Entry Level Senior Strategic Sourcing Manager Jobs
New grad senior strategic sourcing manager jobs welcome recent graduates and entry level candidates with zero to two years of experience, where a strong internship record or demonstrated negotiation project can carry more weight than a lengthy resume. Most openings are on-site roles across Manufacturing, Healthcare & Medical Services, and Automotive, with employers like DaVita, Aramark, and Point72 hiring at this level now.
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Posting Date
06/25/2026 5200 Virginia Way, Brentwood, Tennessee, 37027, United States of AmericaStrategic Sourcing Analyst - Procurement
We are seeking a motivated, detail-oriented Strategic Sourcing Analyst to join our procurement team and support enterprise-wide sourcing and analytics initiatives. This entry-level role offers a path to management through hands-on experience with data analysis, reporting, supplier and vendor support, contract negotiation, and administration of requests for proposal under supervision. The analyst will help develop, automate, and maintain procurement data, metrics, and reporting for leadership, while also contributing to ad hoc analysis and project coordination for key procurement and supply chain initiatives. Although the role will primarily support pharmaceutical products and distribution, it is designed as a generalist opportunity and does not require prior category expertise. The ideal candidate is a proactive problem solver with strong analytical, communication, and relationship-building skills, an innovative mindset, and the adaptability to work effectively across teams and evolving business needs.
Key Responsibilities
- Work with internal business partners to help facilitate Request for Proposals, Request for Quotes and Invitations to Bid under supervision.
- Review simple contracts for products and services, particularly in the medical supplies and distribution category
- Facilitates delivery of all relevant contract documentation including pricing and other key terms to the procurement systems team to enable purchasing.
- Maintains documentation on all procedures including final contracting commercial terms, final supplier quotes, contact information and RFP/ RFI documentation.
- Partners with Category Managers in data gathering, stakeholder discussions and contract support.
- Assists Category Managers in evaluating supplier performance as applicable.
- Researches relevant market, suppliers and technologies and makes recommendations to internal customers based on analysis.
- Develops, produces, and oversees complex reports, analyses, and models, and translates findings into insights and recommendations for senior leadership.
- Correspond with suppliers including gathering supplier data, proposals and creating templates to gather relevant information from suppliers to facilitate evaluation.
- Perform the Category Manager’s roles if needed to support the Procurement team and demonstrates potential to advance to a managerial role.
Skills
- Excellent customer service skills when partnering with the Davita teammates at all levels of the organization.
- Must have strong communications skills, both oral and written, and participate and/or lead RFP related meetings.
- Must manage the selection and evaluation of preferred suppliers including documenting the selection process, evaluating and comparing supplier quotes, bids and information, and making a recommendation based on the findings. Will present these findings in presentations and provide supporting documentation.
- Should demonstrate the desire to continually learn and evolve
- Must be adaptable and flexible to market changes, bringing an innovation mindset to the items they are responsible for by leveraging relationships with internal customers and suppliers
- Ability to conform to shifting priorities in spend strategies, product demands and sourcing / purchasing timelines
- Experience using business intelligence, data visualization, and reporting tools such as Tableau, Alteryx, SQL, or similar platforms.
- Experience working with enterprise ERP systems and data/reporting environments such as Oracle, SAP, or similar platforms.
Experience and Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree required, business or STEM degree preferred. Ideal coursework includes strategy, finance, supply chain operations or consulting projects.
- Candidate should have between 0-2 years of business experience, procurement experience preferred.
- Experience in pharmaceutical sourcing ideal
- Ability to manage multiple projects.
- Excellent Skills in MS Outlook, Word, and Excel. Coupa and other eSourcing platforms - preferred.
- Proficient in MS Powerpoint with experience presenting to a group. Should possess desire to succeed and willingness to advance.
What We’ll Provide:
More than just pay, our DaVita Rewards package connects teammates to what matters most. Teammates are eligible to begin receiving benefits on the first day of the month following or coinciding with one month of continuous employment. Below are some of our benefit offerings.
- Comprehensive benefits: Medical, dental, vision, 401(k) match, paid time off, PTO cash out
- Support for you and your family: Family resources, EAP counseling sessions, access Headspace®, backup child and elder care, maternity/paternity leave and more
- Professional development programs: DaVita offers a variety of programs to help strong performers grow within their career and also offers on-demand virtual leadership and development courses through DaVita’s online training platform StarLearning.
At DaVita, we strive to be a community first and a company second. We want all teammates to experience DaVita as "a place where I belong." Our goal is to embed belonging into everything we do in our Village, so that it becomes part of who we are. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and comply with state and federal affirmative action requirements. Individuals are recruited, hired, assigned and promoted without regard to race, national origin, religion, age, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, protected veteran status, or any other protected characteristic.
This position will be open for a minimum of three days.
For location-specific minimum wage details, see the following link: DaVita.jobs/WageRates
Compensation for the role will depend on a number of factors, including a candidate’s qualifications, skills, competencies and experience. DaVita offers a competitive total rewards package, which includes a 401k match, healthcare coverage and a broad range of other benefits. Learn more at https://careers.davita.com/benefits
Colorado Residents: Please do not respond to any questions in this initial application that may seek age-identifying information such as age, date of birth, or dates of school attendance or graduation. You may also redact this information from any materials you submit during the application process. You will not be penalized for redacting or removing this information.
Beware of Recruitment Fraud
DaVita will never ask for payment or personal financial information at any point in the hiring process, nor will we ever communicate with you using email addresses outside of the DaVita secure network. If you receive a request like this, it is not legitimate. Do not share your information.
Career Growth - From clinical and operations to corporate jobs, our learning and development programs help guide your career journey.
Posting Date
06/25/2026 5200 Virginia Way, Brentwood, Tennessee, 37027, United States of AmericaStrategic Sourcing Analyst - Procurement
We are seeking a motivated, detail-oriented Strategic Sourcing Analyst to join our procurement team and support enterprise-wide sourcing and analytics initiatives. This entry-level role offers a path to management through hands-on experience with data analysis, reporting, supplier and vendor support, contract negotiation, and administration of requests for proposal under supervision. The analyst will help develop, automate, and maintain procurement data, metrics, and reporting for leadership, while also contributing to ad hoc analysis and project coordination for key procurement and supply chain initiatives. Although the role will primarily support pharmaceutical products and distribution, it is designed as a generalist opportunity and does not require prior category expertise. The ideal candidate is a proactive problem solver with strong analytical, communication, and relationship-building skills, an innovative mindset, and the adaptability to work effectively across teams and evolving business needs.
Key Responsibilities
- Work with internal business partners to help facilitate Request for Proposals, Request for Quotes and Invitations to Bid under supervision.
- Review simple contracts for products and services, particularly in the medical supplies and distribution category
- Facilitates delivery of all relevant contract documentation including pricing and other key terms to the procurement systems team to enable purchasing.
- Maintains documentation on all procedures including final contracting commercial terms, final supplier quotes, contact information and RFP/ RFI documentation.
- Partners with Category Managers in data gathering, stakeholder discussions and contract support.
- Assists Category Managers in evaluating supplier performance as applicable.
- Researches relevant market, suppliers and technologies and makes recommendations to internal customers based on analysis.
- Develops, produces, and oversees complex reports, analyses, and models, and translates findings into insights and recommendations for senior leadership.
- Correspond with suppliers including gathering supplier data, proposals and creating templates to gather relevant information from suppliers to facilitate evaluation.
- Perform the Category Manager’s roles if needed to support the Procurement team and demonstrates potential to advance to a managerial role.
Skills
- Excellent customer service skills when partnering with the Davita teammates at all levels of the organization.
- Must have strong communications skills, both oral and written, and participate and/or lead RFP related meetings.
- Must manage the selection and evaluation of preferred suppliers including documenting the selection process, evaluating and comparing supplier quotes, bids and information, and making a recommendation based on the findings. Will present these findings in presentations and provide supporting documentation.
- Should demonstrate the desire to continually learn and evolve
- Must be adaptable and flexible to market changes, bringing an innovation mindset to the items they are responsible for by leveraging relationships with internal customers and suppliers
- Ability to conform to shifting priorities in spend strategies, product demands and sourcing / purchasing timelines
- Experience using business intelligence, data visualization, and reporting tools such as Tableau, Alteryx, SQL, or similar platforms.
- Experience working with enterprise ERP systems and data/reporting environments such as Oracle, SAP, or similar platforms.
Experience and Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree required, business or STEM degree preferred. Ideal coursework includes strategy, finance, supply chain operations or consulting projects.
- Candidate should have between 0-2 years of business experience, procurement experience preferred.
- Experience in pharmaceutical sourcing ideal
- Ability to manage multiple projects.
- Excellent Skills in MS Outlook, Word, and Excel. Coupa and other eSourcing platforms - preferred.
- Proficient in MS Powerpoint with experience presenting to a group. Should possess desire to succeed and willingness to advance.
What We’ll Provide:
More than just pay, our DaVita Rewards package connects teammates to what matters most. Teammates are eligible to begin receiving benefits on the first day of the month following or coinciding with one month of continuous employment. Below are some of our benefit offerings.
- Comprehensive benefits: Medical, dental, vision, 401(k) match, paid time off, PTO cash out
- Support for you and your family: Family resources, EAP counseling sessions, access Headspace®, backup child and elder care, maternity/paternity leave and more
- Professional development programs: DaVita offers a variety of programs to help strong performers grow within their career and also offers on-demand virtual leadership and development courses through DaVita’s online training platform StarLearning.
At DaVita, we strive to be a community first and a company second. We want all teammates to experience DaVita as "a place where I belong." Our goal is to embed belonging into everything we do in our Village, so that it becomes part of who we are. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and comply with state and federal affirmative action requirements. Individuals are recruited, hired, assigned and promoted without regard to race, national origin, religion, age, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, protected veteran status, or any other protected characteristic.
This position will be open for a minimum of three days.
For location-specific minimum wage details, see the following link: DaVita.jobs/WageRates
Compensation for the role will depend on a number of factors, including a candidate’s qualifications, skills, competencies and experience. DaVita offers a competitive total rewards package, which includes a 401k match, healthcare coverage and a broad range of other benefits. Learn more at https://careers.davita.com/benefits
Colorado Residents: Please do not respond to any questions in this initial application that may seek age-identifying information such as age, date of birth, or dates of school attendance or graduation. You may also redact this information from any materials you submit during the application process. You will not be penalized for redacting or removing this information.
Beware of Recruitment Fraud
DaVita will never ask for payment or personal financial information at any point in the hiring process, nor will we ever communicate with you using email addresses outside of the DaVita secure network. If you receive a request like this, it is not legitimate. Do not share your information.
Career Growth - From clinical and operations to corporate jobs, our learning and development programs help guide your career journey.
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Entry Level Senior Strategic Sourcing Manager Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get an entry level senior strategic sourcing manager job?
Employers hiring at the entry level look for candidates who can demonstrate foundational procurement knowledge, such as supplier evaluation, purchase order management, or cost analysis, even from internships or coursework. A degree in supply chain, business, or operations gives you a strong base. Highlighting any experience negotiating contracts, working with ERP systems, or coordinating vendor relationships will set you apart from other new applicants.
Which companies hire entry level senior strategic sourcing managers?
Companies hiring entry level senior strategic sourcing managers right now include DaVita, Aramark, and Point72, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of July 2026. A mix of large manufacturers, retailers, healthcare systems, and technology companies tend to post at this level, particularly those building out or expanding their procurement and supply chain teams.
Are there remote entry level senior strategic sourcing manager jobs?
Yes, though most entry level sourcing roles lean on-site or hybrid given the hands-on supplier and cross-team coordination involved. About 8% of entry level senior strategic sourcing manager openings are remote or hybrid as of July 2026, so candidates open to any work setting will see a wider range of opportunities across industries and company sizes.
Are these new grad senior strategic sourcing manager jobs?
Yes, many listings here are new grad and junior roles that welcome recent graduates and candidates with little or no professional experience. A posting is typically new-grad friendly when it lists zero to two years of experience as sufficient, accepts internship or co-op experience in lieu of full-time history, or explicitly mentions training programs. Relevant coursework, certifications like CPSM, or a supply chain project can also satisfy requirements.
Which industries hire the most entry level senior strategic sourcing managers?
Entry Level senior strategic sourcing manager roles concentrate in Manufacturing, Healthcare & Medical Services, and Automotive, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of July 2026. These sectors tend to drive hiring at this level because they manage complex, high-volume supply chains that require dedicated sourcing staff even at the junior end of the career ladder.