Urgent Opening for Legal Procurement /Sourcing Consultant

Job Description

In this contingent resource assignment, you may:

• Consult on or participate in moderately complex initiatives and deliverables within Sourcing and contribute to large-scale planning related to Sourcing deliverables.
• Review and analyze moderately complex Sourcing challenges that require an in-depth evaluation of variable factors.
• Contribute to the resolution of moderately complex issues and consult with others to meet Sourcing deliverables while leveraging a solid understanding of the function, policies, procedures, and compliance requirements.
• Collaborate with Client personnel in Sourcing.

Role Overview

Seeking a Lead Sourcing Consultant to join the Corporate Services Strategic Sourcing Team as part of the Chief Administrative Office (CAO), with primary support for Marketing and Public Affairs technology sourcing initiatives.

This role serves as the strategic sourcing subject matter expert for the enterprise marketing technology (MarTech) and advertising technology (AdTech) ecosystem, including AI-enabled marketing platforms, customer data infrastructure, and digital media supply chains.

Required Qualifications

• 4+ years of Sourcing experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following:
  • Work or consulting experience
  • Training
  • Military experience
  • Education

Key Responsibilities

1. Lead Sourcing Strategy & MarTech Category Management

• Lead end-to-end sourcing lifecycle activities for complex, high-risk, and strategic Marketing and Public Affairs supplier engagements, including:
  • Marketing Technology (MarTech)
  • Advertising Technology (AdTech)
  • Digital Media
  • Creative Services
  • Communications
  • Research
  • Events and Sponsorships
  • Related technology-enabled services
• Develop and execute category strategies across the MarTech stack, including:
  • Enterprise marketing clouds
  • Customer Data Platforms (CDPs)
  • Customer engagement and journey orchestration
  • Marketing analytics and attribution
  • Content and digital asset management
  • Personalization
  • Generative AI marketing tools
• Optimize costs, improve supplier performance, mitigate risk, and support enterprise business objectives.
• Lead MarTech stack assessment and rationalization initiatives, identifying overlapping capabilities, underutilized licenses, and consolidation opportunities across the marketing technology portfolio.
• Review expiring Marketing and Public Affairs agreements and identify opportunities for supplier consolidation, service improvements, cost reduction, and value creation.
• Support timely renewals or competitive sourcing events.

2. Contract Negotiation & Commercial Management

• Lead all aspects of supplier negotiations, including:
  • Development of MarTech category and negotiation strategies
  • Vendor communications
  • Proposal evaluations
  • Award recommendations
• Negotiate modern SaaS and consumption-based commercial models, including:
  • Monthly Active User (MAU) pricing
  • Message-volume pricing
  • Credit-based pricing
  • Usage-based pricing structures
  • True-up mechanics
  • Renewal caps
  • Service credits
  • Professional services terms
• Negotiate AI-specific contract provisions, including:
  • AI and generative AI usage rights
  • Restrictions on the use of company and customer data for model training
  • Model transparency and explainability obligations
  • Responsible AI commitments
• Negotiate commercial, operational, legal, governance, and risk-related terms, including:
  • Data Processing Agreements (DPAs)
  • Data residency
  • Subprocessor management
  • Security requirements
  • Exit and data portability provisions
• Balance stakeholder objectives, speed to market, and enterprise risk tolerance.
• Draft, review, and manage contract language to address evolving business, technology, regulatory, and market requirements.