Full-Time
Strategic Sourcing Manager
Technology
Posted on 5/2/2024
Unified data, analytics, and AI platform
Data & Analytics
Senior, Expert
Seattle, WA, USA
Required Skills
NetSuite
Financial analysis
Customer Service
Coupa
Requirements
- 5+ years in a strategic sourcing role for indirect categories of spend, particularly in SaaS sourcing.
- Experience delivering price optimization and cost savings.
- Experience managing global procurement responsibilities, using a strategic sourcing methodology, including opportunity analysis and identification, supplier selection, risk and compliance evaluation, contract negotiation, and financial analysis.
- Develop strategic sourcing plans and dive deep in contract details with an understanding of how contracts are structured.
- Process and customer service inspired.
- Experience with systems such as NetSuite and Coupa.
Responsibilities
- Lead Technology sourcing strategies and correspondingly negotiate and redline contracts.
- Work directly with the CIO and other senior leaders in developing and implementing a SaaS category strategy to meet company objectives.
- Lead transformational activities to build Strategic Sourcing organizational capabilities and improve procurement efficiency.
- Prepare Requests for Information (RFI), Requests for Proposal (RFP), Request for Quotation (RFQ), evaluation of responses.
- Lead evaluation, selection, development, and retention of the suppliers providing goods and services needed to conduct business.
- Lead total cost of ownership analysis and cost modeling.
- Support important partners and FP&A to meet budget goals.
- Use current spend information and knowledge to identify potential cost reduction plans.
- Provide reporting and strategic analysis on current/ future spend.
- Improve supplier performance against negotiated service level agreements and quality metrics.
Databricks offers a Lakehouse Platform that unifies data, analytics, and AI, utilizing Delta Lake, Databricks SQL, and collaborative machine learning solutions to streamline data management and accelerate the machine learning lifecycle.
Company Stage
Series I
Total Funding
$4.2B
Headquarters
San Francisco, California
Founded
2013
Growth & Insights
Headcount
6 month growth
↑ 10%1 year growth
↑ 35%2 year growth
↑ 114%Benefits
Extended health care including dental and vision
Life/AD&D and disability coverage
Equity awards
Flexible Vacation
Gym reimbursement
Annual personal development fund
Work headphones reimbursement
Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
Business travel accident insurance
Paid Parental Leave