--- title: 'Senior Strategic Sourcing Manager at Precisely International Jobs' canonical: 'https://feeny.ai/job/senior-strategic-sourcing-manager-precisely-international-jobs-india-k95xfr7dag4p' type: 'job' last_seen: '2026-09-15' --- # Senior Strategic Sourcing Manager at Precisely International Jobs - **Company:** Precisely International Jobs - **Location:** India - **Posted:** 2026-09-11 - **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-15 - **Apply:** https://www.precisely.com/careers-and-culture/international-jobs/job/4731626005?gh_jid=4731626005 ## Job description At Precisely, we're not just building software — we're shaping the future of data integrity. As a global leader in data quality, data enrichment, and location intelligence, Precisely helps thousands of the world's most trusted brands make confident decisions with data they can rely on. We're an AI-first organization, which means artificial intelligence isn't a buzzword here — it's woven into how we build products, how we work, and how we think about solving complex problems for our customers. When you join Precisely, you join a team of curious, driven innovators who believe that better data makes the world run better. If you're ready to do meaningful work at the intersection of AI and data — and help define what's possible — we'd love for you to apply! Overview: We are looking for a Senior Strategic Sourcing Manager to lead category management across a range of indirect spend areas, including HR, Marketing, Facilities, Finance, Travel, Contingent Workforce (contractors/outsourcing) and Operations. You will drive sourcing strategies, lead supplier negotiations, and manage the contract lifecycle from start to finish. This is a highly visible role where you will work closely with senior stakeholders across the business to deliver real cost savings and operational improvements. You will also coordinate contract reviews across Legal, Privacy, InfoSec, and other teams, keeping things moving and removing bottlenecks. We expect you to bring a data-driven mindset and a comfort with AI and digital tools to sharpen procurement decisions. If you are someone who takes ownership, builds strong relationships, and thrives in a global, fast-moving environment, we would love to hear from you. What you will do: - Lead the development and execution of category strategies across indirect spend areas, identifying opportunities to optimize cost, improve supplier performance, and deliver measurable business value. - Own sourcing initiatives end-to-end — running competitive bids, negotiating commercial and contractual terms, and driving outcomes with full accountability for timelines and stakeholder alignment. - Coordinate and quarterback the contract review process across Legal, Privacy, InfoSec, AI Council, and Finance, proactively following up to remove delays and ensure timely execution. - Build and maintain strong relationships with senior internal stakeholders and business partners, aligning sourcing strategies with business objectives and influencing decisions at all levels. - Use data analytics and AI-driven tools to identify savings opportunities, track supplier performance, and generate insights that improve procurement decision making - Manage supplier relationships proactively, tracking performance, addressing risks, and escalating issues to ensure consistent, high-quality service delivery. - Maintain up to date market intelligence on suppliers, pricing trends, and emerging technologies relevant to your categories. - Lead or contribute to company-wide programs such as vendor management initiatives or procurement policy rollouts, applying strong project management and stakeholder skills What we are looking for: - Bachelor’s degree in business administration, management, or a related field - Minimum 12 years of relevant work experience in strategic sourcing or procurement activities - Hands-on experience with Procure-to-Pay (P2P) systems is required (e.g., Coupa, Asana, SAP Ariba, Oracle, Jaggaer) - Demonstrated experience leading sourcing initiatives across indirect categories such as HR, Marketing, Facilities, Finance, or Operations - Strong knowledge of procurement and sourcing principles, contract types (MSA, SaaS, Licensing), and the ability to conduct financial analysis to evaluate sourcing options - Prior exposure to software industry is a mandatory requirement AI Skills/Knowledge: - Comfort using generative AI tools (such as MS Copilot or Claude) in day to day work for drafting, research, analysis, presentation and summarizing information - Ability to use data and IA driven insights to identify sourcing opportunities, track supplier performance and improve procurement outcomes - Openness to adopting Preferred Skills (a plus but not required): - Experience with Coupa, Asana, and other P2P systems ## #LI-KM1 Application and Interview Impersonation Notice:  Impersonating another individual when applying for employment, and/or participating in an interview process to assist another individual in obtaining employment, with Precisely Software Incorporated (“Precisely”) is unlawful.  If Precisely identifies such fraudulent conduct, then as applicable and to the extent permitted by law, the application will be rejected, an offer (if made) will be rescinded, or the employment will be terminated, and legal action may be taken against the impersonators. The personal data that you provide as a part of this job application will be handled in accordance with relevant laws. For more information about how Precisely handles the personal data of job applicants, please see the [Precisely Candidate Privacy Notice](https://www.precisely.com/legal/precisely-global-applicant-and-candidate-privacy-notice/) ## About Precisely International Jobs ## Company Overview - **One-liner**: Precisely is a global leader in data integrity, providing software that ensures accuracy, consistency, and context in data for more than 12,000 customers, including 99 of the Fortune 100. - **Entity Type**: Private (Private Equity-backed; acquired by Clearlake Capital Group in 2021, with subsequent investment from Insight Partners and Partners Group) - **Headquarters**: Burlington, Massachusetts, United States - **Founded**: 1968 (originally founded as Whitlow Computer Systems, later rebranded as Syncsort, then Precisely in 2020) - **Founders**: Duane Whitlow and Stan Rintel ## Core Business - **Primary industry/industries**: Data Integrity, Data Management, Software Development - **Target customers**: B2B, Enterprise (large enterprises, 99 of the Fortune 100), also serves mid-market and government - **Mission or purpose statement**: Help businesses make more confident business decisions with data they trust ## Products & Services - **Mainframe Sorting & Optimization** – SyncSort, the original flagship product, remains a dominant mainframe sort utility. - **Data Integration & ETL** – Tools for extracting, transforming, and loading data across sources. - **Data Quality & Governance** – Solutions to profile, cleanse, monitor, and govern data. - **Data Enrichment & Location Intelligence** – Adding context and geospatial insights to data. - **Big Data & Cloud Data Processing** – High-speed sorting and processing for Hadoop, Spark, and cloud environments. ## Market Standing - **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not disclosed (private company). Conflicting reports on total employees: Built In cites 2,800 employees, while LinkedIn reports 1,870 employees (+0.6% YoY). - **Key Metric**: Annual Revenue of $525 million (as of 2025/2026 reports). - **Notable Investors/Partners**: Clearlake Capital Group (owner), Insight Partners, Partners Group. Strategic partners include Pitney Bowes (source of many hires) and major cloud providers. - **Growth Signals**: 84 active job postings (as of mid-2026), with yearly job posting growth of +265.2%. Employee headcount grew 0.6% YoY. Continuing to hire for AI, data engineering, and sales roles. ## Competitive Advantages - **Deep Mainframe Heritage** – Decades of expertise in IBM mainframe sorting and data optimization giving a unique moat in legacy-to-modern data migrations. - **Comprehensive Data Integrity Suite** – Covers the entire data lifecycle: integration, quality, governance, enrichment, and location intelligence – a one-stop shop for enterprise data trust. - **Large Installed Base** – 99 of the Fortune 100 are customers, creating high switching costs and deep relationships. ## Strategic Focus - **Artificial Intelligence & Agentic AI** – Hiring for Director of AI Engineering and AI Automation Engineer (Agentic AI, Python), indicating a push into intelligent automation. - **Cloud & SaaS Expansion** – Growing SaaS offerings and cloud-native data processing capabilities. - **International Growth** – Maintaining offices in 29 countries, with significant hiring in India, UK, Poland, and Canada. The "Precisely International Jobs" portal focuses on global roles. ## Why Work Here - **Remote/Hybrid Policy**: Many roles are listed as "Remote" (United States), with some requiring on-site presence at HQ in Burlington, MA, or other offices. The company supports a mix of remote, hybrid, and on-site work. - **Culture & Benefits**: Offers 401(k) with match, generous parental leave, family medical leave, disability and life insurance, healthcare benefits (dental, FSA, health insurance), and legal assistance. Multiple employee resource groups (ERGs) for diversity and inclusion. - **Career Growth**: Provides customized development tracks, promotion policies, and opportunities to work with cutting-edge data technologies. The company has a strong engineering culture with a large technical workforce (27% of employees in technical roles). - **Global Presence**: 7 offices worldwide including Belfast, Reading, Pune, Ottawa, and Sydney, offering international mobility. ## Sources 1. [precisely.com/careers-and-culture](https://www.precisely.com/careers-and-culture/) 2. [builtin.com/company/precisely](https://builtin.com/company/precisely) 3. [linkedin.com/company/preciselydata](https://www.linkedin.com/company/preciselydata) 4. 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