Indirect Strategic Sourcing Manager (Travel & Marketing)

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Indirect Strategic Sourcing Manager (Travel & Marketing) 

San Mateo, CA 

The Strategic Sourcing Manager – Corporate Services will oversee strategic sourcing and category management for corporate services including Travel, HR, Legal, Facilities, Sales, Marketing, Technology, and other indirect services. This role is dedicated to maximizing value, fostering effective supplier relationships, and ensuring compliance with organizational policies and industry standards. Success in this position requires expertise in e-sourcing tools, spend analytics, and category management principles. A critical component of the role involves cross-functional collaboration with teams including Legal, InfoSec, Privacy, Finance, IT, and Compliance to ensure all vendors adhere to regulatory, security, and contractual obligations.

Responsibilities:

• Indirect Strategic Sourcing for Corporate Services:
• Develop and implement category management and strategic sourcing strategies for categories including Travel, HR, Legal, Facility, Sales and Marketing, technology, and other services.
• Utilize e-sourcing tools to manage supplier selection, facilitate competitive bidding, and streamline sourcing workflows.
• Conduct market research to stay informed of industry trends, emerging technologies, and competitive pricing.
• Category Management:
• Develop category strategies that align with long-term business goals and deliver cost savings and operational efficiency.
• Leverage spend analysis to drive strategic sourcing decisions and improve supplier performance.
• Implement and manage category management processes to optimize supplier value and mitigate risks.
• Vendor and Supplier Management:
• Identify, evaluate, and select suppliers, establishing strong relationships with key technology vendors.
• Monitor supplier performance using key performance indicators (KPIs), ensuring compliance with quality, delivery, and cost expectations.
• Develop supplier risk management strategies and ensure continuity of supply for critical Corporate Services categories.
• Contract Negotiation and Management:
• Lead contract negotiations for IT and technology services, ensuring favorable pricing, terms, and conditions that align with category strategies.
• Collaborate with Legal, InfoSec, Privacy, and Corp. function teams to ensure all contracts meet data privacy, cybersecurity, and compliance standards.
• Proactively manage contract renewals, ensuring terms are renegotiated to benefit the company.
• Cost Optimization and Spend Analysis:
• Use spend analytic tools to perform detailed spend analysis and identify cost-saving opportunities, supplier consolidation, and process improvements.
• Collaborate with Finance and Corporate Services teams to track budgets, manage technology spend, and forecast future requirements.
• Drive continuous cost optimization efforts while maintaining service quality and performance.
• Cross-functional Collaboration:
• Collaborate with Legal, InfoSec, Privacy, Finance, Stakeholders, Compliance, and other teams to ensure new and existing vendors adhere to relevant regulatory, security, privacy, and contractual requirements.
• Work closely with stakeholders to align procurement strategies with business goals and ensure a seamless vendor onboarding and management process.
• Lead cross-functional category teams to implement and execute sourcing projects such as digital transformation and cloud migration.
• Process Improvement and Automation:
• Leverage Source to Pay platform to improve efficiency and effectiveness across sourcing processes.
• Continuously evaluate procurement practices and implement best practices for category management and compliance.

Qualifications:

• 8+ years of relevant experience 
• Experience managing relationships with major Corporate Services suppliers
• Excellent verbal, written, and presentation skills with the ability to communicate vertically and cross-functionally
• Excellent negotiation and communication abilities
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Collaborative working style
• Successful track record of operational responsibility in areas of Sourcing and Procurement management
• Strong understanding of general Sourcing and Procurement principles, contract management, risk management, and cost analysis, and new technologies

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