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Job Overview
Now Hiring: Sourcing Manager - Professional Services | Greenville, SC (Hybrid)
Are you a strategic sourcing professional who thrives on building partnerships, driving value, and leading complex supplier initiatives?
Hubbell is seeking a Sourcing Manager - Professional Services to lead sourcing strategies across key categories including Travel, Fleet, Marketing, HR Services, Contingent Labor, and IT-related services. In this role, you'll partner with leaders across HR, IT, Finance, Legal, Supply Chain, and the business to negotiate contracts, optimize supplier performance, manage risk, and deliver measurable business impact.
Key Interfaces & Governance

• Serve as the primary sourcing partner to stakeholders across HR, IT, Finance, Legal, Supply Chain, and Business Units, providing category expertise, market insights, and strategic supplier guidance.
• Collaborate with suppliers and cross-functional teams to drive sourcing initiatives, contract negotiations, performance management, and continuous improvement activities.
• Ensure compliance with procurement policies, governance standards, supplier risk management practices, delegated authority requirements, and corporate objectives.

Success Measures

• Deliver measurable business value through cost savings, supplier performance improvements, risk mitigation, and successful sourcing outcomes.
• Build strong, trusted relationships with internal customers by providing responsive support and strategic guidance.
• Develop and execute sourcing strategies that align with business priorities while maintaining compliance with corporate policies and best practices.
• Effectively manage supplier relationships, negotiations, and service delivery to support operational excellence and business continuity.
• Demonstrate exceptional communication, collaboration, and influencing skills to drive positive outcomes across multiple stakeholder groups.

A Day In The Life
As the Sourcing Manager - Professional Services, you will partner with stakeholders across HR, IT, Finance, Legal, Supply Chain, and business units to develop and execute sourcing strategies that drive value, manage risk, and support business goals. You'll lead sourcing initiatives across a diverse portfolio including Travel, Fleet, Marketing, HR Services, Contingent Labor, and other Professional Services categories. This role combines strategic sourcing, supplier management, contract negotiations, spend analytics, and stakeholder engagement to deliver cost savings, operational excellence, and continuous improvement. Success requires strong business acumen, customer focus, and the ability to build trusted partnerships while identifying opportunities for innovation and efficiency.Category Management & Strategy

• Lead sourcing strategies across key Professional Services categories, including Travel & Meetings, Fleet, Marketing, HR Services, Contingent Labor, and IT-related services.
• Develop and execute category strategies that optimize cost, service, quality, and risk.

Strategic Sourcing & Supplier Management

• Lead RFx processes, supplier selection, negotiations, contracting, and relationship management.
• Negotiate pricing, service agreements, and commercial terms to maximize value.
• Drive supplier performance, accountability, and continuous improvement.

Stakeholder Partnership

• Collaborate with HR, IT, Finance, Legal, Supply Chain, and business leaders to align sourcing strategies with organizational priorities.
• Serve as a trusted advisor, supporting supplier selection, issue resolution, and service optimization.

Analytics & Reporting

• Analyze spend, savings, supplier performance, and market trends to identify sourcing opportunities.
• Prepare insights and recommendations for sourcing leadership and key stakeholders.

Risk Management

• Identify and mitigate supplier, labor, and service continuity risks.
• Support sourcing strategies for emerging business needs and new initiatives.

Process Excellence & Continuous Improvement

• Promote sourcing best practices, process improvements, and policy compliance.
• Benchmark performance, monitor market dynamics, and drive initiatives that enhance efficiency, visibility, and business value.

What will help you thrive in this role?
WHAT WILL HELP YOU SUCCEED IN THIS ROLE:

• Customer Focus: Builds trusted partnerships with internal customers by listening actively, understanding business needs, and delivering responsive, solution-oriented support.
• Collaboration & Influence: Works effectively across HR, IT, Finance, Legal, Supply Chain, and Business Units to align priorities, gain consensus, and drive results.
• Strategic Thinking: Applies market intelligence, spend analysis, and category expertise to develop sourcing strategies that balance cost, risk, service, and business objectives.
• Communication & Relationship Management: Communicates clearly and professionally, builds strong supplier and stakeholder relationships, and effectively manages expectations.
• Execution & Accountability: Demonstrates sound judgment, follows established governance and sourcing processes, and delivers commitments with a sense of ownership and urgency.

REQUIRED EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

• Bachelor's Degree in Supply Chain Management, Engineering, MIS, or other technical or business field
• 8+ years of experience in Procurement, involving sourcing activities servicing Corporate needs for Travel, Fleet, Marketing or other Professional Services, as needed
• Proficiency in MS Office including Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint
• Demonstrated negotiation experience
• Strong analytical and interpersonal skills
• Understanding of service-based contracting (MSAs, SOWs)

PREFERRED EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

• Experience working with SAP and Power BI
• Understanding of commodity markets
• Master's degree/other professional certificate(s) a plus
• Exposure to global sourcing environments
• Comfortable with use of AI as relevant to assigned category

If you're passionate about strategic sourcing, stakeholder collaboration, and driving continuous improvement, we'd love to hear from you.
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Hubbell Incorporated
Hubbell creates critical infrastructure solutions that power our customers, communities, people and the planet. Our company is strategically aligned around enabling grid modernization and electrification. As more products plug in to an aging grid, Hubbell solutions enable the transition to a more reliable, resilient and efficient energy infrastructure. Founded in 1888 our innovation has made us a leading global manufacturer of high quality electrical and utility solutions enabling customers to operate critical infrastructure reliably and efficiently.
The company operates in two segments. Hubbell Utility Solutions (HUS) enable the grid to conduct, communicate and control energy across utility applications and Hubbell Electrical Solutions (HES) are essential to managing power across a wide range of industries and applications. Our vertical market solutions can be applied to markets including Data Centers, Renewables, Commercial Buildings, Industrial, Telecom and Transportation. Supporting both of our business segments is our corporate and Hubbell Unified Business Solutions teams that provide consistent process, tools technologies across our businesses.
We are committed to operating sustainably and ethically while promoting an inclusive and supportive culture for our people to grow and develop in their careers. Our employees proudly work and serve our communities from our headquarters in Shelton, CT, across the United States and around the globe.
Hubbell Unified Business Solutions
Hubbell Unified Business Services (HUBS) provides corporate shared services to support all businesses across the enterprise. Functional areas include Engineering, Sales, Operations, Marketing, Finance, Legal, IT, Human Resources, Payroll, Environmental Health & Safety, and Compliance. HUBS employees are located around the world.
Hubbell Incorporated, its subsidiaries and affiliates, is an EO Employer AA: M/F/Veteran/Disability. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other protected class.
The above summary of position responsibilities and requirements is not intended, and should not be construed, to be an exhaustive list of duties, skills, efforts, physical requirements, or working conditions associated with the position. It is intended to be an accurate reflection of those principal position elements essential for making decisions related to position performance, employee development, and compensation.