About the Role

The Strategic Sourcing Team is focused on securing the best value through innovative sourcing strategies and facilitating strong supplier relationships through close collaboration with internal stakeholders to understand their needs, optimization of how/what we buy, and support the company’s strategic goals. We are passionate about finding creative solutions, delivering cost savings, generating incremental non-financial value and building strong partnerships that contribute to our growth.

The Global Head of Strategic Sourcing Team will be responsible for leading sourcing/procurement for all categories of spend (e.g. Marketing, Professional Services, Technology & Real Estate) company-wide, developing a team that can influence stakeholders, identify opportunities and execute on strategic sourcing initiatives. Key goals in this role are to optimize costs, ensure supply chain efficiency/risk reduction, and drive innovation across our sourcing/procurement activities. The ideal candidate will be a seasoned leader with excellent communication and influencing abilities, a broad understanding of all spend categories with deep market understanding, advanced understanding of supplier ecosystems, and a proven track record in strategic sourcing and supply chain.

If you’re ready to leverage the scale of Uber’s spend and help drive execution of opportunities that will fund the future growth of multiple dynamic businesses within Uber and if you know what good looks like at Uber’s size and scale, then read on and get in touch!

What You’ll Do

• Provide leadership to a Strategic Sourcing, Supply Chain and Logistics Team to deliver strategic value in the form of savings (P&L and cost avoidance), efficient logistic operations, non-financial added-value, competitive and scaleable staff augmentation program and value-added supply chain management.
• Develop and implement global sourcing and procurement strategies for +$6B of spend across all categories of spend company-wide including Technology, Marketing, Professional Services & Real Estate.
• Interact and influence internal and external executive level management through demonstrated expertise and knowledge of details as well as have the business acumen and emotional intelligence to navigate the nuances.
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders across all areas of spend, including Technology, Finance, and business units, to understand their business needs and requirements and ensure alignment of sourcing strategies with business needs and objectives.
• Stay updated on market trends, emerging technologies, and industry best practices.
• Lead and develop a high performing team of sourcing professionals by providing coaching, mentorship, and performance management.
• Develop and maintain key performance indicators (KPIs) and reporting mechanisms to track the performance of sourcing initiatives.
• Drive global compliance with purchasing and contracting policies through risk/value based approach to program.

Basic Qualifications

• 15+ years of experience in strategic sourcing, procurement, or supply chain management.
• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Supply Chain Management, Information Technology, or a related field.

Preferred Qualifications

• MBA or other advanced degree is a plus.
• Professional certifications such as CPSM (Certified Professional in Supply Management), CSCP (Certified Supply Chain Professional), or PMP (Project Management Professional)
• Strong negotiation and contract negotiation skills with the proven ability to develop and execute sourcing strategies.
• Broad knowledge of all Categories of spend areas within sourcing and procurement.
• Ability to develop and implement long term strategies that align with organizational & business goals.
• Proven ability to collaborate with and influence stakeholders and suppliers.
• High degree of business acumen; demonstrated ability to understand financial and legal terms and implications.
• Excellent verbal, written and presentation communication skills with requisite interpersonal skills to partner.
• Excellent analytical skills with the ability to interpret data and make data-driven decisions
• Strong leadership skills with experience managing and developing teams.
• Ability to build and maintain relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Knowledge of market trends, supplier ecosystems, and emerging technologies in the all spend categories (Marketing, Technology, Professional Services and Real Estate).
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment with changing priorities.

For San Francisco, CA-based roles: The base salary range for this role is USD$248,000 per year - USD$275,500 per year.

You will be eligible to participate in Uber’s bonus program, and may be offered an equity award & other types of comp. You will also be eligible for various benefits. More details can be found at the following link https://www.uber.com/careers/benefits.

Uber is proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know by completing this form.

Offices continue to be central to collaboration and Uber’s cultural identity. Unless formally approved to work fully remotely, Uber expects employees to spend at least half of their work time in their assigned office. For certain roles, such as those based at green-light hubs, employees are expected to be in-office for 100% of their time. Please speak with your recruiter to better understand in-office expectations for this role.