Procurement Sourcing Manager

Redfin Redfin · Seattle · Detroit, MI

Procurement Sourcing Manager for Marketing at Redfin, responsible for developing marketing procurement strategy, managing supplier relationships (agencies, vendors in brand, media, PR, marketing data, performance marketing, production), driving value, optimizing costs, and ensuring service delivery. Requires experience with RFI, RFP, RFQ processes and contract negotiation for marketing services.

What you'd actually do

  1. Serve as the category subject matter expert for marketing procurement, leading RFI, RFP, and RFQ processes specific to brand, media, performance marketing, PR, marketing data, and production
  2. Collaborate with marketing teams and the contracts team to negotiate with vendors and secure the best value for marketing services
  3. Track internal marketing procurement performance and benchmark against industry standards to identify continuous improvement opportunities
  4. Identify, evaluate, and recommend both existing and new marketing vendors and agencies to align with evolving marketing needs
  5. Conduct in-depth market research to inform sourcing decisions, vendor selection, and to understand competitive cost structures and market innovation in the marketing category

Skills

Required

  • Bachelor's degree in a related field
  • 4 or more years of management and strategic procurement experience within the marketing space
  • Direct experience with RFI, RFP, and RFQ processes, especially for marketing services
  • Proven expertise in negotiating and managing contracts and relationships with marketing agencies, suppliers, and platforms

Nice to have

  • Demonstrated ability to optimize category performance and cost within marketing procurement, including benchmarking against industry standards
  • Experience identifying and onboarding new marketing suppliers to address evolving business objectives
  • Skilled in cross-functional collaboration and educating business partners about vendor management and supplier accountability
  • Knowledge of procurement policy compliance and risk mitigation specific to marketing sourcing and contracting

What the JD emphasized

  • marketing procurement
  • marketing services
  • marketing agencies
  • marketing vendors
  • marketing contracts