Lead/Senior Manager - Strategic Sourcing

We are seeking a seasoned Procurement Transformation Leader to join our client's growing consulting practice and lead large-scale procurement and strategic sourcing transformation engagements for global clients.
This leadership role offers an opportunity to shape procurement strategies, design future-state operating models, drive sourcing excellence, optimize supplier ecosystems, and deliver measurable business value across complex organizations. The successful candidate will play a key role in client delivery, solution development, business growth, and practice building.
Key Responsibilities:
Procurement Transformation & Operating Model Design:
- Lead end-to-end procurement transformation engagements including current-state assessments, maturity evaluations, gap analysis, and transformation roadmap development.
- Conduct procurement blueprint assessments and design future-state Target Operating Models (TOM).
- Define procurement governance structures, operating models, service delivery frameworks, KPIs, and organizational design.
- Develop procurement methodologies, accelerators, playbooks, templates, and best-practice frameworks.
Strategic Sourcing & Category Excellence:
- Lead strategic sourcing initiatives across indirect spend categories.
- Drive the complete sourcing lifecycle including requirements gathering, market assessment, supplier identification, RFx management, bid evaluation, negotiations, and contract award.
- Develop category strategies and sourcing playbooks aligned to client business objectives.
- Build supplier evaluation frameworks and scorecarding methodologies.
Supplier & Contract Management:

- Design and implement Supplier Relationship Management (SRM) frameworks.
- Establish supplier governance and performance management programs.
- Support commercial negotiations and contract structuring, including MSA, SOW, and strategic supplier agreements.
- Align procurement processes with Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM) best practices.
Value Creation & Cost Optimization:
- Conduct spend analytics, benchmarking, opportunity assessments, and cost optimization initiatives.
- Establish savings governance frameworks covering cost savings, cost avoidance, value realization, and risk mitigation.
- Deliver measurable procurement value through sourcing and supplier optimization initiatives.
Client Advisory & Practice Development:
- Serve as a trusted advisor to senior client stakeholders including Procurement Heads, CFOs, COOs, and Shared Services leaders.
- Lead client workshops, executive presentations, and transformation discussions.
- Support proposal development, RFP responses, solutioning, and business development initiatives.
- Identify opportunities for account expansion and cross-selling.
- Contribute to building and scaling Procurement & Sourcing consulting offerings.
Candidate Profile:
Education:
- Bachelor's Degree in Business, Supply Chain, Finance, Economics, Engineering, or related discipline.
- MBA from a premier institution preferred.
Experience:
15+ years of progressive experience in:
1. Procurement Transformation
2. Strategic Sourcing
3. Procurement Consulting
4. Category Management
5. Supplier Relationship Management
6. Vendor Governance
7. Contract Management
8. Procurement Operations
9. Shared Services / GCC Environments
Preferred Background:
Candidates from leading consulting firms, procurement advisory organizations, GCCs, captive centers, procurement transformation teams, or large enterprise sourcing functions will be highly preferred.