[Remote] Indirect Strategic Sourcing Manager, Enterprise Procurement, Senior Leader

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Trucordia is an insurance brokerage seeking an Indirect Strategic Sourcing Leader to help build and scale its enterprise procurement organization. The role leads sourcing initiatives, develops category and supplier strategies, manages commercial negotiations, and partners with stakeholders across indirect spend categories while advancing procurement governance, analytics, technology, and AI-enabled processes.


Responsibilities

  • Develop category strategies, supplier strategies, multi-year roadmaps, category playbooks, and governance approaches that support enterprise priorities and business growth
  • Maintain supplier segmentation, renewal visibility, preferred supplier programs, and category governance approaches
  • Monitor market trends, pricing movements, supplier innovation, risks, and industry developments
  • Provide category intelligence, benchmarking insights, and strategic recommendations
  • Translate enterprise business priorities into category-level sourcing and supplier strategies
  • Build trusted relationships across Finance, Legal, IT, Cybersecurity, Facilities, HR, Marketing, Operations and other business functions
  • Engage stakeholders early to influence sourcing decisions and commercial strategies
  • Support supplier lifecycle management, performance management, renewal planning, and supplier optimization initiatives
  • Support procurement policies, governance, operating model improvements, tools, templates, and sourcing frameworks
  • Analyze spend, supplier, contract, and category data
  • Develop executive-ready presentations, reporting, business cases, and recommendations
  • Utilize Excel, Power BI, AI-enabled tools, and procurement technologies to improve business outcomes

Skills

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent professional experience, plus 5+ years in Strategic Sourcing, Procurement, Category Management, Supplier Management, or Supply Chain
  • Demonstrated success leading sourcing initiatives and commercial negotiations, with strong analytical, communication, and stakeholder management skills
  • Proficiency with Excel, PowerPoint, and the Microsoft Office Suite; Power BI; NetSuite or equivalent ERP; Zip or equivalent procurement workflow platform; and Jira or equivalent project management tool
  • Comfortable independently analyzing data, building business cases and executive presentations, and translating analytical findings into actionable recommendations for senior leaders
  • Thrives in fast-paced, high-growth, and evolving environments, with the flexibility and judgment to contribute beyond traditional functional boundaries
  • Experience developing category strategies, playbooks, supplier segmentation models, and sourcing roadmaps
  • Experience managing indirect spend in insurance, financial services, professional services, technology, or other complex enterprise environments
  • Skilled in spend and supplier analysis, benchmarking, and business analytics, with a track record of turning findings into decision-support materials for leadership
  • Experience supporting procurement transformation initiatives and multi-site, acquisition-driven, or high-growth organizations
  • Familiarity with AI-enabled business tools and analytics platforms

Benefits

  • Medical, Dental, Vision
  • Life Insurance and AD&D
  • FSA / HSA
  • Accident Insurance
  • Critical Illness Insurance
  • Hospital Indemnity
  • Supplemental Health Insurance
  • Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
  • Pet Insurance
  • 11 Paid Holidays
  • Flexible PTO
  • 401K
  • Remote work arrangement

Company Overview

  • Trucordia a full-service insurance brokerage firm which provides complete risk management solutions. It was founded in 1998, and is headquartered in Lindon, Utah, USA, with a workforce of 1001-5000 employees. Its website is https://trucordia.com.

    • Back to blog

    Other Jobs To Apply

    Common Interview Questions And Answers

    1. HOW DO YOU PLAN YOUR DAY?

    This is what this question poses: When do you focus and start working seriously? What are the hours you work optimally? Are you a night owl? A morning bird? Remote teams can be made up of people working on different shifts and around the world, so you won't necessarily be stuck in the 9-5 schedule if it's not for you...

    2. HOW DO YOU USE THE DIFFERENT COMMUNICATION TOOLS IN DIFFERENT SITUATIONS?

    When you're working on a remote team, there's no way to chat in the hallway between meetings or catch up on the latest project during an office carpool. Therefore, virtual communication will be absolutely essential to get your work done...

    3. WHAT IS "WORKING REMOTE" REALLY FOR YOU?

    Many people want to work remotely because of the flexibility it allows. You can work anywhere and at any time of the day...

    4. WHAT DO YOU NEED IN YOUR PHYSICAL WORKSPACE TO SUCCEED IN YOUR WORK?

    With this question, companies are looking to see what equipment they may need to provide you with and to verify how aware you are of what remote working could mean for you physically and logistically...

    5. HOW DO YOU PROCESS INFORMATION?

    Several years ago, I was working in a team to plan a big event. My supervisor made us all work as a team before the big day. One of our activities has been to find out how each of us processes information...

    6. HOW DO YOU MANAGE THE CALENDAR AND THE PROGRAM? WHICH APPLICATIONS / SYSTEM DO YOU USE?

    Or you may receive even more specific questions, such as: What's on your calendar? Do you plan blocks of time to do certain types of work? Do you have an open calendar that everyone can see?...

    7. HOW DO YOU ORGANIZE FILES, LINKS, AND TABS ON YOUR COMPUTER?

    Just like your schedule, how you track files and other information is very important. After all, everything is digital!...

    8. HOW TO PRIORITIZE WORK?

    The day I watched Marie Forleo's film separating the important from the urgent, my life changed. Not all remote jobs start fast, but most of them are...

    9. HOW DO YOU PREPARE FOR A MEETING AND PREPARE A MEETING? WHAT DO YOU SEE HAPPENING DURING THE MEETING?

    Just as communication is essential when working remotely, so is organization. Because you won't have those opportunities in the elevator or a casual conversation in the lunchroom, you should take advantage of the little time you have in a video or phone conference...

    10. HOW DO YOU USE TECHNOLOGY ON A DAILY BASIS, IN YOUR WORK AND FOR YOUR PLEASURE?

    This is a great question because it shows your comfort level with technology, which is very important for a remote worker because you will be working with technology over time...