Strategic Sourcing Corporate Services Category Lead

As a Senior Sourcing Professional - Corporate and Finance, you will provide procurement leadership, guidance and expertise through the development and execution of stakeholder aligned sourcing strategies.  Your work will drive enterprise value through cost reduction, productivity initiatives, supplier management and proactive stakeholder engagement. You will ensure Owens Corning’s values and business policies are upheld, while demonstrating a commitment toward personal development, high performance, business acumen, market knowledge and leadership influence. This position will utilize industry information and benchmarking, draw upon your knowledge of the local and global markets, interpret key stakeholder requirements, and leverage actionable data analytics to create category strategies, develop sourcing options and execute sustainable supplier relationships.

This role leads the end-to-end sourcing, category strategy, and supplier management for Corporate Services and Shared Services spend. This role partners with functional leaders across Shared Services (e.g.Finance, Legal, Travel, Fleet, Corporate Affairs) to deliver measurable outcomes in cost, service quality, compliance, and risk management. Through strong business acumen, data‑driven insights, and advanced negotiation capability, you design and execute strategic deal structures that balance cost, flexibility, innovation, and long‑term supplier value.

 

Reports to:   Global Category Leader – Corporate Services & IT

Span of Control:  NA

 

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

 

Trusted Business Partner

 

The successful Senior Sourcing Professional – Corporate Services & IT is:

• Is a trusted business partner
• Demonstrates the behaviors of the Global Sourcing Team’s Choices to Win
• Demonstrates the behaviors of strategic supplier relationship management, including enterprise thinking, collaboration, accountability, and value creation.
• Develops and executes stakeholder aligned strategy
• Delivers defined and agreed upon results
• Demonstrates strategic sourcing expertise, and is knowledgeable on current sourcing management trends
• Understands the strategic direction of the company’s businesses and aligns functional strategies and tactics to support and drive enterprise value
• Strives to eliminate risk through proactive identification, stakeholder communication/alignment and the execution of risk mitigation strategies
• Establishes strong relationships with key business leaders and decision makers across the globe; to build strategic stakeholder partnerships, ensure category/strategy alignment and drive enterprise value. 

 

 

Supplier Relationship Management

 

• Develops strong business relationships with all levels of OC's key supplier base with a focus on senior level relationships as applicable.
• Meets with suppliers regularly to assess their capabilities, and understand their business strategies and priorities.
• Proactively works with strategic suppliers on identifying and implementing continuous improvement activities to benefit both OC and the supplier.
• Develops a strong understanding of key supplier industries through an “outside in” perspective and regularly revisits the perspective as industries evolve. 
• Benchmarks OC's key suppliers regularly.
• Leading and managing RFx’s
• Leading and managing the negotiation of contractual relationships
• Leads supplier management for each category, including:
  • Key account management
  • Performance management platform
  • Supplier recognition
  • Auditing (as applicable)
  • Supplier Diversity
  • Sustainability

 

 

Strategic Sourcing Expertise

 

• Lead the development and execution of end to end sourcing strategies across Corporate and IT categories, including:
  • Finance Shared Services: AP/AR, R2R, tax support services, audit support, BPO
  • Legal & Compliance Services: eDiscovery, managed legal services, subscriptions, compliance platforms
  • Travel & Expense / Fleet: TMC, lodging/air programs support, expense platforms, vehicle leasing/fleet mgmt
  • Professional Services: consulting, advisory services, managed services
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