Senior Manager, Strategic Sourcing - AI
Core
Senior Manager leading strategic sourcing operations by building, configuring, and supervising autonomous AI agents across the source-to-pay lifecycle to optimize costs and governance.
Role type
Senior Manager, Strategic Sourcing (AI/Procurement)
Builds
Autonomous RFP tools, AI-driven spend analysis models, and human-in-the-loop governance frameworks for procurement.
Domain
Technology supply chain / AI-driven procurement
Deliverable
production ML models
Required skills
Strategic sourcing leadership, autonomous AI agent configuration, prompt engineering, complex RFx execution, AI-assisted bid analysis, supplier performance management, procurement technology integration, governance design, spend analytics, commercial contract negotiation.
Preferred skills
Agentic AI procurement platform familiarity (GEP, Jaggaer, Coupa), AI governance framework experience, procurement technology architecture knowledge.
Technologies
GEP, Jaggaer, Coupa, Globality, Zycus, Mercanis
Responsibilities
Design and supervise autonomous AI agents for sourcing workflows; interrogate AI-generated recommendations for accuracy; establish human-in-the-loop governance frameworks; lead complex high-value RFx events; manage supplier relationships and negotiations; refine AI agent workflows and performance metrics.
Seniority
Senior Manager, hands-on leadership
