Sr. Manager, Strategic Procurement - Sales & Marketing

We are seeking a highly skilled and strategic Senior Manager for Sales and Marketing, Strategic Procurement to join our dynamic team. This pivotal role will focus on leading procurement initiatives for sales and marketing, ensuring alignment with company goals, and supporting our growth strategy in the EV market. Responsibilities include developing and executing strategic sourcing strategies for sales, marketing, and operations categories such as advertising, media buying, promotional materials, event management, and market research services to enhance brand visibility and drive sales. The role involves leading negotiations for contracts, supplier agreements, and service level agreements (SLAs) to optimize terms and conditions, achieve cost savings, and ensure quality and reliability. The manager will collaborate closely with sales, marketing, and other departments to understand business requirements and align procurement strategies with strategic objectives. Utilizing data analytics and market research to identify opportunities for innovation, efficiency improvements, and risk mitigation within procurement processes is essential. Monitoring supplier performance, managing vendor relationships, and ensuring compliance with contractual obligations and service level expectations across sales and marketing categories are key duties. Additionally, the role includes leading transformational procurement projects aimed at enhancing processes, leveraging technology, and driving operational excellence within sales and marketing. The manager will drive initiatives to improve procurement efficiency, streamline workflows, and enhance cross-functional collaboration to support business growth and scalability. Championing sustainability initiatives within the procurement function, promoting environmentally responsible sourcing practices and supplier diversity is also expected. Requirements include a Bachelor’s degree in business administration, Supply Chain Management, or a related field, 8+ years of experience in strategic procurement with a focus on sales and marketing categories, preferably within the automotive or consumer goods industry, and 3+ years of experience leading formal teams of direct reports. Strong negotiation skills, ability to manage complex supplier relationships, strong written, verbal, organizational, and program management skills, experience leading and developing high-performing teams with a collaborative and inclusive leadership style, proficiency in procurement tools and systems, advanced analytical and problem-solving abilities, knowledge of regulatory requirements and compliance considerations relevant to procurement activities, and a passion for sustainability and familiarity with sustainable sourcing practices are required. The candidate should be a proactive self-starter comfortable navigating dynamic work environments with shifting priorities and effective in engaging and collaborating across different departments. Experience in the Automotive Industry is ideal.