Senior Manager, Indirect Procurement

About Us

The Role

Reporting to the VP, Indirect Procurement, the Senior Manager, Indirect Procurement will work closely and collaboratively to secure optimal value for Fanatics through enterprise-wide procurement process development, cost savings and efficiency initiatives, and contract negotiations. This role is critical in building discipline within the Indirect Procurement function.

What You’ll Do:

• Partner with the VP and business leaders to determine key procurement needs across Marketing and Technology Indirect categories


• Create and own strategy and execution within the specific Marketing areas of Media & Performance, MarTech, Creative & Content Production, Partnerships/Rights/Licensing, Brand & Experiential, Marketing Operations.


• Build and maintain stakeholder relationships by collaborating across departmental lines and businesses to foster trust and accountability


• Perform market, industry, and trend analysis to understand key cost drivers


• Develop category strategies with guidance from the Director and deliver in collaboration with cross-functional partners


• Identify upcoming stakeholder requirements and build forecasts/models to understand and optimize future spend


• Prepare and manage fact-based RFI/RFP proposals – run bids, consolidate responses, assemble vendor score cards, and perform data analysis (create cost and savings models) to assist with vendor selection


• Champion Fanatics values (vendor diversity, sustainability, etc.) and incorporate into the vendor screening and selection process


• Ensure proper due diligence is completed on all vendors prior to onboarding and effectively control risks to the business


• Manage vendor contract negotiations, partnering with business owners and the legal team to drive optimal value as well as ensure they adhere to our contracting standards


• Implement KPI(s) into negotiated agreements and work with business owners to ensure vendor compliance


• Support the ongoing development of Indirect Procurement best practices


• Provide support for special procurement projects, business initiatives, etc. as needed

What We’re Looking For:

• BS/BA degree in Supply Chain, Finance, or related field


• 7+ years of indirect procurement experience, marketing and/or technology preferred


• Excellent verbal, written, and presentation communication skills


• Proven experience effectively manage relationships across internal and external stakeholders


• Ability to manage competing priorities in an evolving and fast paced environment


• Results-oriented, organized, efficient and resourceful


• Ability to think strategically and develop innovative solutions


• Highly proficient manipulating and drawing insights from large data sets and disparate sources using Microsoft Excel


• Experience with Oracle, SAP, or other larger-scale procurement process


• Highly proficient visually summarizing data and information in Microsoft PowerPoint


• Expectation to be on-site in NYC office 4-days per week

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