Indirect Procurement Category Manager

Waymo; Myrtle Point (OR); Remote; USD 190,000 - 241,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading autonomous technology company located in Myrtle Point, Oregon, seeks an experienced procurement leader. The role involves strategic sourcing, supplier relationship management, and negotiating contracts to optimize procurement efficiency. Ideal candidates will have over 10 years of procurement experience and strong negotiation skills. A Bachelor's degree in Business Management or a related field is preferred, along with excellent interpersonal and change management skills. This is a full-time position with a competitive salary and remote work options.

Benefits

Annual bonus program

Equity incentive plan

Generous benefits program

Qualifications

• At least 10 years of procurement experience, focusing on physical security or facilities.
• Ability to perform make versus buy analyses and develop cost of ownership models.
• Excellent interpersonal skills for internal and external interactions.

Responsibilities

• Lead strategic sourcing for non-production goods.
• Negotiate agreements to minimize business risk and enforce supplier accountability.
• Develop multi-year category strategies that maximize value creation.

Skills

Procurement experience

Negotiation skills

Supplier relationship management

Category strategy development

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business Management or Supply Chain

Job description

Waymo is an autonomous driving technology company with the mission to be the world's most trusted driver. Since its start as the Google Self-Driving Car Project in 2009, Waymo has focused on building the Waymo Driver—The World's Most Experienced Driver—to improve access to mobility while saving thousands of lives now lost to traffic crashes. The Waymo Driver powers Waymo’s fully autonomous ride-hail service and can also be applied to a range of vehicle platforms and product use cases. The Waymo Driver has provided over ten million rider-only trips, enabled by its experience autonomously driving over 100 million miles on public roads and tens of billions in simulation across 15+ U.S. states.

Waymo's Procurement and Vendor Enablement Office is a diverse, collaborative, and service-oriented group with a mission to efficiently procure indirect goods and services, build supplier relationships, and support outsourcing excellence to achieve Waymo's growth goals.

Our Indirect Procurement team supports the business by:

• Leading strategic sourcing and category management for all non-production goods and services.
• Building and managing strong, collaborative supplier relationships.
• Partnering with internal stakeholders to drive cost savings, mitigate risk, and ensure operational excellence

In this remote role, you will report to our Head of Indirect Procurement.

You will:

• Provide subject matter expertise and leadership on the categories you are responsible for including construction, operations facilities and the procurement of chargers, switch gears and other equipment to meet pressing demand schedules across our scaling operations.
• In partnership with stakeholders, develop multi-year category strategies that maximize value creation for Waymo.
• Lead the end-to-end RFX process, build relationships with strategic suppliers and oversee complex, Waymo-wide supplier relations, developing solutions to new problems and using foresight to anticipate future trends and issues. .
• Negotiate and draft agreements that minimize financial and business risk exposure, provide optimal terms and conditions, and enforce supplier accountability.
• Analyze data to determine the value of negotiations and the final change in total cost of ownership
• Solve impactful multi-dimensional issues by implementing new processes, systems, or policies that address Waymo’s indirect procurement needs.

You have:

• At least 10 years of procurement experience including 7+ years focusing on physical security, facilities, or construction services spend areas.
• Sourcing skills include: identifying sourcing opportunities, performing spend analysis, development of sourcing strategy, project management, development of RFX documents, negotiation, contract management, supplier bench-marking, contract compliance, purchase order development, resolution of payment issues, etc.
• Excellent interpersonal skills to deal effectively with all internal and external business contacts
• Ability to perform make versus buy outsourcing analyses and to develop total cost of ownership models
• Ability to influence others and to act as a change agent within their team and company
• High personal integrity and ethics

We prefer:

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Management, Supply Chain or related field; or equivalent education and work experience
• Demonstrated track record for being innovative and able to quickly deliver significant and measurable results in a fast-changing organization
• Internal or external business consulting experience highly desired
• Strong teamwork and cross-functional collaboration skills and have a noticeable positive impact on the velocity and success of your teammates

Please note that Waymo may not be able to employ remotely in all locations. Please speak with your recruiter about your preferred location for remote work when you begin the interview process.

The expected base salary range for this full-time position across US locations is listed below. Actual starting pay will be based on job-related factors, including exact work location, experience, relevant training and education, and skill level. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for the role location or, if the role can be performed remote, the specific salary range for your preferred location, during the hiring process.

Waymo employees are also eligible to participate in Waymo’s discretionary annual bonus program, equity incentive plan, and generous Company benefits program, subject to eligibility requirements.

Salary Range $190,000 — $241,000 USD