US LBM Manager of Technology Sourcing & Vendor Management

US LBM is one of the leading and fastest growing distributors of specialty building materials in the United States, with a team of over 15,000 employees located throughout the country. Since our founding in 2009, we have acquired over 70 companies and have expanded to more than 500 locations serving 37 states. US LBM is a progressive organization that promotes a unique culture that focuses on the value of its customers and associates. Developing our people is critical to our strategy and fostering our culture of empowerment.

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• Design and implement short and long-term strategies, roadmap, and action plans for technology procurement process.
• Work cross functionally with the Technology and Supply Chain teams to strategize, develop, and manage our supplier management process.
• Define strategies for strategic supplier partnerships and serve as the primary negotiator for all software agreements.
• Voice of reason and value during vendor negotiations, securing the best possible solutions, driving consistent terms and conditions across vendors.
• Partner with the Legal team to ensure all agreements meet our expectations, track contracts for hardware, cloud, and telecom agreements.
• Establish processes and applicable automation for tracking of software license usage and demand.
• Leverage market research, understand industry trends, and manage supplier relationships to optimize procurement.
• Balance cost savings with factors like company growth, performance, scalability, and future compatibility to drive the best decisions and outcomes.
• Challenge the status quo and propose innovative sourcing approaches that contribute to our overall technology roadmap.
• Proactively partners with stakeholders to understand spend, market, and industry characteristics.
• Create a consistent vendor management process to be executed by sponsoring technology leadership team members covering periodic reviews, performance assessments, improvement opportunities, and understanding of spend.
• Communicate and coordinate with Corporate Sourcing teams to ensure the alignment of strategies and priorities.

• Perform other duties as assigned.
• Comply with all policies and standards.
• Adheres to Company's commitment to workplace safety.

• Bachelor's Degree in Business, Accounting, Economics, Finance, or related field.

• 5+ years of experience in software and technology sourcing, with 2+ years focused on technology sourcing with large suppliers preferred.

• Skilled negotiator with a proven capability for driving the best relationships and contracts
• Deep understanding of the tech landscape
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, coupled with a strong attention to detail.
• Experience with market leading enterprise-scale ERP, CRM and Data management (eg. snowflake) platforms.
• Experience with AI and data information rights
• Ability to operate autonomously in a dynamic environment, effectively managing multiple priorities and drive key strategic initiatives.
• Strong executive presence with the ability to influence and drive decisions at all levels of the organization, including senior leadership and external stakeholders.
• Strong communication, negotiation, and interpersonal skills, with the ability to influence and collaborate effectively across various functions.
• A "roll-up-your-sleeves" mentality, with the ability to manage high-level strategy while diving into the details when needed.

• 10% Travel expected.

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US LBM Holdings, LLC, is an equal-opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, national origin or ancestry, sex, age, physical or mental disability, veteran or military status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, military status, order of protection status, or any other legally recognized protected basis under federal, state, or local law.