JobsUSASenior IT Strategic Sourcing Manager
Company : Smithfield Foods
Location : Chesapeake, VA, 23326
Posted Date : 15 September 2025
Job Details
Senior It Strategic Sourcing Manager
A great job-and a great future-awaits you at Smithfield Foods. We are an American food company with a leading position in packaged meats and fresh pork products. We're looking for motivated people who want to join our team and grow lasting and meaningful careers with us.
The position summary states the general nature and purpose of the job. Overall accountabilities are defined in this section.
As the Senior IT Strategic Sourcing Manager, you will lead the development and execution of sourcing strategies for IT categories including software, hardware, cloud services, and professional services. You'll drive cost optimization, vendor performance, and risk mitigation while ensuring sourcing practices align with Smithfield's enterprise objectives. Collaborating closely with cross-functional teams, you'll manage vendor negotiations, strategic partnerships, and contract lifecycles to deliver long-term value across the IT organization.
What You'll Do
The below statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this job. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified. May perform other duties as assigned.
- Lead Strategic Sourcing Initiatives: Develop and execute sourcing strategies across IT categories including software, hardware, cloud, and professional services to meet business needs and reduce total cost of ownership.
- Manage High-Impact Negotiations: Own and lead complex negotiations with top-tier IT vendors, focusing on pricing, service levels, licensing models, and long-term contract terms.
- Drive Supplier Performance & Compliance: Oversee vendor evaluations, enforce contract compliance, and collaborate with stakeholders to improve supplier accountability and performance metrics.
- Collaborate Cross-Functionally: Work with IT, legal, finance, compliance, and business leaders to align sourcing strategies with organizational goals and mitigate risk.
- Deliver Data-Driven Insights: Use market intelligence, benchmarking, and spend analysis to identify sourcing opportunities, track savings, and support continuous improvement.
- Optimize Contract Lifecycle Management: Support contract creation, renewals, and amendments while ensuring documentation aligns with sourcing best practices and risk management frameworks.
- Leadership: Drives a positive employee experience through leadership by way of employee development and coaching.
What We're Seeking
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals to perform the essential functions.
- Education & Experience: Bachelor's Degree from an accredited four-year college or university and 8+ years of relevant experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience, required.
- Leadership & Team Development: 2+ years of demonstrated experience in a leadership role, including team management/development or project leadership. Demonstrated success in managing cross-functional initiatives.
- Strategic Sourcing Expertise: Extensive experience utilizing strategic sourcing methodologies across IT categories such as software, hardware, cloud services, and professional services.
- Negotiation & Contracting Skills: Proven ability to lead complex contract negotiations and read/write contractual language that ensures value, risk mitigation, and supplier accountability.
- Analytical & Project Management Skills: Strong critical thinking, spend analysis, and problem-solving skills with the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously in a fast-paced environment.
- Technical Proficiency: Proficiency in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel and PowerPoint.
- Communication & Collaboration: Exceptional written and verbal communication skills with the ability to influence and collaborate with stakeholders at all levels.
- Industry Knowledge: Understanding of strategic sourcing techniques including value stream mapping, lean concepts, and procurement optimization strategies.
- Adaptability & Drive: Ability to thrive in a dynamic, results-driven environment and continuously seek out process improvement opportunities.
- Travel: Willingness to travel up to 25% to manufacturing plants and vendor locations as needed.
Other Skills That Make You Stand Out
- SAP experience strongly preferred.
Relocation Package Available Yes
Smithfield is an equal opportunity employer committed to workplace diversity. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, gender identity, protected veterans status, status as a disabled individual or any other protected group status or non-job characteristic as directed by law. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment selection process, please call us at 757-357-1595.
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