Enterprise IT & Technology Strategic Sourcing Senior Leader

Extraordinary opportunity. Exceptional experience. Sometimes in life, you find yourself in the right place, at the right time, looking at an opportunity so extraordinary it cannot be ignored. At Trucordia, our company is built on wildly successful businesses in our communities across the country, and now we’ve come together to create the next great insurance brokerage. We offer an unrivaled combination of people, tools and solutions, and deliver exceptional experiences and opportunities for our employees, clients and stakeholders. We celebrate both individual successes and collective accomplishments, making sure the industry recognizes the remarkable company we’re building together, as well as the impact we’re having on our clients and communities. Ranked as one of the fastest-growing companies in the U.S. for three consecutive years, we have more than 5,000 team members across 200 offices across the country, who actively, genuinely care about our clients, each other and the quality of our work, and in every interaction, represent a company that people want to work for and do business with. Trucordia Values We actively, genuinely CARE about our clients, each other and the quality of our work, and in every interaction, represent a company that people want to work for and do business with. We COLLABORATE continuously because, together, we are more powerful and make amazing things happen for our clients and company. We LEAD with intelligence, hunger, curiosity, energy and a future-focused attitude of “what’s next”? We are RESULT-ORIENTED , growth-focused and driven to out-perform expectations of what an insurance brokerage can achieve. We CELEBRATE both individual successes and collective accomplishments, making sure the industry recognizes the remarkable company we’re building together, as well as the impact we’re having on our clients and communities. Trucordia is seeking an IT & Technology Strategic Sourcing Leader, Enterprise Procurement to support the building and scaling of a modern procurement organization that supports enterprise growth, operational excellence, supplier governance, and value creation. This role is responsible for leading sourcing initiatives, developing category strategies, building category playbooks, creating supplier strategies, managing commercial negotiations, and partnering with business stakeholders across software, cybersecurity, AI/SaaS, IT, professional services, and assigned indirect categories. The successful candidate will contribute to the continued development of Trucordia’s procurement operating model by helping create scalable sourcing capabilities, category management disciplines, supplier governance practices, technology-enabled processes, and data-driven decision making. Duties and Responsibilities:   Strategic Sourcing & Category Management Lead end-to-end sourcing initiatives across software, cybersecurity, AI/SaaS, IT, professional services, and assigned indirect categories. Develop and execute category strategies aligned to enterprise objectives. Conduct market analysis, supplier assessments, benchmarking, and sourcing events. Lead complex commercial negotiations and identify value creation opportunities. Category Strategy & Ownership Develop category strategies, supplier strategies, multi-year roadmaps, category playbooks, and governance approaches that support enterprise priorities and business growth. Maintain supplier segmentation, renewal visibility, preferred supplier programs, and category governance approaches. Monitor technology markets, licensing and consumption models, pricing movements, supplier innovation, risks, cybersecurity developments, and emerging AI solutions. Provide category intelligence, benchmarking insights, and strategic recommendations. Translate enterprise technology priorities into category-level sourcing and supplier strategies. Business Partnership Build trusted relationships across IT, Cybersecurity, Finance, Legal, Privacy, Operations, and other business functions. Engage stakeholders early to influence technology requirements, supplier decisions, commercial strategies, and build-versus-buy considerations. Supplier & Contract Management Support supplier lifecycle management, performance management, renewal planning, supplier rationalization, and supplier optimization initiatives. Negotiate software licensing, SaaS subscriptions, AI solutions, cybersecurity platforms, IT services, implementation services, and professional services arrangements. Address pricing, usage and consumption commitments, renewal escalators, audit and true-up exposure, service levels, termination rights, data rights, and total cost of ownership. Procurement Transformation Support procurement policies, technology acquisition governance, third-party risk requirements, operating model improvements, tools, templates, and sourcing frameworks. Technology, Analytics, & AI Enablement Analyze technology spend, supplier, contract, licensing, usage, renewal, and category data. Develop executive-ready presentations, reporting, business cases, and recommendations. Utilize Excel, Power BI, AI-enabled tools, and procurement technologies to improve business outcomes. Bachelor's degree or equivalent professional experience, plus 5+ years in Strategic Sourcing, Procurement, Category Management, Supplier Management, or Supply Chain, with demonstrated responsibility for software, cybersecurity, AI/SaaS, IT, or technology services categories. Demonstrated success leading complex technology sourcing initiatives and commercial negotiations, with strong understanding of software licensing, SaaS subscription/consumption models, cybersecurity requirements, and technology commercial constructs. Strong analytical, communication, and stakeholder management skills. Proficiency with Excel, PowerPoint, and the Microsoft Office Suite; Power BI; NetSuite or equivalent ERP; Zip or equivalent procurement workflow platform;