Global Marketing Procurement Leader

Adobe; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 154,000 - 223,000; Full time

Job summary

Adobe seeks a Global Strategic Sourcing - Marketing Manager in California to lead category strategy across creative, production, events, media and AI/martech. You will collaborate with Marketing, Brand and Communications, building strong supplier relationships and driving value and risk management in a fast-paced environment.

The role emphasizes negotiation, governance, and scalable procurement processes, with senior leadership exposure and a path to impact across Adobe’s marketing ecosystem.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required; MBA or CPSM/ MCIPS a plus.
• 10+ years of experience in strategic sourcing or procurement with marketing focus.
• Proven ability to negotiate complex agency and supplier contracts (MSAs, SOWs, pricing).
• Strong understanding of marketing economics, agency compensation models, and cost benchmarking.
• Excellent collaboration and stakeholder influence across a matrixed org.
• Experience building scalable procurement processes, tools, and templates.

Responsibilities

• Develop and own category strategies across marketing domains (creative, production, events, media, PR).
• Translate marketing plans into sourcing roadmaps and optimize spend and supplier base.
• Lead savings delivery, track vs targets, and report to Finance and senior leadership.
• Negotiate terms, pricing, and performance incentives with agencies and vendors.
• Mitigate risk related to data privacy, IP, usage rights, and vendor concentration.
• Partner with Legal, Finance, Risk and Privacy on contracts and compliance.
• Mentor and develop team members in negotiation and category planning.

Skills

Category strategy

Negotiation

Vendor management

Cross-functional leadership

Procurement analytics

Budgeting

Relationship building

Education

Bachelor's degree

MBA

CPSM/MCIPS

Tools

MS Excel

MS PowerPoint

Procurement software

Job description

Adobe seeks a Global Strategic Sourcing - Marketing Manager in California to lead category strategy across creative, production, events, media and AI/martech. You will collaborate with Marketing, Brand and Communications, building strong supplier relationships and driving value and risk management in a fast-paced environment.

The role emphasizes negotiation, governance, and scalable procurement processes, with senior leadership exposure and a path to impact across Adobe’s marketing ecosystem.