Sourcing Manager

Awayday is looking for a Sourcing Manager to join our Procurement Team!

AwayDay is a PE-backed short-term rental management company with 15,000+ listings across 58 brands. Our Procurement team launched in 2026 and has already delivered savings in cleaning labor, linens, disposables, payment processing, and software. In 2027 we're expanding into new categories, and we need another sourcing leader to help us get there.

The Sourcing Manager will own a portfolio of indirect spend categories from start to finish: baselining spend, assessing the market, running RFPs or negotiations, contracting, and proving the savings. The initial categories include operating supplies (linens, disposables, chemicals, amenities), maintenance and pool services, vehicles and fuel, and a pipeline of brand-level contract renewals.

Key Responsibilities:

Strategic sourcing (approx. 50%)

• Build category baselines at the line and SKU level from shop P&Ls, Ramp transactions, and vendor invoices; validate completeness before sizing opportunity
• Run RFPs, RFIs, and direct negotiations for assigned categories, from supplier identification through award and contracting
• Develop vendor benchmarks and should-cost views to set negotiation targets
• Lead first-round contract redlines on commercial terms; coordinate with legal on risk terms

Renewals and contract management (approx. 25%)

• Own the 2027 renewal calendar: track term start and end dates per shop and vendor, secure contact information, and pull invoices or other documentation where no contract is on file
• Engage vendors ahead of auto-renewal dates to renegotiate pricing and terms

Stakeholder management and adoption (approx. 15%)

• Partner with brand GMs and shop operators to validate requirements, build the savings case, and drive voluntary adoption of preferred vendors and pricing
• Support change management: transition plans, vendor onboarding, and issue escalation post-award

Reporting and tooling (approx. 10%)

• Validate and book savings in the Value Creation Planning workbook; maintain audit-ready documentation of baselines and methodology
• Support the Ramp Procurement rollout: purchase requests, vendor records, and contract repository hygiene

Qualifications:

Required

• 7+ years in strategic sourcing, procurement, or category management, OR equivalent experience in management consulting, hospitality operations, vendor management, or commercial roles (see Transferable Skills and Consulting Paths below)
• Experience negotiating with vendors or suppliers; formal RFP and RFI lifecycle experience preferred, or the ability to learn it within the first 90 days
• Strong Excel-based analysis: building spend baselines from messy transaction and invoice data, like-for-like savings models, scenario comparisons
• Comfort reading and questioning vendor agreements (pricing, term, termination, SLAs, rate escalators); redlining experience preferred
• Proven influence without authority: track record of winning adoption from stakeholders who are not required to comply
• Self-directed; able to run multiple categories in parallel in a lean, fast-moving function

Preferred

• Hospitality, multi-site, franchise, or field-services industry experience
• PE-backed or value-creation-plan environment
• Experience with Ramp or similar spend management and procure-to-pay platforms
• Familiarity with facilities categories: cleaning, maintenance, linens, pool and spa
• Management consulting, cost reduction, or sourcing advisory background (see Consulting Path below)

You don't need a sourcing title to apply. We welcome operators, hospitality professionals, finance and purchasing staff, and management consultants who have delivered measurable cost or vendor results. Depending on experience, the role may start at Sourcing Specialist or Senior Sourcing Analyst, with a clear path to Sourcing Manager.