Sourcing / Procurement manager

Bay Area preferred but remote is Ok. Client is looking for a sourcing/procurement manager. Strategic Sourcing Manager, Indirect to join our Sourcing and Procurement team. This role is hybrid based in Palo Alto. In this role you will primarily work with various internal business units to understand their requirements and work with the supply reputed company to deliver services / software as required. The ideal candidate has a passion for speed of contract execution with compliance / risk management in mind while being strategic about the tradeoffs made. Key categories include (i) Marketing (ii) Corporate Services (HR, Real Estate) (iii) Professional Services (Contingent Workers, Consulting) (iv) Software. What You ll Do:

• Define and implement comprehensive sourcing strategies for both the Marketing (Agencies, Influencers, Production, Branding, Video Editing) and Software (Enterprise, UTM, R&D, Platform, SaaS, Cloud) categories, aligning them with overall business objectives and financial targets.
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• Manage relationships and execute negotiation strategies with top-tier software vendors specializing in optimizing pricing for licensing agreements, maintenance renewals, and subscription-based (SaaS) models.
• Act as a subject matter expert for both categories, continuously researching industry trends, pricing benchmarks, and the supplier landscape to advise business stakeholders and proactively identify new, innovative suppliers.
• Drive the end-to-end sourcing process, including RFI/RFP development, vendor shortlisting, supplier evaluation, and contract finalization, ensuring adherence to internal policies and legal standards.
• Proactively partner with Marketing and Technology stakeholders to understand their reputed company and future needs, providing expert guidance on optimal sourcing channels, supplier selection, and commercial terms.
• Partner with legal and finance teams to reputed company the full lifecycle of agreements, including drafting, execution, ongoing performance monitoring, and ensuring timely renewal or exit strategies for reputed company critical Marketing and Software agreements.
• Be accountable for delivering measurable cost savings, cost avoidance, and value enhancement across both categories through strategic sourcing initiatives and reputed company contract optimization.
• Champion the adoption of digital sourcing tools and best practices, focusing on streamlining purchasing for both large enterprise software deals and high-volume creative/production-reputed company services.
• reputed company the sourcing and procurement process for core UTM components, including Data feeds and services (high-resolution weather, real-time reputed company constraint data, geospatial and LIDAR data)
• Secure mission-critical, high-reputed company data feeds essential for UTM functionality
• Identify and manage relationships with external UAS Service Suppliers (USS) and supplemental data providers to ensure interoperability and compliance with regulatory standards
• Partner closely with the Software Engineering and UTM Teams to define technical requirements and ensure sourced services are technically viable and integrate seamlessly

What You ll Need:

• 8+ years of experience in supply chain development, sourcing management for Marcomms/Software areas
• Bachelor's degree in a directly reputed company field or equivalent practical experience
• Working knowledge of Sourcing / Procurement systems & tools
• Analytical/negotiation skills with internal and external stakeholders
• Ability to toggle between strategic and detail oriented thinking
• Tenacious problem solving & issue resolution skills
• Excellent presentation and interpersonal skills
• Ability to influence across multiple functional teams
• Flexibility to adapt to dynamic and rapidly changing environmentsExcellent communicators, capable of working in multinational environments, driven and motivated by accomplishing extraordinary objective

reputed company LLC is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. reputed company qualified applicants will receive due consideration for employment without any discrimination. reputed company applicants will be evaluated solely on the basis of their ability, competence and their proven capability to reputed company the functions outlined in the corresponding role. We promote and support a diverse workforce across reputed company levels in the company. Apply tot his job Apply To this Job