Strategic Sourcing Manager

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Title: Strategic Sourcing Manager

Location:  Remote North America

About Us    

Imagine a company with technology leadership of over 160 years, yet it operates with the energy of a startup. Ingersoll Rand has dedicated itself to Making Life Better for its employees, customers, shareholders, and planets. We produce innovative and mission-critical flow creation and life science technologies – from compressors to precision handling of liquids, gasses, and powers – to increase industrial productivity, efficiency, and sustainability. Supported by over 80+ brands, our products are used in various end-markets including life sciences, food and beverage, clean energy, industrial manufacturing, infrastructure, and more. Across the globe, we’re driving growth with an entrepreneurial spirit and ownership mindset. Learn more at irco.com and join us to own your future.   

Job 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.

 Why This Role Is Exciting

• Lead a true procurement transformation. You will help redefine how Ingersoll Rand manages indirect spend, turning it into a strategic value engine rather than a cost burden.
• Shape the digital future of procurement. You will deploy and refine cutting-edge tools including AI/GenAI, advanced analytics, supplier 360 platforms, and digital sourcing technology.
• Influence enterprise-level spend outcomes. You will work with senior leaders across the business to drive measurable results in cost, cash, risk reduction, compliance, and innovation.
• Impact a global industrial/manufacturing organization. Your work will directly influence operational performance where indirect spend categories play a critical role.

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.  

Requirements:   

• Bachelor’s degree
• 7+ years of progressive experience in indirect category sourcing or strategic procurement in a global, industrial/manufacturing (or similarly complex) organization.
• Proven 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.
• 7+ years of experience in negotiation and contract management skills (MSA, SOW, SLAs), with proven ability to drive cost-savings, value creation, risk mitigation and supplier innovation.
• 5+ years of experience with modern procurement tools (e-sourcing, contract management, spend analytics) and strong advanced Excel / BI tool capability.

Core Competencies:   

•   Strategic Category Leadership
• Data & Analytics Proficiency
• Digital & AI-Enabled Procurement
• Advanced Negotiation & Contracting
• Supplier Relationship Management
• Stakeholder Influence & Collaboration
• Change Leadership & Agility

Preferences:   

• MBA or Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Business Administration, Finance, Engineering or related field
•   Familiarity and ideally hands-on experience with AI/Gen AI tools, digital procurement platforms, supplier-360 frameworks and modern S2P architectures.
• 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.
• 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.

  Travel & Work Arrangements/Requirements   

• Flexible working location within the US, hybrid, or fully remote.  
• Travel between 25% -50% 

Pay Range   

The pay range for this role is $130,000-$145,000 , excluding incentive opportunities. The pay range takes into account a wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including, but not limited to, skills; experience and training; licensure and certifications; and geographic location.  Hired applicant will be eligible to receive (discretionary/nondiscretionary) annual bonuses and incentive compensation. 

What we Offer    

At Ingersoll Rand, we embrace a culture of personal ownership — taking responsibility for our company, our communities, and our environment — as well as for our individual well-being. Our comprehensive benefits package is designed to empower you with the tools and support needed to take charge of your health and future. Our benefits include healthcare coverage (medical, prescription, dental, and vision), wellness programs, life insurance, a 401(k) plan with company match, paid time off, and an employee stock program, among other offerings. These benefits, combined with our pay transparency and inclusive culture, reflect our commitment to supporting you at work and beyond. 

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.