Purchasing & Procurement Manager - Strategic Sourcing - Travel, Expense & Events - Hybrid (ET)

• →7+ years of experience in strategic sourcing, including significant experience in hotel and venue sourcing, negotiations, and contracting.
• →Demonstrated experience leading complex sourcing initiatives, competitive RFPs, supplier evaluations, and commercial negotiations.
• →Strong knowledge of strategic sourcing, procurement, contracting, and supplier management practices.
• →Strong analytical and financial skills, including experience evaluating spend, pricing models, TCO, savings opportunities, and commercial trade-offs.
• →Excellent negotiation, critical thinking, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
• →Proven ability to build strong stakeholder relationships and influence across functions and organizational levels.
• →Excellent written, verbal, and presentation skills, including the ability to communicate recommendations to senior stakeholders.
• →Strong project management, organizational, and time-management skills with the ability to independently manage multiple priorities.
• →High degree of professionalism, integrity, accountability, and attention to detail.
• →Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, Word, and Outlook.
• →Experience with Cvent and procurement, sourcing, contract management, travel, or expense platforms preferred.
• →Knowledge of the corporate travel, hospitality, meetings and events, or expense-management marketplace preferred.

• Hybrid work arrangement with a minimum of 8 in-office days per month.
• Strong preference for candidates located in the Eastern Time Zone.

To maintain a fair and genuine hiring process, we kindly ask that all candidates participate in interviews without the assistance of AI tools or external prompts. Our interview process is designed to assess your individual skills, experiences, and communication style. We value authenticity and want to ensure we’re getting to know you—not a digital assistant. To help maintain this integrity, we ask to remove virtual backgrounds and include in-person interviews in our hiring process. Please note that use of AI-generated responses or third-party support during interviews will be grounds for disqualification from the recruitment process.

Applicants may be required to appear onsite at a Wolters Kluwer office as part of the recruitment process.

Wolters Kluwer offers a wide variety of competitive benefits and programs to help meet your needs and balance your work and personal life, including but not limited to: Medical, Dental, & Vision Plans, 401(k), FSA/HSA, Commuter Benefits, Tuition Assistance Plan, Vacation and Sick Time, and Paid Parental Leave. Full details of our benefits are available upon request.