Title: Sourcing Manager V
Location: Farley, New York, NY, 10001 (Hybrid- Onsite 3 days per week )
Duration: 6+ months
Job Description:
Location: Farley, New York, NY, 10001 (Hybrid- Onsite 3 days per week )
Duration: 6+ months
Job Description:
- The client works with a global network of vendors who supply human-annotated data supporting our AI research and product development.
- We're looking for a highly organized sourcing and program professional to support vendor onboarding and contracting execution.
- You'll be the connective tissue between our sourcing managers, business partners, and vendors - moving each engagement from selection through to a signed contract and a live program, and supporting ongoing supplier management and compliance once that program is live.
- Partner with stakeholders across the client to execute sourcing and vendor management for GenAI data annotation and collection vendors
- Lead contract negotiations that optimize value to the company
- Manage vendor performance and governance in collaboration with the business
- Provide market intelligence and sourcing updates to leadership
- BS/BA degree
- 4+ years of outsourcing or strategic sourcing experience, ideally in tech or AI domains
- Demonstrated success negotiating complex contracts and managing vendor relationships
- Strong commercial negotiation skills across multiple levers beyond rates (volume discounts, quality thresholds, speed to quality, service levels)
- Program management experience with business stakeholders, cross-functional groups, and third parties
- Highly organized structured thinker; able to synthesize complex information into executive-ready summaries
- Experience sourcing annotations for ML/AI or large language model development
- Experience managing high-volume data annotation sourcing programs
- Experience working with BPOs, crowdsource/freelance platforms, and boutique data vendors
- Experience breaking down vendor cost models and understanding ROI drivers
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This position is listed as contract and hybrid.