Procurement Media Manager

This is a Full Time Job

Overview & Responsibilities:

We are looking for a driven Manager of Procurement Media, Marketing & Sourcing Transformation to execute sourcing initiatives, manage supplier relationships, and ensure compliance across assigned categories. Located in Nashville, TN, this role plays a critical part in supporting Paramount’s procurement strategy, delivering cost savings, business priorities, strengthening agency relationships, and operationalizing enterprise sourcing strategies that fuel brand growth and performance and supplier reliability. Serving as a trusted business partner, this role will engage with Finance, Legal, Operations, Marketing, and business units to align procurement activities with enterprise objectives. This role reports to the VP of Procurement Media.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Provide precision and timely financial summaries of projects.
• Align sourcing and vendor strategies with integration timelines, corporate goals, and roadmaps.
• Lead and support sourcing projects, including RFx processes, evaluations, and negotiations.
• Deliver sustainable cost savings and total value through strategic sourcing, supplier collaboration, and demand management, both domestic and international.
• Foster solid relationships with internal stakeholders [AM1] and senior leadership.
• Conduct spend analysis and provide insights to identify savings opportunities and sourcing priorities.
• Prepare clear decks, emails, talking points, reports, and dashboards for leadership on procurement activities.
• Partner with cross-functional stakeholders to align procurement outcomes with enterprise needs.[AM2]
• Build and maintain supplier partnerships to achieve cost savings, risk management, and innovation goals.
• Manage supplier performance and contract administration, adhering to supplier risk programs and enforcing compliance with corporate governance, policies, and regulations.
• Operate successfully in a dynamic, transformational environment with adaptability, entrepreneurial thinking, and a results-oriented mindset.
• Demonstrate continuous learning and growth mindset, embracing challenges as opportunities.

Basic Qualifications
• Bachelor’s degree required; MBA or equivalent advanced degree preferred.
• 7 years of procurement experience, including leadership category management.
• Knowledge of RFx processes, supplier evaluations, and contract administration.
• Robust negotiation, analytical, and stakeholder management skills.

Additional Qualifications
• Comprehension of procurement systems (Ariba, Coupa, Oracle, or SAP).
• Well-developed organizational and multitasking ability.
• Demonstrated ability to manage supplier relationships successfully.
• Entrepreneurial mindset with adaptability, tenacity, and a growth orientation in dynamic, dynamic environments.
• Experience working with, or for, media agencies is a plus.

What We Offer:
• Generous paid time off.
• An exciting and fulfilling opportunity to be part of one of Paramount’s most dynamic teams.
• Opportunities for both on-site and virtual engagement events.
• Unique opportunities to make meaningful connections and build a vibrant community, both inside and outside the workplace.