1687 - Senior Manager, Strategic Sourcing- Facilities

LogicSource is an innovative leader in sourcing and procurement services, helping companies increase profits through better buying. Operated by a 500-person collective of procurement professionals, we are deeply rooted in data and insight-driven strategic sourcing, category management, operational excellence, and value delivery. Partnering with Fortune 500 companies, we build and nurture strategic relationships while delivering strong execution that drives measurable bottom-line impact and the development of best-in-class procurement capabilities. Learn more about us at www.logicsource.com .  Reasons why you’ll love it here:  A collaborative, supportive culture where your contributions are valued, and your work makes a meaningful impact.  A workplace committed to professional growth with paths to development and advancement.  Dedicated to creating an environment for employee success by providing support for long-term career growth. Committed to work-life balance by offering flexible PTO.  A robust benefits package that includes extensive health, dental, and vision coverage for you and your family. E mployer‑funded HRA, a 401(k) match, Healthcare and Dependent Care FSAs, short- and long-term disability coverage, AD&D, life insurance, fertility assistance, and more. Supplemental benefits such as unexpected large expenses related to Accidents, Hospitalization, or Critical Care. Along with support for Maternity/Paternity, FMLA, and Military leave.  Offer behavioral health services within the medical support insurance plan and everyday support tools to help with mental health.  A business-casual workplace offering a flexible, hybrid work environment with offices in Westport, CT, and Charleston, SC. Position Summary: We have an immediate opening for a full-time Senior Manager, Strategic Sourcing – Facilities on our Center of Excellence team. You will lead and manage complex strategic sourcing engagements across all facility categories, ensuring business continuity, cost savings delivery, and high levels of supplier performance. This role engages with all relevant client stakeholders and reports directly to the Director, Strategic Sourcing – Facilities. Responsibilities: Lead the development and execution of sourcing and category strategies across the full facilities category management lifecycle, from opportunity identification and baseline development through sourcing, negotiation, contracting, implementation, supplier governance, savings realization, and continuous improvement. Delivering measurable client results across hard and soft facilities services and MRO (Maintenance, Repair, and Operations) supplies. Service categories include HVACR, Janitorial Services, Environmental Services, Landscaping and Snow Removal, Food Services, Security Services and Technology, Waste Management, Electrical, Plumbing, Fire & Life Safety, and other facilities-related services. Engage with internal and external client stakeholders to understand business objectives, operational requirements, category priorities, and challenges, translating them into actionable sourcing and category strategies. Own and project manage complex, end-to-end sourcing engagements, including project plans, timelines and deliverables; data gathering and baseline development; RFP development and execution; proposal analysis; supplier negotiations; presentation of recommendations; award decisions; and contracting support. Lead supplier proposal evaluation and bid normalization using TCO, should-cost, scenario, and risk analyses to identify cost drivers, quantify opportunities, and support fact-based negotiations and award decisions. Develop cost-reduction and value-creation strategies beyond unit-price negotiations, including value engineering, demand management, specification and service-level optimization, supplier rationalization and consolidation, and alternative delivery models. Develop and evaluate facilities scopes of work, specifications, SLAs, KPIs, staffing models, service frequencies, and commercial structures to support competitive sourcing, negotiations, contracting, and supplier performance management. Serve as a Facilities subject matter expert in complex commercial and contract negotiations, including pricing structures, service levels, performance requirements, and other key business terms. Develop and maintain market intelligence and supplier ecosystems by category and region, evaluating market trends, cost drivers, emerging capabilities, geographic coverage, self-performance, subcontractor dependencies, labor models, capacity, scalability, and operational risk. Support post-award supplier transition, implementation, and governance to ensure sourcing decisions are operationalized and negotiated value is realized, including performance scorecards, business reviews, corrective actions, savings tracking, and continuous improvement. Monitor and analyze category and sub-category spend, supplier performance, sourcing opportunities, savings commitments, and realized savings to identify risks and additional value opportunities. Build trusted-advisor relationships across client organizations, including senior executives and C-suite stakeholders, facilitating effective communication among client business units and suppliers to support implementation, issue resolution, service delivery, and stakeholder satisfaction. Identify opportunities beyond the defined scope of work that create additional financial, operational, service, or strategic value for clients. Support prospective client engagements through facilities benchmarking, market intelligence, and comparative analysis to assess current-state performance, identify sourcing and optimization opportunities, and quantify potential value. Requirements: 8-10 years of indirect procurement and strategic sourcing experience, with deep expertise across Facilities categories, including hard and soft services and MRO. Proven e