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Indirect Commodity Manager - Professional Services (US Remote)-US-OH,Columbus

Indirect Commodity Manager - Professional Services (US Remote)-US-OH,Columbus

HexionSan Francisco, CA, US
1 day ago
Job type
  • Full-time
  • Remote
Job description

Indirect Commodity Manager - Professional Services (US Remote)

This is a remote position and can be located anywhere in the US. We are seeking a strategic and commercially focused Indirect Commodity Manager Professional Services to lead the global sourcing and supplier management of key third-party services across HR, IT, Finance, Legal, Consulting, and Contractor Services. With global responsibility for approximately $100M in indirect spend, this role is instrumental in delivering cost savings, optimizing supplier performance, and enabling best-in-class service partnerships across multiple corporate functions.

This individual will operate as a trusted advisor to stakeholders and functional leaders, managing sourcing initiatives from planning through contract execution. The role includes ownership of selected supplier relationships and requires strong commercial, analytical, and interpersonal skills to influence and deliver in a complex, centralized enterprise environment.

Key Responsibilities :

Category Strategy & Spend Management

  • Develop and execute a global category strategy for professional services, covering HR, IT, Finance, Legal, Consulting, and contractor labor.
  • Conduct global spend analysis, supplier segmentation, and market intelligence to identify cost reduction, performance improvement, and consolidation opportunities.
  • Build and maintain multi-year sourcing roadmaps aligned to functional priorities and procurement objectives.

Strategic Sourcing & Commercial Advisory

  • Lead RFx processes using Coupa, ensuring transparency, competitiveness, and business alignment.
  • Support stakeholder teams as a commercial advisor throughout supplier selection, proposal evaluation, and negotiation phases.
  • Structure pricing models and contracting approaches to reflect the nature of services (e.g., fixed fee, hourly, milestone-based).
  • Stakeholder & Supplier Engagement

  • Partner closely with corporate stakeholders in HR, IT, Legal, and Finance to drive early engagement, budget alignment, and sourcing planning.
  • Own and manage key supplier relationships where appropriate, driving performance, accountability, and value delivery.
  • Facilitate quarterly business reviews and performance evaluations with high-priority suppliers and internal sponsors.
  • Contract Lifecycle Management & Risk Mitigation

  • Use Icertis to manage the contract lifecycle, including contract drafting, redlining, execution, and renewal tracking.
  • Collaborate with Legal and stakeholders to negotiate and execute robust contracts with clearly defined deliverables, SLAs, pricing, and risk terms.
  • Ensure supplier compliance with contract terms and manage escalations or disputes as needed.
  • Cost Optimization & Performance Management

  • Identify and execute cost savings opportunities through competitive sourcing, vendor rationalization, rate benchmarking, and demand management.
  • Define and track supplier performance metrics and ensure alignment with service-level expectations.
  • Support annual budgeting, cost forecasting, and function-level savings target tracking in collaboration with Finance.
  • Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) :

    Metric

  • Annual cost savings / cost avoidance
  • Supplier on-time delivery or service adherence
  • Spend under preferred supplier contracts
  • Stakeholder satisfaction (survey or scorecard)
  • SLA compliance and issue resolution cycle time
  • % RFx events executed via Coupa
  • Contract lifecycle compliance (via Icertis)
  • Required Qualifications :

  • Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Business, Finance, or a related discipline
  • 7+ years of experience in strategic sourcing or category management with a strong focus on professional services
  • Proven experience managing global categories such as legal, consulting, HR services, IT services, and contractors
  • Strong understanding of service contract structures, pricing models, and risk terms
  • Experience with Coupa (for sourcing) and Icertis (for contract lifecycle management)
  • Excellent stakeholder engagement and influencing skills across centralized corporate functions
  • Strong analytical capability, including cost modeling and supplier performance analysis
  • Preferred Qualifications :

  • MBA or master's degree in Procurement, Finance, or Business
  • Experience operating in a global or matrixed environment with centralized procurement governance
  • Familiarity with SOW development, contingent labor compliance, and vendor performance management
  • Knowledge of supplier consolidation strategies and professional services procurement best practices
  • We are an Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to gender, pregnancy, race, national origin, religion, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran or military status, status as a qualified individual with a disability or any other characteristic protected by law.

    To be considered for this position candidates are required to submit an application for employment through our career site and, be at least 18 years of age. Any offer of employment will be conditioned upon successful completion of a drug test and background investigation, as well as authorization for the Company to conduct additional periodic background checks as required by the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS) or regulations adopted by the department of Homeland Security or other regulatory agencies. A prior criminal record is not an automatic bar to employment, and the Company will conduct an individualized assessment and reassessment, consistent with applicable law, prior to making any final employment decision.

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