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Manager, Procurement (Marketing)

Santa Monica, CA, usFull-time$92k2026-11-09 → 2026-11-10
Citizens or permanent residents only

Core

Lead procurement strategy and supplier management for experiential marketing, live events, music licensing, and advertising to reduce costs and drive efficiencies.

Role type

Manager, Procurement (Marketing)

Builds

Supplier strategies, cost savings initiatives, and optimized supplier relationships for marketing and event production.

Domain

Marketing, Experiential Events, Music Licensing, Advertising

Required skills

Supplier relationship management, contract negotiation, root cause analysis, spend analysis, category management, event production cost evaluation, agency pricing model understanding, SAP/Oracle proficiency, strategic sourcing

Preferred skills

Music licensing experience, advertising experience, live event production experience, additional language skills

Technologies

SAP, Oracle, Business Intelligence, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft PowerPoint

Responsibilities

Execute high-level supplier strategies, source new suppliers, manage contract lifecycle, conduct root cause analysis for supplier issues, provide spend reports, align with cross-functional departments, lead negotiations for assigned categories.

Seniority

Manager, hands-on leadership