Sourcing Consultant (Financial Services)

This is an excellent opportunity for procurement professionals who thrive in a fast-paced, highly regulated environment and have experience negotiating technology, professional services, or financial services agreements.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and support strategic sourcing initiatives across multiple business units.
• Negotiate complex supplier contracts, pricing, and commercial terms while balancing cost, risk, and business objectives.
• Partner with internal stakeholders to understand business requirements and develop sourcing strategies.
• Evaluate supplier proposals and conduct detailed commercial analyses.
• Review and negotiate agreements involving software, technology, professional services, market data, and other indirect spend categories.
• Ensure sourcing activities comply with internal procurement policies, regulatory requirements, and risk management standards.
• Identify opportunities to improve supplier performance, reduce costs, and optimize sourcing processes.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with legal, finance, risk, and business teams throughout the sourcing lifecycle.
• Support multiple sourcing projects simultaneously while meeting established timelines and business priorities.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of strategic sourcing, procurement, or vendor management experience.
• Experience negotiating complex commercial agreements and supplier contracts.
• Strong knowledge of indirect sourcing methodologies and procurement best practices.
• Ability to analyze complex business requirements and develop sourcing strategies.
• Excellent negotiation, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
• Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving abilities.

Preferred Experience

• Strategic sourcing experience within a large financial services organization or Fortune 100 enterprise.
• Experience negotiating agreements involving:
  • SaaS and cloud-based software
  • On-premise software licensing
  • Professional services
  • Market data
  • Financial or broker service agreements
• Experience supporting business areas such as:
  • Investment Banking
  • Wealth Management
  • Commercial Banking
  • Capital Markets
  • Wholesale Banking

What We're Looking For

The ideal candidate is a strategic procurement professional who can confidently negotiate high-value agreements, build trusted partnerships with business leaders, and navigate complex sourcing initiatives in a regulated corporate environment. Success in this role requires strong commercial acumen, exceptional negotiation skills, and the ability to manage multiple priorities while delivering measurable business value.