Strategic Sourcing Manager - Procurement

Location: Chicago, Illinois, United States; hybrid work with work-from-home and on-site presence at clients or hirify.global offices. Travel is required for client-facing work as business needs demand.

Salary: $120,000.00–$132,750.00 per year, with potential COLA, leave policies, bonus incentives, relocation benefits, insurance, and retirement benefits.

Company

hirify.global is a management consulting and technology firm combining data, science, technology, and human ingenuity to develop solutions and technology products for patients, caregivers, consumers, and business clients.

What you will do

• Develop category profiles, sourcing pipelines, and strategies for indirect categories including HR, IT, Marketing, Legal, and Professional Services.
• Manage end-to-end sourcing events, including requirements definition, RFI/RFP/RFQ processes, supplier identification, bid analysis, evaluation, and recommendations.
• Lead supplier negotiations, MSA/SOW development, renewals, service-level agreements, and risk protections.
• Apply spend analysis, TCO and total value modeling, market intelligence, rate analysis, and benchmarking to supplier decisions.
• Lead cross-functional sourcing teams, stakeholder discussions, change management, policy compliance, and category performance reporting.
• Embed responsible sourcing and sustainability while delivering savings, cost avoidance, quality and service improvements, risk reduction, and innovation.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Business or a related field.
• 8+ years of strategic sourcing or procurement experience across indirect categories including HR, IT, Marketing, Legal, and Professional Services.
• Demonstrated delivery of measurable value beyond price, including savings, cost avoidance, service improvements, quality gains, risk reduction, and innovation.
• In-depth knowledge of strategic sourcing processes and technology, including Source-to-Pay and contract lifecycle management tools.
• Experience with RFx management, supplier negotiations, MSA/SOW contract writing, category strategy, value strategy, total cost and total value modeling, supplier management, and contract management.
• Strong communication and stakeholder-influence skills, with the ability to drive outcomes in a global, decentralized, matrixed organization with limited supervision.
• Project management skills and the ability to lead complex cross-functional sourcing initiatives.
• Ability to build trusted relationships across business functions and influence decisions with measurable outcomes.
• Fluency in English and authorization to work in the United States without current or future employer sponsorship.

Nice to have

• CIPS, CPSM, or equivalent certification.
• Experience in a professional services or life sciences environment.

Culture & Benefits

• Hybrid work combining home-based work with on-site presence at clients or hirify.global offices.
• Comprehensive rewards supporting health, well-being, financial security, time away, and professional development.
• Cross-functional skills development, custom learning pathways, milestone training, and internal mobility opportunities.
• Collaborative, client-first environment with opportunities to work across regions, functions, and cultures.
• Client-facing employees should be prepared to travel as needed.

Hiring process

• Submit an online application with a full set of official or unofficial transcripts.
• No agency calls.