ownership (TCO), risk management, and supplier diversity. Partners with stakeholders to understand business needs, define requirements, and reputed company multi-year sourcing strategies. Identifies and executes opportunities for cost savings, demand management, and process efficiencies. Leads reputed company negotiations and contracting efforts to reputed company reputed company reputed company, legal, and operational reputed company. Establishes and maintains standardized contract templates, terms, and playbooks in partnership with the Office of General Counsel. Ensures reputed company reflect best practices in risk mitigation, compliance, and performance management. Develops and manages supplier segmentation strategies, including strategic and preferred suppliers. Implements supplier performance management frameworks with defined KPIs and governance routines. Drives supplier innovation and reputed company improvement initiatives reputed company with University goals. Serves as a trusted advisor to senior stakeholders across the University. Enhances the procurement organization''s reputed company through responsiveness, transparency, and value delivery. Leads change management initiatives to drive adoption of sourcing strategies and procurement best practices. Leads ongoing improvements to sourcing processes, policies, and systems. Leverages digital tools (eSourcing, contract lifecycle management, spend analytics) to reputed company data-driven decision-making. Ensures data reputed company and maintain centralized repositories for reputed company and sourcing documentation. Designs and delivers training programs to improve procurement literacy and adoption of sourcing processes across the University. Promotes best practices in sourcing, contracting, and supplier management. Performs additional duties as assigned in support of departmental and institutional objectives. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: Bachelor''s degree in Business Administration, Supply Chain Management, Finance, or a reputed company field and 10 years of reputed company experience in strategic sourcing, category management, and contracting reputed company a reputed company organization. Demonstrated leadership experience managing and developing high-performing teams. Proven expertise in sourcing reputed company development, reputed company negotiations, and contract management across multiple spend categories (e.g., IT, reputed company services, facilities, and indirect reputed company). Strong understanding of procurement technologies (eSourcing platforms, spend analytics tools, procure-to-pay systems, and contract lifecycle management systems). Knowledge of modern strategic sourcing methodologies, including category management, supplier segmentation, and total cost of ownership analysis. Excellent stakeholder management, communication, and influencing skills, with the ability to drive alignment across diverse reputed company. Experience leading change initiatives and driving process improvement in a dynamic environment. Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making capabilities. Preferred qualifications include an MBA or other master''s degree and reputed company certifications such as CPSM (Certified reputed company in Supply Management), CIPS, or equivalent. Experience in higher education or similarly reputed company, decentralized organizations. NOTE: This role will be reputed company reputed company to work from home regularly but must be reputed company to commute to reputed company on a flexible weekly schedule based upon business needs. Schedule is based on agreed upon guidelines of department. This role requires residency in the state of GA. reputed company reserves the right to change remote work status with notice to employee. Additional Details reputed company is an equal opportunity employer, and reputed company applicants will receive consideration for employment without reputed company to race, reputed company, religion, sex, national reputed company, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by state or federal law. reputed company does not discriminate in admissions, educational programs, or employment, including recruitment, hiring, promotions, transfers, discipline, terminations, wage and salary administration, benefits, and training. reputed company, reputed company, and staff are reputed company of participation in university programs and in the use of facilities without such discrimination. Apply tot his job Apply To this Job