[Hiring] Strategic Sourcing Manager @TrueBlue

Role Description

We are seeking an experienced Strategic Sourcing Manager to lead sourcing, supplier management, and contract negotiations across technology and professional services categories for a temporary staffing and workforce solutions organization. This role will be responsible for developing sourcing strategies, optimizing supplier performance, negotiating favorable commercial terms, and driving cost savings while ensuring quality, compliance, and business continuity.

The ideal candidate combines strong procurement expertise with exceptional stakeholder management skills and experience managing complex supplier relationships in technology, consulting, professional services, and contingent workforce environments.

Location: Remote (West Coast candidates preferred)

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Supply Chain Management, Finance, Procurement, or related field.
• 7+ years of strategic sourcing, procurement, or category management experience.
• Experience sourcing and negotiating contracts within technology and professional services categories.
• Demonstrated success leading supplier negotiations and achieving measurable cost savings.
• Strong understanding of contract terms, commercial negotiations, and supplier management principles.
• Experience managing cross-functional stakeholder relationships.
• Advanced analytical, financial, and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work independently in a remote environment.

Requirements

• Experience in staffing, workforce solutions, human capital, or professional services industries.
• Experience sourcing technology solutions including SaaS, cloud services, software licensing, cybersecurity, and IT consulting.
• Professional certification such as CPSM, CPSD, CSCP, CPM, or equivalent.

Benefits

• Competitive benefits package, including 6 paid holidays and 1 paid floating holiday.
• Up to 20 days of Paid Time Off per year.
• Medical/Dental/Vision insurance.
• Company-matching 401(k) and Employee Stock Purchase Program.
• Additional programs and perks.

Core Knowledge and Skills

• Ability to effectively communicate and influence key stakeholders to support proposed strategies, process improvements, and operational decisions.
• Critical thinker with resourcefulness and ability to devise and communicate timely solutions to medium-to-complex problems.
• Strong multi-tasker with ability to prioritize and adapt fast in an ever-changing environment.
• Effectively manage numerous projects at a given time in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to think creatively, work independently and as part of a team to solve problems given limited resources and time.
• Strong work ethic and adherence to deadlines.
• Solid organizational and project management skills.
• Results oriented.
• Ability to effectively interact and communicate with all levels of management to build partnerships with various departments and suppliers.
• Experience performing cost savings analysis using advanced Excel including V-lookups, pivot tables, and other related software applications.
• Experience with procurement, contract lifecycle management, or spend analytics systems (Oracle Fusion).

Supervisory Responsibilities

This position will not have any direct supervisory responsibilities.

Salary Range

$124,300 – $155,300 annually, depending on experience and geographic location plus eligibility for an annual bonus, subject to plan terms. Please note that actual compensation offered may vary based on local pay requirements, and will meet or exceed state-specific minimum wage or salary thresholds.