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About the Role

The Supplier Strategy & Operations (S2O) department leads the optimization of purchases across The Met to sustain world-class value through strategic thinking, efficient processes, technology integrations, and exceptional customer care. This role partners with project managers, facilities, design, engineering, and finance stakeholders to deliver best-value sourcing solutions while ensuring cost control, risk mitigation, compliance, and timely quality-based project delivery.

Responsibilities

• Drive sourcing best practices to maximize ROI on engaged spend.
• Develop and implement long- and short-range sourcing strategies for complex and high-risk items.
• Develop and maintain qualified supplier pipelines and contingency options for critical trades and services.
• Monitor construction market conditions, supplier capacity, labor and material escalation, and critical lead times.
• Drive category-specific business intelligence needs and share information with stakeholders.
• Effectively communicate and collaborate with requesting departments to understand requirements, provide early input, research, and recommend supply options.
• Independently manage large RFP projects from pre-qualification to post-award supplier management to achieve best value.
• Provide contract administration support, change-order review and negotiation, supplier performance management, and issue resolution.
• Think strategically about project objectives and identify opportunities to maximize work productivity.
• Assess, highlight, and manage risk for assigned commodities/projects and develop actionable solutions.
• Validate fair value of incumbent purchases through benchmark studies and recommend alternate sources.
• Take remedial actions when suppliers are not performing as committed, ensuring timely delivery and quality.
• Participate in meetings with end users to understand urgency and align solutions with project priorities.
• Collaborate with stakeholders and suppliers to respond with creative solutions to meet deadlines.
• Overcome barriers that inhibit diverse suppliers from competing, maximizing diversity spend where viable.
• Generate ad hoc and scheduled work reports and provide periodic updates to management.
• Ensure sourcing practices and requester actions comply with standard operating policies and procedures.
• Provide guidance to requesters as appropriate.

Requirements

• A recognized 4-year degree at an accredited institution (or equivalent).
• 7+ years of experience in strategic sourcing, including market research, supplier evaluation and selection, stakeholder and project management, negotiation, RFx solicitation, risk management, and post-award supplier management.
• 5+ years of experience sourcing design/construction projects valued at $1M+ with strong knowledge of all aspects of capital projects, including construction, architectural services, consultants, and contractors.
• Deep understanding of sourcing best practices and insights related to capital projects, including industry knowledge, market operations, key providers, and related supply chains.
• Experience in an ERP platform (Workday, SAP, etc.) and Sourcing and Construction management tools is a plus.
• Self-starter with the ability to handle and prioritize multiple projects and drive results independently and as part of a team.
• Highly collaborative and relationship-driven with proven ability to build strong partnerships with internal stakeholders and suppliers.
• Analytical with solid proficiency in Microsoft Office.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Experience with contract and price negotiation, as well as supplier management.
• Ability to manage multiple concurrent projects, changing priorities, and tight deadlines in a complex environment.
• Experience presenting recommendations and sourcing strategies to senior leadership.
• Ability to assess and evaluate situations effectively.

Skills

• Strategic sourcing
• Market research
• Supplier evaluation and selection
• Stakeholder management
• Project management
• Negotiation
• RFx solicitation
• Risk management
• Post-award supplier management
• Capital project sourcing
• Construction project sourcing
• Architectural services sourcing
• Consultant sourcing
• Contractor sourcing
• ERP platforms (Workday, SAP)
• Sourcing management tools
• Construction management tools
• Microsoft Office proficiency
• Contract negotiation
• Price negotiation
• Supplier management

Location

• New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, or Pennsylvania (Tri-state and PA areas)

Work Type

• Onsite

Experience Level

• 7+ years of experience in strategic sourcing
• 5+ years of experience sourcing design/construction projects valued at $1M+

Education Level

• 4-year degree (or equivalent)

Salary/Compensations

• $135,000 - $145,000 / Annually

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision and life insurance
• 403(b) basic retirement plan and optional matching retirement plan with an outstanding employer match
• Considerable paid time off, including annual leave, sick leave, and 13 Museum holidays
• Long-term disability coverage
• Flexible Spending Accounts & Health Savings Account
• Commuter benefits
• Free financial-planning services
• Financial assistance for relevant coursework, seminars, and training programs
• 25% discount for staff in Museum shops
• A subsidized staff cafeteria
• Access to the Museums Council pass

About the Company

• The Met presents over 5,000 years of art from around the world for everyone to experience and enjoy.
• The Museum lives in two iconic sites in New York City—The Met Fifth Avenue and The Met Cloisters.
• Millions of people also take part in The Met experience online.
• The Met is committed to fostering a collaborative and respectful work environment with a staff as diverse as the audiences we engage.
• Staff members are art lovers who are passionate about working toward a common goal: creating the most dynamic and inspiring art museum in the world.
• At The Met, every staff member lives by core values of respect, inclusivity, collaboration, excellence, and integrity.

Equal Opportunity

• The Met is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals.
• The Met will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations.
• The Metropolitan Museum of Art provides equal opportunity to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, age, mental or physical disability, pregnancy, alienage or citizenship status, marital status or domestic partner status, genetic information, genetic predisposition or carrier status, gender identity, HIV status, military status and any other category protected by law in all employment decisions.