Procurement

• Build and maintain strong relationships with outsourced partners
• Administer communication frameworks across diverse internal and external groups
• Serve as a contractual expert for internal and external business stakeholders
• Provide guidance and support regarding contractual terms and conditions
• Negotiate contractual changes in support of the business
• Act as the primary escalation point for vendor performance and contract compliance
• Identify vendor relationship risks and develop mitigation strategies
• Encourage innovative practices and continuous improvement among vendors
• Partner with Legal and Procurement on contract negotiations
• Optimize the vendor footprint and outsourcing spend
• Facilitate discussions and resolve disputes, performance challenges, and contract-affecting situations
• Develop policies and procedures for vendor and supplier relationship governance
• Produce content requirements, facilitate executive performance reviews, and manage action items
• Coordinate, schedule, and facilitate Partner Business Reviews
• Drive consistent messaging and strategy to outsourced partners

Senior Manager – Vendor Management

• Lead a team of sourcing professionals supporting Nordstrom Technology across Software, Hardware, Telecom, and AI/Infrastructure spend
• Build trusted, forward-leaning partnerships with Technology executives
• Design and develop the sourcing organization, coaching professionals on partnership and consultative approaches
• Drive speed and urgency into deals, reducing cycle times and removing friction and unnecessary approvals
• Build proactive relationships with Technology leaders during roadmap and budget planning
• Develop and execute category strategies, including commodity and supplier risk management recommendations
• Manage strategic technology supplier performance and continuous improvement
• Apply global technology supplier, competitor, market, and AI-sourcing intelligence to identify risk, savings, and innovation opportunities
• Create forward-looking visibility into technology deals, renewals, and negotiations
• Lead systematic change toward best-in-class sourcing performance
• Lead complex, high-value technology negotiations
• Prioritize and manage concurrent sourcing strategies, projects, and deadlines across the technology portfolio

Procurement jobs in Washington

Senior Manager – Vendor Management

Director, Strategic Sourcing – Technology