Description

Introduction

IBM is seeking an experienced sourcing leader with broad expertise across Corporate and Professional Services procurement. This role will lead critical negotiations and shape sourcing strategy across enterprise functions—including HR Services, Professional Services, Consulting, Finance, Legal, and other corporate categories. This role will have a particular focus on HR Services and HR Benefits but extend across all Corporate Services based on the needs of the business. If you excel at complex negotiations and enjoy influencing senior leaders, this position offers strategic visibility, scale, and impact.

Your role and responsibilities

You will serve as a key sourcing leader for Corporate & Professional Services, with expanded responsibility across the enterprise and deeper emphasis on HR categories. You'll lead negotiations, advise business stakeholders, and drive procurement excellence across global initiatives. Operating in a high‑visibility environment, you'll partner closely with HR, Finance, Legal, Marketing, and other corporate functions to deliver innovative, compliant, and cost‑effective solutions.

Key Responsibilities

Strategic Sourcing & Category Leadership

• Lead end‑to‑end sourcing across Corporate & Professional Services categories, with a primary focus on HR Services and HR-related programs (e.g., benefits, wellness, talent acquisition, learning).

• Manage large, complex negotiations (MSAs, SOWs, renewals, licensing) with global service providers.

• Build and execute global category strategies, market analyses, and executive‑level recommendations.

• Represent sourcing in executive forums, cross-functional planning sessions, and stakeholder workshops.

• Support business development by providing category insights, benchmarks, and sourcing differentiators.

• Build strong supplier and stakeholder relationships to advance strategic goals.

Performance & Delivery Excellence

• Monitor delivery performance and supplier execution across both HR and broader corporate initiatives.

• Drive achievement of savings, SLA compliance, and stakeholder satisfaction.

• Leverage analytics tools (EPM dashboards, Cognos) to manage pipeline, performance, and reporting.

• Lead multi‑year transformation and operational improvement initiatives.

Capability Development & Team Leadership

• Mentor team members in Corporate & Professional Services sourcing, with focus on HR expertise development.

• Lead knowledge sharing through best practices, playbooks, and sourcing templates.

• Demonstrate leadership, accountability, and the ability to influence across executive and functional teams.

Required education

Bachelor's Degree

Required technical and professional expertise

• Extensive experience in strategic sourcing across Corporate & Professional Services with significant expertise in HR Services.

• Proven success negotiating complex, high‑value service contracts.

• Deep understanding of HR programs (benefits, wellness, talent) combined with exposure to broader categories (e.g., Consulting, Legal, Finance, Marketing).

• Executive‑level communication, stakeholder management, and analytical skills.

• Experience with consulting, procurement outsourcing, or global category management.

Preferred technical and professional experience

• Global sourcing experience with understanding of international compliance requirements.

• Knowledge of ESG, DEI, and supplier diversity considerations for service categories.

• Professional certifications such as CPSM, CIPS, SHRM, or related credentials.

• Understanding of data privacy regulations (GDPR, CCPA) and risk in service-based sourcing.

ABOUT BUSINESS UNIT

The IBM Finance organization is responsible for driving enterprise performance and transformation. We are the financial stewards of IBM, delivering IBM's financial strategy, developing new business models, and mitigating enterprise risk. Do you have a passion for creating business value? Join our team in accounting, financial planning, pricing, business controls, tax, treasury, business development (acquisitions & divestitures), and global financing.

YOUR LIFE @ IBM

In a world where technology never stands still, we understand that, dedication to our clients success, innovation that matters, and trust and personal responsibility in all our relationships, lives in what we do as IBMers as we strive to be the catalyst that makes the world work better.

Being an IBMer means you'll be able to learn and develop yourself and your career, you'll be encouraged to be courageous and experiment everyday, all whilst having continuous trust and support in an environment where everyone can thrive whatever their personal or professional background.

Our IBMers are growth minded, always staying curious, open to feedback and learning new information and skills to constantly transform themselves and our company. They are trusted to provide on-going feedback to help other IBMers grow, as well as collaborate with colleagues keeping in mind a team focused approach to include different perspectives to drive exceptional outcomes for our customers. The courage our IBMers have to make critical decisions everyday is essential to IBM becoming the catalyst for progress, always embracing challenges with resources they have to hand, a can-do attitude and always striving for an outcome focused approach within everything that they do.

Are you ready to be an IBMer?

ABOUT IBM

IBM's greatest invention is the IBMer. We believe that through the application of intelligence, reason and science, we can improve business, society and the human condition, bringing the power of an open hybrid cloud and AI strategy to life for our clients and partners around the world.

Restlessly reinventing since 1911, we are not only one of the largest corporate organizations in the world, we're also one of the biggest technology and consulting employers, with many of the Fortune 500 companies relying on the IBM Cloud to run their business.

At IBM, we pride ourselves on being an early adopter of artificial intelligence, quantum computing and blockchain. Now it's time for you to join us on our journey to being a responsible technology innovator and a force for good in the world.

IBM is proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, pregnancy, disability, neurodivergence, age, or other characteristics protected by the applicable law. IBM is also committed to compliance with all fair employment practices regarding citizenship and immigration status.

OTHER RELEVANT JOB DETAILS

IBM offers a competitive and comprehensive benefits program. Eligible employees may have access to:

- Healthcare benefits including medical & prescription drug coverage, dental, vision, and mental health & well being

- Financial programs such as 401(k), cash balance pension plan, the IBM Employee Stock Purchase Plan, financial counseling, life insurance, short & long- term disability coverage, and opportunities for performance based salary incentive programs

- Generous paid time off including 12 holidays, minimum 56 hours sick time, 120 hours vacation, 12 weeks parental bonding leave in accordance with IBM Policy, and other Paid Care Leave programs. IBM also offers paid family leave benefits to eligible employees where required by applicable law

- Training and educational resources on our personalized, AI-driven learning platform where IBMers can grow skills and obtain industry-recognized certifications to achieve their career goals

- Diverse and inclusive employee resource groups, giving & volunteer opportunities, and discounts on retail products, services & experiences

We consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable law.

This position was posted on the date cited in the key job details section and is anticipated to remain posted for 21 days from this date or less if not needed to fill the role.

IBM will not be providing visa sponsorship for this position now or in the future. Therefore, in order to be considered for this position, you must have the ability to work without a need for current or future visa sponsorship.

The compensation range and benefits for this position are based on a full-time schedule for a full calendar year. The salary will vary depending on your job-related skills, experience and location. Pay increment and frequency of pay will be in accordance with employment classification and applicable laws. For part time roles, your compensation and benefits will be adjusted to reflect your hours. Benefits may be pro-rated for those who start working during the calendar year.

Job Title

Procurement Sourcing Professional

Date posted

13-Mar-2026

Job ID

102622

City / Township / Village

Raleigh

State / Province

North Carolina

Country

United States

Work arrangement

Hybrid

Area of work

Enterprise Operations

Employment type

Regular

Contract type

Regular

Projected Minimum Salary per year

95,000.00

Projected Maximum Salary per year

179,000.00

Position type

Professional

Travel required

Some travel may be required based on business demand

Company

(0147) International Business Machines Corporation

Shift

General (daytime)

Is this role a commissionable/sales incentive based position?

No



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