[Hiring] Strategic Sourcing Specialist II Indirect Procurement @Mercury Insurance Services

Role Description

The Strategic Sourcing Specialist II independently leads sourcing initiatives supporting the end-to-end indirect procurement lifecycle for assigned spend categories and sourcing events. This position helps business units identify requirements, develop sourcing approaches, conduct competitive bidding, evaluate suppliers, support contract review, and coordinate award and supplier onboarding activities. The role is expected to operate within Mercury procurement policies, governance standards, and approved workflows while helping improve value, service, compliance, and cycle time across indirect spend categories.

• Independently leads sourcing initiatives and supports sourcing activities for indirect procurement requirements.
• Manages and assists internal stakeholders in defining business requirements, scope, service expectations, pricing structure, and supplier evaluation criteria for sourcing events.
• Coordinates supplier communications during competitive events and maintains fair, organized, and well-documented sourcing files.
• Analyzes supplier proposals for commercial completeness, pricing competitiveness, business fit, and alignment to stakeholder requirements.
• Handles complex negotiations, supplier strategy, and coordinates across functions.
• Supports negotiation of routine commercial terms, pricing schedules, statements of work, renewals, and amendments under the guidance of Procurement leadership or senior team members.
• Coordinates with Legal, Finance, Information Security, Risk, and business stakeholders to support contract review and required approvals.
• Supports supplier onboarding and due diligence activities, including collection of required documentation and coordination of risk and compliance reviews.
• Tracks sourcing milestones, savings opportunities, supplier status, contract actions, and procurement activity metrics for reporting purposes.
• Helps maintain category and supplier information, sourcing templates, bid records, and procurement documentation.
• Provides day-to-day support to internal customers on procurement processes, tools, and policy requirements.
• Contributes to supplier performance follow-up, issue resolution, and post-award coordination with stakeholders and suppliers.
• Identifies opportunities for process improvement, standardization, and better compliance within the indirect procurement lifecycle.
• Performs other duties as assigned by Procurement leadership.
• Regular attendance on a full-time schedule of at least 8 hours per day and 40 hours per week.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business, Finance, Supply Chain, Procurement or related field required.
• 3-5 years’ experience in procurement, sourcing, supply chain, contract administration, vendor management, or a related business function.
• Experience with competitive bidding, proposal analysis, contract coordination, and supplier management.
• Experience supporting indirect procurement or services-based sourcing activities preferred.
• Experience working with procurement systems, contract workflows, or spend reporting tools preferred.

Requirements

• Experience supporting multiple commodities/categories such as professional services, IT, facilities, office services, advertising, mobility, or other indirect spend areas.
• Foundational knowledge of sourcing, contracting, supplier evaluation, supplier relationship management, and procurement compliance practices.
• Ability to organize and manage multiple sourcing events and deadlines in a structured environment.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to review supplier proposals, compare pricing, and summarize findings clearly.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills with the ability to work professionally with internal stakeholders and suppliers.
• Ability to build collaborative working relationships across Procurement, Legal, Finance, IT, and business teams.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications, including Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
• Familiarity with procurement systems such as Coupa or comparable source-to-pay platforms preferred.
• Sound judgment, attention to detail, and a proactive approach to issue resolution.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation.
• Flexibility to work from anywhere in the United States for most positions.
• Paid time off (vacation time, sick time, 9 paid Company holidays, volunteer hours).
• Incentive bonus programs (potential for holiday bonus, referral bonus, and performance-based bonus).
• Medical, dental, vision, life, and pet insurance.
• 401 (k) retirement savings plan with company match.
• Engaging work environment.
• Promotional opportunities.
• Education assistance.
• Professional and personal development opportunities.
• Company recognition program.
• Health and wellbeing resources, including free mental wellbeing therapy/coaching sessions, child and eldercare resources, and more.