HOH Military Fellowship-Sourcing and Procurement Manager- Mid-level
USAAJob ID R0121771 Date posted 10/20/2026 Why USAA? At USAA, our mission is to empower our members to achieve financial security through highly competitive products, exceptional service and trusted advice. We seek to be the #1 choice for the military community and their families. Embrace a fulfilling career at USAA, where our core values – honesty, integrity, loyalty and service – define how we treat each other and our members. Be part of what truly makes us special and impactful. We are proud to support active-duty military spouses. USAA roles may offer remote or hybrid flexibility for active-duty military spouses consistent with applicable policy and business needs. The Opportunity The Opportunity We are currently seeking a dedicated Sourcing and Procurement Manager Intermediate to participate in Hiring Our Heroes (HOH) Fellowship Cohort 26-1 with USAA. The HOH Fellowship Program builds an extraordinary experience for transitioning service members, veterans, and military spouses that increase competitiveness and improve opportunities to find meaningful employment by providing development, skills, and exposure to corporate working environment and private sector business operations. HOH Fellowship Programs are best-in-class workforce development programs that are cohort based and twelve weeks in duration. As a participant in the Military Fellowship Program, we understand that in most cases Fellows are ending their active service commitments and actively relocating. Therefore, while participating in the Fellowship program, Fellows are authorized to work remotely. We offer a flexible work environment that requires an individual to be in the office 4 days per week. This position will be based in San Antonio, TX, Charlotte, NC, Plano, TX and Phoenix, AZ. Consults on sourcing solutions, negotiates agreements, and manages relationships to optimize return and mitigate risk for USAA. Supports value generation sourcing and profitability improvement initiatives to enable business leaders to supplement the workforce, scale business operations, deliver operating efficiencies, and better serve our members through global service providers. Serves as a sourcing and contracting resource in meeting client needs while adhering to the end-to-end procurement and third-party risk management lifecycle and applicable laws and regulations. Optimizes USAA's use of third parties and collaborates with appropriate personnel within Procurement and across the Enterprise to drive compliant sourcing and contract execution activities What you’ll do: Conducts all phases in the development of less complex acquisitions of third-party/affiliate solutions to include consulting on statements of work, creating requests for proposals (with guidance), identification of qualified suppliers, proposal evaluations and negotiations. Assists in the identification and execution of basic sourcing plans and solutions designed to achieve client's strategy through deployment of third-party solutions. Interprets provisions and terms of low risk contracts that do not appear to impact execution on mission or reputation. Coordinates with key stakeholders in the gathering of business requirements and specifications for the design of third-party solutions to achieve optimal business outcomes. Following established controls, validates contract to drive regulatory compliance. Requests assistance on complex matters discovered in the evaluation process. Applies developing sourcing and procurement knowledge to execute the sourcing strategy and plan. Partners with more experienced sourcing and procurement staff to ensure category plans are executed as needed. Evaluates commercial or pricing models and creates negotiated alternatives for simple contract actions requiring little to no negotiation. May seek guidance from more senior staff and consults with Legal and other subject matter experts as needed to interpret and ensure accuracy of contracts and to resolve escalated issu…