Associate Sourcing Manager I, MRO

We are looking for a proactive individual to fill a vital role in our team, serving as a front-line contact for stakeholders and suppliers within the assigned category portfolio. This position is accountable for collaborating directly with business stakeholders to understand their requirements, executing sourcing strategies, and escalating complex issues to Category leadership as necessary.

This role will support the procurement needs in the categories of MRO (Maintenance, Repair, and Operations), MHE (Material Handling Equipment), and MO (Maintenance Operations). This will include supporting end-to-end sourcing processes through contract execution and the implementation of catalogues for relevant categories. This is a key opportunity to contribute to the rollout of new global policies and systems. Join us to make a significant impact on our procurement organization!

Responsibilities

• Manages the full contracting process, utilizing relevant templates for initial development, and guide through negotiations, execution, and ongoing oversight

• Partners with Category Managers on selected contracts to oversee the full sourcing lifecycle, ensuring strategic alignment with broader organizational goals

• Facilitates comprehensive contract management, encompassing initial drafting, negotiation, approval, and amendment processes to ensure effective and compliant agreements

• Leverages standardized contractual language and templates to ensure consistency, clarity, and legal compliance across all agreements.

• Collaborates with legal teams to create a comprehensive contract playbook that reflects best practices and minimizes organizational risk

• Defines, implements, and tracks KPIs for contracts to evaluate supplier performance and contract efficacy.

• Utilizes KPI outcomes to inform strategic decision-making and continuous improvement initiatives within sourcing management

• Leads contract negotiations, employing strategic acumen to secure favorable terms that align with organizational objectives

• Facilitates negotiation processes that balance cost-effectiveness with quality and service delivery standards

• Efficiently manages the amendment process for contracts, ensuring changes are documented accurately and ratified in a timely manner

• Identifies and address instances of contractual non-compliance, taking corrective measures to rectify issues and prevent recurrence

• Continuously monitors the performance of active contracts, ensuring adherence to agreed-upon metrics and deliverables

• Regularly reviews contracts to ensure they remain aligned with changing business needs, market conditions, and regulatory requirements

• Provides support to Category Managers by managing select contracts across the entire sourcing lifecycle, including strategy development, bidding, supplier evaluation, and contract execution.

Education and Work Experience

Relatable experience within internal corporate function support, including knowledge of procurement policy support. Educational requirements include a bachelor's degree in business administration, finance, or supply chain. Minimum of three (3) years of experience in a sourcing organization, supporting internal business stakeholders.

Skills and Knowledge

• Strong business planning, analytical and conceptual skills to evaluate business problems and identify and apply appropriate solutions

• Experience with business intelligence tools, capabilities, and best practices. Experience using SAP Ariba a plus.

• Ability to effectively manage and participate in cross-functional problem-solving teams

• Strong project management skills

• Ability to manage a variety of tasks simultaneously

• Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing, as well as strong presentation skills

• Excellent judgment and decision-making skills

• Strong interpersonal skills

• Strong organizational skills; attention to detail

• Knowledge of Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, and advanced proficiency in Excel

We provide compensation, benefits, and resources that enable a highly inclusive culture and support our team members' ability to live with purpose every day. In addition to traditional offerings like medical, dental, and vision care, we also provide a comprehensive suite of benefits that focus on the physical, emotional, financial, and social aspects of wellness. This encompasses support for working families, which may include backup dependent care, adoption assistance, infertility coverage, family building support, behavioral health solutions, paid parental leave, and paid caregiver leave. To encourage your personal growth, we also offer a variety of training programs, professional development resources, and opportunities to participate in mentorship programs, employee resource groups, volunteer activities, and much more. For details, visit https://www.virtualfairhub.com/cencora

Cencora is committed to providing equal employment opportunity without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, age, disability, veteran status or membership in any other class protected by federal, state or local law.

The company's continued success depends on the full and effective utilization of qualified individuals. Therefore, harassment is prohibited and all matters related to recruiting, training, compensation, benefits, promotions and transfers comply with equal opportunity principles and are non-discriminatory.

Cencora is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities during the employment process which are consistent with legal requirements. If you wish to request an accommodation while seeking employment, please call 888.692.2272 or email hrsc@cencora.com. We will make accommodation determinations on a request-by-request basis. Messages and emails regarding anything other than accommodations requests will not be returned