Enterprise Hardware, Telecom & Reseller Strategic Sourcing Manager

🔥 16 hours ago

🌲 North Carolina – Remote

🌲 North Carolina – Remote

⏰ Full Time

🟡 Mid-level

🟠 Senior

🛒 Procurement

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Trucordia

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1001 - 5000 employees

Founded 1987

💼 Consulting

⚖️ Legal

📦 Logistics

Consulting • Legal • Logistics

Trucordia is a national insurance brokerage that delivers tailored risk management and insurance solutions for both individuals and businesses. With a focus on customized coverage, they provide services in commercial and personal insurance, as well as benefits solutions. Their aim is to help clients manage risks effectively, allowing them to concentrate on what matters most.

📋 Description

• Lead end-to-end sourcing initiatives across hardware, telecom, reseller management, 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 commercial negotiations and identify value creation opportunities • Develop supplier strategies, multi-year roadmaps, category playbooks, and governance approaches • Maintain supplier segmentation, renewal and refresh visibility, preferred supplier and reseller programs, and category governance • Monitor OEM, distributor, reseller, carrier, connectivity, mobility, support, maintenance, and managed service markets • Provide category intelligence, benchmarking insights, and strategic recommendations • Translate enterprise technology, infrastructure, workplace, location, and growth priorities into category-level sourcing and supplier strategies • Build relationships across IT, Network, Infrastructure, Cybersecurity, Facilities, Finance, Legal, Operations, and other business functions • Engage stakeholders to influence specifications, standards, demand plans, supplier decisions, commercial strategies, and implementation requirements • Support supplier lifecycle management, performance management, renewal and refresh planning, and supplier optimization • Develop and govern reseller strategies, including manufacturer alignment, channel selection, pricing transparency, discounts, rebates, deal registration, services, support, and escalation paths • Negotiate hardware, telecom, mobility, connectivity, maintenance, warranty, support, managed services, implementation, and professional services arrangements • Support procurement policies, governance, operating model improvements, demand and asset lifecycle practices, tools, templates, and sourcing frameworks • Analyze spend, supplier, inventory, asset, usage, circuit, location, contract, rate, renewal, refresh, 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

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent professional experience • 5+ years in Strategic Sourcing, Procurement, Category Management, Supplier Management, or Supply Chain • Demonstrated responsibility for hardware, telecom, reseller, carrier, or managed services categories • Success leading sourcing initiatives and commercial negotiations with manufacturers, resellers, distributors, telecom carriers, connectivity providers, or managed service providers • Strong understanding of hardware lifecycle economics, telecom/connectivity services, reseller and channel models, service levels, warranties, maintenance, and common commercial constructs • Strong analytical, communication, and stakeholder management skills • Proficiency with Excel, PowerPoint, Microsoft Office Suite, Power BI, NetSuite or equivalent ERP, Zip or equivalent procurement workflow platform, and Jira or equivalent project management tool • Comfortable analyzing spend, inventory, usage, location, rate, supplier, proposal, contract, and category data • Experience building business cases and executive presentations • Ability to thrive in fast-paced, high-growth, multi-site, and evolving environments • Nice to have: experience developing hardware, telecom, reseller, or managed services category strategies, playbooks, supplier segmentation models, and sourcing roadmaps • Nice to have: experience negotiating with OEMs, value-added resellers, distributors, telecom carriers, connectivity providers, or managed service providers • Nice to have: experience managing technology categories in insurance, financial services, professional services, technology, or other complex enterprise environments • Nice to have: spend, inventory, usage, circuit, location, supplier, and benchmarking analysis experience • Nice to have: experience supporting procurement transformation initiatives and multi-site, acquisition-driven, or high-growth organizations

🏖️ Benefits

• Medical insurance • Dental insurance • Vision insurance • Life insurance • AD&D • FSA / HSA • Commuter & Child Care FSA • Cancer Support Benefits • Pet Insurance • Accident & Critical Illness • Hospital Indemnity • Employee Assistance Program (EAP) • 11 Paid Holidays • Flexible PTO • 401K