EMEA Staff Strategic Sourcing Manager

Overview

In this role, you will lead complex, high-impact sourcing initiatives across Marketing, Services and Technology in EMEA to enable growth and operational excellence. You’ll partner with senior leaders to develop category strategies, optimize total cost of ownership, and manage supplier relationships. You will apply data-driven insights and AI-enabled tools to drive value, governance, and risk mitigation. This position offers a strategic, hands-on leadership opportunity with meaningful impact on Intuit’s mission to help people prosper.

Pay / Benefits

• bonus program
• equity rewards
• comprehensive benefits
• pay-for-performance
• career growth opportunities

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute category strategies across Marketing (Media, Creative, Social, Influencer Marketing, PR), Services and Technology
• Lead a portfolio of transformation initiatives with innovative sourcing, governance, and process optimization
• Own end-to-end strategic sourcing from demand assessment to supplier selection and market analysis
• Optimize total cost of ownership with risk assessment and scalable solutions
• Lead high-stakes negotiations and contract development (MSAs, SOWs) with cross-functional partners
• Design and implement a strategic SRM model with regular performance reviews
• Partner with senior leaders to translate business needs into sourcing strategies
• Conduct spend analysis, scenario modeling, and value quantification using data and AI tools
• Drive cross-functional program leadership from strategy to execution
• Improve sourcing processes and governance for efficiency and compliance
• Identify and deploy AI-powered automation across RFx, evaluation, contract analysis, and spend reporting

Key requirements

• 8+ years of strategic sourcing and category management experience
• 5+ years of hands-on sourcing across various categories
• Proven ownership of enterprise-critical initiatives with executive visibility
• Strong spend analytics, cost modeling, and should-cost analysis
• Hands-on experience with source-to-pay platforms (e.g., Coupa) and end-to-end procurement lifecycle
• Experience using AI-enabled tools to improve sourcing effectiveness
• Fluency with generative AI tools (e.g., Claude) for task automation and decision support
• Ability to translate data into executive-ready insights
• Experience building AI-assisted procurement workflows
• Comfort working at the intersection of procurement and technology

• Strong communication and executive influencing skills
• Collaborative mindset with cross-functional stakeholders
• Strategic thinker who thrives in ambiguity
• Coupa experience
• Analytics and spend modeling
• RFx orchestration (RFPs/RFQs)

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