The Senior Strategic Sourcing Manager - AI addresses the need for scalable procurement leadership by building, configuring, and supervising autonomous AI agents across the source-to-pay lifecycle. Serving as the critical human-in-the-loop, this role balances automated RFP execution, spend analysis, and bid evaluation with high-touch strategic negotiation, supplier relationship management, and governance oversight. Through intelligent automation, this position solves capacity limitations while maintaining total cost of ownership optimization, supplier accountability, and corporate compliance.
What Success Looks Like (Objectives):- Complete implementation and cross-functional integration of the autonomous RFP tool, achieving 20% autonomous sourcing event execution by end of 2027
- Deliver a 10% weighted average cost savings or avoidance across completed sourcing events by deploying AI agents for spend analysis, market benchmarking, and scenario modeling
- Accelerate execution and expand sourcing capacity through automated RFx drafting, continuous bid analysis, and parallel event orchestration
- Direct and refine AI agent workflows, maintaining high accuracy standards while establishing a three-tier human-in-the-loop governance framework
- Enhance stakeholder and supplier satisfaction by streamlining communication channels, establishing automated status tracking, and incorporating AI-researched insights into agreements
- Free up departmental bandwidth to focus on high-value, strategic supplier relationships, innovation partnerships, and complex negotiations
Core Skills, Competencies, and Key Experiences (What you'll bring)- Ability to design, configure, and supervise autonomous AI agents for sourcing workflows while establishing operational guardrails and escalation thresholds
- Deep expertise in interrogating AI-generated recommendations, spend classifications, and bid comparisons to ensure auditability and accuracy
- Strategic prompt engineering capabilities to frame complex sourcing scenarios, TCO models, and risk parameters effectively for AI models
- Critical experience managing technically complex direct and indirect supplier spend categories within high-technology and IT supply chains
- Proven governance design capabilities to enforce decision-rights frameworks across automated, human-approved, and human-led sourcing tiers
- Comprehensive process discipline to map, document, standardize, and continuously refine procurement workflows and agent performance metrics
Additional Qualifications:- Master's Degree (MBA or related field)
- Familiarity with agentic AI procurement platforms such as GEP, Jaggaer, Coupa, Globality, Zycus, or Mercanis
- Experience with AI governance frameworks or human-in-the-loop workflow design
- Knowledge of procurement technology architecture, spend analytics, and AI integration layers
Candidates must be willing to participate in at least one in-person interview.Visa sponsorship not available for this positionMinimum Requirements:- Minimum Education: Bachelor's Degree in Supply Chain Management, Business, Engineering, Operations, or a related field
- Minimum Experience: 7 years of progressive experience in strategic sourcing culminating with strong experience in leading complex and high-value RFxs
- Required Technical Skills: Must have at least 7 years of experience with:
- Complex RFx (RFP, RFQ, RFI) event execution and AI-assisted bid analysis
- AI-based or advanced analytical tools for spend analysis, forecasting, and scenario modeling
- Supplier performance management and commercial contract negotiation
- Procurement technology implementations and S2P platform integration
Salary RangeCompensation: $127,050.00/Year - $181,500.00/Year
About Our DepartmentOur investment in the future needs those with an eye on the bottom line, and our Financial organization plays a vital role in supporting our game-changing ideas with creative solutions to complex problems. Team members have the unique opportunity to explore diverse business lines, gaining hands-on experience in various facets of finance, including accounting, audit and supply chain management.
BenefitsWe offer meaningful health perks, including flexible spending accounts, HSA, a 401(k) plan with company match, employee stock purchase plan, career opportunities, and a flexible time away plan. Review a benefits summary here: EchoStar Benefits
The base pay range shown is a guideline. Individual total compensation will vary based on factors such as qualifications, skill level, and competencies. Compensation is based on the role's location and is subject to change.
Candidates need to successfully complete a pre-employment screen, which may include a drug test and DMV check.
