Strategic Sourcing Manager

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Reports to: VP of Indirect Sourcing
Location: Flexible – North America


Overview

Ingersoll Rand is evolving its procurement organization into a world-class, digitally-enabled transformation engine. We are seeking a Strategic Sourcing Manager for Indirect Categories who will own sourcing strategy, category leadership, supplier relationships, data/analytics-driven insights, and the use of next-gen technologies (AI, Gen AI, advanced analytics) to drive value, optimize cost, reduce risk, and elevate performance for non-direct spend categories.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the full lifecycle sourcing for indirect spend categories (e.g., professional services, facilities & maintenance, MRO, IT & digital, travel & logistics, marketing, real-estate & utilities).
• Develop and execute multi-year category strategies aligned with business objectives, leveraging spend analytics (historical, predictive), market intelligence, and stakeholder insights to identify opportunities.
• Leverage advanced analytics and AI/Gen AI tools to surface sourcing opportunities (cost reduction, demand management, supplier consolidation, value capture), and support decision-making with data-driven business cases.
• Design, run and manage RFx/RFQ/RFI events; negotiate contracts (MSA, SOW, SLAs) with suppliers; ensure contracting terms reflect full total cost of ownership (TCO), risk, compliance, sustainability/ESG and innovation levers.
• Build and maintain strong cross-functional relationships (Finance, Ops, Supply Chain, IT, Legal, HR, Category teams) to ensure sourcing strategy is integrated, actionable and drives measurable outcomes.
• Manage supplier performance and relationships: set up KPIs/dashboards, scorecards, continuous improvement initiatives, innovation forums.
• Utilize procurement technologies (e-sourcing platforms, supplier 360, spend analytics tools, contract management systems, digital negotiation tools) to increase sourcing speed, transparency, and effectiveness.
• Embed AI/Gen AI capabilities into sourcing workflows — for example: category demand forecasting, supplier risk modelling, scenario-analysis, contract clause generation, supplier innovation scanning.
• Monitor market trends, benchmarking data, emerging technologies, and supply-chain disruptions; proactively adapt sourcing strategies in response.
• Drive savings/value delivery, demand reduction, process improvement and compliance of indirect spend; maintain and report pipeline of initiatives and realized benefits.
• Support governance, ensure documentation of sourcing playbooks, templates, and standard operating procedures.
• Foster a culture of excellence, innovation, and collaboration within the sourcing organization and across stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Business Administration, Finance, Engineering or related field; MBA or relevant advanced certification preferred.
• Typically 7-10 years (or more) of progressive experience in indirect category sourcing or strategic procurement in a global, industrial/manufacturing (or similarly complex) organization.
• Strong track record with indirect categories: e.g., professional services, facilities, MRO, IT/digital, utilities, travel.
• Demonstrated expertise in leveraging data analytics, spend/supplier analytics, and procurement technologies.
• Familiarity and ideally hands-on experience with AI/Gen AI tools, digital procurement platforms, supplier-360 frameworks and modern S2P architectures.
• Excellent negotiation and contract management skills (MSA, SOW, SLAs), with proven ability to drive cost-savings, value creation, risk mitigation and supplier innovation.
• Highly developed stakeholder management, influencing and cross-functional collaboration skills (Finance, IT, Operations, Legal, etc.).
• Strong business acumen, strategic thinking, change-management mindset and ability to work in a matrix/global environment.
• Proficiency in modern procurement tools (e-sourcing, contract management, spend analytics) and strong advanced Excel / BI tool capability.
• Comfort with ambiguity and emerging technologies; curious mindset, continuous learner.
• Preferred: Lean/Six Sigma certification, category-management certification (e.g., CPSM), experience in a global manufacturing or industrial context.

Why This Role Is Exciting

• You will be at the forefront of transforming how IR sources indirect spend — turning it into a competitive advantage rather than cost burden.
• You will deploy and refine cutting-edge technologies (AI, Gen AI, analytics, digital platforms) that elevate sourcing from tactical to strategic.
• You will partner with senior stakeholders, influence enterprise spend outcomes, and work within a high-impact, global procurement transformation agenda.
• You’ll work in a dynamic industrial/manufacturing environment where indirect spend categories matter and drive real business performance (cost, cash, risk, innovation).

Ingersoll Rand Inc. (NYSE:IR), driven by an entrepreneurial spirit and ownership mindset, is dedicated to helping make life better for our employees, customers and communities. Customers lean on us for our technology-driven excellence in mission-critical flow creation and industrial solutions across 40+ respected brands where our products and services excel in the most complex and harsh conditions. Our employees develop customers for life through their daily commitment to expertise, productivity and efficiency. For more information, visit www.IRCO.com.