Sourcing Strategy and Category Management Consultant

Location: Charlotte, North Carolina; hybrid schedule with three days onsite and two days remote each week. Ability to travel 5% of the time. Only posted locations are being considered.

Pay range: $55–$60 per hour.

Company

Staffing and consulting services organization providing contract professionals to client organizations.

What you will do

• Lead end-to-end sourcing activities for Marketing, Brand Management, Public Affairs, direct print, direct mail, fulfillment, communications, events, and related services.
• Develop category strategies covering offset and digital printing, variable data printing, personalization, prepress, finishing, warehousing, fulfillment, postal optimization, and campaign execution.
• Assess supplier portfolios to identify consolidation, standardization, volume leverage, postal savings, cycle-time, quality, sustainability, and service-model opportunities.
• Lead supplier negotiations, proposal evaluations, award recommendations, renewals, and competitive sourcing events.
• Negotiate pricing, rate cards, service levels, data protection, privacy, quality assurance, chain-of-custody, governance, risk, and transition terms.
• Advise cross-functional stakeholders and manage sourcing, contract, commercial, operational, and regulatory requirements.

Requirements

• At least 2 years of sourcing or procurement experience, or equivalent experience, training, military experience, or education.
• Experience with strategic sourcing, supplier negotiations, complex commercial contracts, spend analysis, benchmarking, and project management.
• Knowledge of direct print and direct mail production, fulfillment, postal optimization, supplier performance, and secure customer-data handling.
• Ability to work with Legal, Risk, Finance, Technology, Information Security, Third Party Risk Management, Marketing, and senior business stakeholders.
• Knowledge of banking regulations, third-party risk, data privacy, customer communications, postal compliance, and supplier governance.
• Must meet the hybrid attendance expectation in Charlotte, with three days in the office each week.

Nice to have

• Experience supporting Marketing, Brand Management, and Public Affairs procurement categories.
• Experience with Ariba, RFx processes, e-auctions, spend analytics, supplier scorecards, production reporting, and benchmarking tools.
• Professional certification such as CPSM, CPSD, PMP, or an equivalent credential.

Culture & Benefits

• Hybrid work schedule with two remote days per week.
• Full-time consultants may receive medical, dental, vision, and 401(k) benefits.
• PTO, sick leave, and other benefits may apply according to applicable state or local requirements.
• Six-month contract with a high possibility of extension.