College Board

College Board

Senior Manager, Strategic Sourcing, Technology

Remote - USA · Senior · Full-time

Sponsorship not specified$80k-$130kDetected 30 days ago
Process ImprovementProcurementERPPerformance ManagementContract ManagementResearchLeadershipCommunicationCollaborationProblem Solving

About the role

  • We combine market insight, strong supplier relationships, and strategic sourcing practices to ensure every dollar we spend advances the College Board's mission.
  • Our work strengthens operations, promotes sustainability, and ensures that the organization's resources are used thoughtfully and effectively in service of students everywhere.
  • The Strategic Sourcing team at Colleg e Board is embarking on an exciting transformation, shifting from transactional procurement to a model centered on strategic engagement.

Responsibilities

  • Lead the development and execution of sourcing strategies to optimize spend, reduce risk, and enhance value in alignment with organizational objectives.
  • Understand the current supplier landscape and identify opportunities to consolidate demand and drive cost savings while maintaining service quality.
  • Lead supplier selection, performance management, and relationship development in partnership with internal stakeholders.
  • Lead negotiations of commercial terms, service-level agreements (SLAs), and licensing models to achieve favorable cost, risk, and performance outcomes.
  • Manage ongoing supplier relationships, performance reviews, and escalation processes.
  • Create category specific cost models, including TCO analyses, to support data driven sourcing recommendations and track impact against organizational goals and metrics.
  • Adopt and leverage existing Procurement tools and platforms, as well as enterprise AI tools, to deliver value driven insights and recommendations.
  • Proactively engage with stakeholders to understand their goals and planned initiatives, translating insights into category sourcing strategies that anticipate needs, align with enterprise objectives, and deliver strategic value.
  • Partner with Legal, GRC and Information Security teams to ensure all security and business term requirements are included in contracts.
  • At College Board, we offer more than a paycheck - we provide a meaningful career, a supportive team, and a comprehensive package designed to help you thrive.

Requirements

  • 7+ years of experience in strategic sourcing, procurement, or supplier management, with at least 3 years focused on Technology category ( e.g. SaaS, Cybersecurity, Enterprise Software, Hardware) sourcing.
  • Familiarity with ERP systems, supplier management systems, and contract lifecycle management tools.
  • Strong knowledge of technology sourcing categories ( e.g. SaaS, Cybersecurity products, Enterprise Software, Hardware), including suppliers, market trends, and regulatory landscape.
  • Comfort with fast-paced, cross-functional mission-driven environments.
  • All CB employees are required to occasionally travel to meet in person for business purposes.

Nice to have

  • Bachelor's degree required
  • MBA or advanced degree preferred.
  • CPSM, PMP, Lean/Six Sigma, or ISM certification preferred.

Skills

  • A passion for expanding educational and career opportunities and mission-driven work
  • Authorization to work in the United States for any employer
  • Clear and concise communication skills, written and verbal

Compensation

  • We're a self-sustaining nonprofit that believes in fair and competitive compensation grounded in your qualifications, experience, impact, and the market.

Benefits

  • You'll have open, transparent conversations about compensation, benefits, and what it's like to work at College Board throughout your hiring process.
  • solving complex problems, making data-informed decisions, prioritizing what matters most, and continuously improving through learning, user input, and external benchmarking

Company info

  • The Strategic Sourcing team is a dynamic, collaborative group that partners with leaders across the organization to drive decisions that maximize value and impact.
  • This role will join a team of sourcing leaders dedicated to delivering meaningful, measurable value to the organization, directly supporting our mission and the students we serve.
  • About the Opportunity
  • The Senior Manager of Strategic Sourcing - Technology will lead enterprise-wide procurement initiatives, supplier relationship management, and contract management activities across multiple categories of spend.
  • In this role, you will develop and implement sourcing strategies, conduct market and supplier research, manage RFI/RFP/RFQ processes, oversee supplier evaluation and selection, and drive contract negotiations.
  • You will work within the Technology Strategic Sourcing team and will be responsible for developing and executing sourcing strategies for Technology related products and services ( e.g. SaaS, cybersecurity, enterprise software, or hardware).
  • This role supports enterprise-wide Technology initiatives and ensures that the College Board obtains the best value while mitigating risk and maintaining compliance with security standards.
  • Y ou will also partner closely with cross-functional stakeholders within Technology including IT Security as well as partners in Governance Risk and Compliance, Legal, Finance, and supplier s to align sourcing strategies with organizational goals, mitigate risk, manage supplier relationships and ensure compliance with policies and regulations.
  • This role requires strong leadership, strategic thinking, and the ability to foster supplier and stakeholder partnerships that drive measurable value to College Board.
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