Manager, Strategic Sourcing - Marketing

DoorDash USA; Los Angeles (CA); Sur place; USD 131 000 - 192 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Equity grants

401(k) match

Parental leave

Wellness benefits

Commuter benefits

Paid time off

Paid sick leave

Medical coverage

Dental coverage

Vision coverage

Holidays

Disability insurance

Life insurance

Mental health program

Résumé du poste

DoorDash is seeking a Manager, Strategic Sourcing - Marketing to own strategic sourcing and category management for Marketing spend, including Media, Affiliate Marketing, and Experiential.

As an individual contributor on the Global Strategic Sourcing team, you will lead end-to-end sourcing initiatives, negotiate commercial terms, and partner with Marketing, Finance, Legal, and suppliers to deliver measurable value.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of strategic sourcing or category management experience in Marketing.
• Experience leading complex sourcing processes and negotiating for Media, Affiliate Marketing, and Experiential spend.
• Strong ability to influence senior partners across Marketing, Finance, Legal and cross-functional teams.
• Excellent data-driven decision making with market intelligence and supplier performance insights.

Responsabilités

• Develop global category strategies across Marketing areas (Media, Affiliate, Experiential).
• Lead end-to-end sourcing and negotiation processes (RFx, MSAs, SOWs, renewals).
• Embed with Marketing and Finance early in planning cycles to shape briefs and budgets.
• Build strategic relationships with agencies, production and sponsorship partners.
• Analyze spend and supplier performance to improve transparency and compliance.

Connaissances

Strategic sourcing

Category management

Negotiation

Stakeholder management

Data analysis

Description du poste

About the Team

The Marketing Sourcing team partners with Marketing to build and manage a high‑performing supplier ecosystem across DoorDash, Wolt, and Deliveroo. We use smart sourcing, strong partnerships, and practical governance to deliver speed, quality, innovation, risk reduction, and sustainable value. Our work helps Marketing teams make better decisions and deliver effective programs across a growing global business.

About the Role

The Manager, Strategic Sourcing - Marketing is an individual contributor on the Global Strategic Sourcing team. You will own strategic sourcing and category management for a broad range of Marketing spend, including Media (Offline + Digital), Affiliate Marketing, and Experiential agencies. You will work closely with Marketing, Finance, Legal, and supplier partners to develop category strategies, run sourcing events, and negotiate commercial agreements that support business and brand goals. Success in this role means delivering measurable value while helping teams plan earlier, move faster, and scale repeatable ways of working.

You will report to the Senior Manager, Marketing Sourcing within the Finance organization.

You’re excited about this opportunity because you will…

• Develop global category strategies across a broad range of Marketing areas, including but not limited to Media (Offline + Digital), Affiliate Marketing, and Experiential.
• Lead end‑to‑end sourcing and negotiation processes, including RFx projects, MSAs, SOWs, and renewals across Marketing categories.
• Embed with Marketing and Finance partners early in planning cycles, using sourcing insights to shape briefs, budgets, and supplier strategies.
• Build strategic relationships with agency, production, and sponsorship partners to unlock innovation, better commercial terms, and cross‑brand opportunities.
• Analyze spend, market intelligence, and supplier performance to improve transparency, compliance, and category decisions.

We’re excited about you because…

• You have 5+ years of strategic sourcing or category management experience across Marketing categories (agency or brand/marketing side experience is a plus).
• You have direct experience leading complex sourcing processes and negotiating commercial agreements for Media (Offline + Digital), Affiliate Marketing, and Experiential, or related Marketing spend.
• You build trusted relationships with senior business partners and suppliers and can influence decisions across Marketing, Finance, Legal, and other cross‑functional teams.
• You bring strong commercial judgment and use data, market intelligence, and supplier performance insights to improve value and manage risk.
• You communicate clearly, manage multiple priorities in a fast‑paced environment, navigate ambiguity well and work effectively with global teams.

Compensation

The successful candidate’s starting pay will fall within the pay range listed below and is determined based on job‑related factors including, but not limited to, skills, experience, qualifications, work location, and market conditions. Base salary is localized according to an employee’s work location. Ranges are market‑dependent and may be modified in the future.

In addition to base salary, the compensation for this role includes opportunities for equity grants. Talk to your recruiter for more information.

DoorDash cares about you and your overall well‑being. That’s why we offer a comprehensive benefits package to all regular employees, which includes a 401(k) plan with employer matching, 16 weeks of paid parental leave, wellness benefits, commuter benefits match, paid time off and paid sick leave in compliance with applicable laws (e.g. Colorado Healthy Families and Workplaces Act). DoorDash also offers medical, dental, and vision benefits, 11 paid holidays, disability and basic life insurance, family‑forming assistance, and a mental health program, among others.

To learn more about our benefits, visit our careers page here.

See below for paid time off details:

• For salaried roles: flexible paid time off/vacation, plus 80 hours of paid sick time per year.
• For hourly roles: vacation accrued at about 1 hour for every 25.97 hours worked (e.g. about 6.7 hours/month if working 40 hours/week; about 3.4 hours/month if working 20 hours/week), and paid sick time accrued at 1 hour for every 30 hours worked (e.g. about 5.8 hours/month if working 40 hours/week; about 2.9 hours/month if working 20 hours/week).

The national base pay range for this position within the United States, including Illinois and Colorado.

$130,600 — $192,000 USD

About DoorDash

At DoorDash, our mission to empower local economies shapes how our team members move quickly, learn, and reiterate in order to make impactful decisions that display empathy for our range of users—from Dashers to merchant partners to consumers. We are a technology and logistics company that started by enabling door‑to‑door delivery, and we are looking for team members who can help us go from a company that is known as the place you order food to a company that people turn to for any and all goods.

DoorDash is growing rapidly and changing constantly, which gives our team members the opportunity to share their unique perspectives, solve new