Sourcing Manager

Job Description The Sourcing Manager, Indirect Sourcing Supply Chain (Contract) will lead strategic initiatives to evaluate, source, and recommend a future-state warehouse and distribution network for a long-established firm based in downtown Seattle, WA. This 9month contract role, with potential for extension, focuses on developing and executing a comprehensive sourcing strategy, leading competitive RFP processes, evaluating thirdparty logistics (3PL) and warehousing partners, conducting commercial negotiations, and delivering executivelevel recommendations. The position requires strong RFP leadership, deep expertise in strategic sourcing and supplier management, and at least seven years of experience in sourcing, procurement, supply chain, logistics, or operations across North America and EMEA. Responsibilities Develop and execute a warehouse network sourcing strategy that aligns with business growth, service, cost, capacity, and risk objectives. Lead strategic sourcing initiatives to optimize the warehouse footprint, enhance geographic coverage, and support longterm network strategy. Create supplier evaluation frameworks, develop business allocation recommendations, and establish sourcing governance processes. Drive supplier diversification and implement risk mitigation strategies to support business continuity. Lead the endtoend development and execution of comprehensive warehouse and 3PL RFP processes. Identify, evaluate, qualify, and onboard prospective logistics and warehousing partners. Coordinate all aspects of bidder engagement, including communications, site visits, proposal reviews, data collection, and stakeholder evaluations. Conduct thorough supplier due diligence, assessing operational capabilities, financial health, technology platforms, and scalability. Develop executiveready recommendations supported by robust quantitative and qualitative analysis. Build totalcostofownership, shouldcost, and scenariobased financial models to inform sourcing decisions. Lead commercial negotiations, contract discussions, and pricing reviews with prospective logistics and warehousing providers. Analyze warehousing, transportation, labor, inventory, and service cost drivers to identify optimization opportunities. Benchmark the current distribution and fulfillment network to improve commercial terms, efficiency, customer service, scalability, and total landed cost. Partner with Finance to evaluate investment requirements, transition costs, and longterm savings opportunities associated with network changes. Develop supplier scorecards, dashboards, and evaluation criteria across cost, service, quality, capacity, technology, and innovation metrics. Lead supplier performance reviews and executive business reviews throughout the selection and implementation process. Recommend future performance governance structures and servicelevel management approaches. Assess providers operational excellence programs and continuous improvement capabilities. Evaluate current and future warehouse capacity requirements against business forecasts and growth plans. Assess provider scalability, peakseason readiness, business continuity plans, and operational resilience. Identify supply chain, operational, geopolitical, and financial risks that may impact network performance. Develop contingency plans and risk mitigation recommendations for the futurestate distribution and warehouse network. Partner closely with Supply Chain, Operations, Finance, Customer Service, and external logistics providers to balance service, cost, capacity, risk, scalability, and business growth objectives. Manage multiple project workstreams simultaneously and deliver results within tight timelines. Prepare clear, persuasive documentation and presentations that communicate sourcing strategies, RFP outcomes, and executive recommendations. Essential Skills At least 7 years of experience in sourcing, procurement, supply chain, logistics, or operations. Proven leadership experience m…

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