Senior Sourcing Lead – IT & Tech for Autonomous Mobility

Aquent; Foster City (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Aquent in Foster City, CA seeks a Senior Strategic Sourcing Manager to establish, grow and scale IT software, hardware and services. You will partner with IT and cross-functional teams to guide sourcing decisions, negotiate agreements and build strategic supplier relationships throughout the product lifecycle.

The role offers autonomy and a voice in strategic decisions, ideal for someone who owns projects end-to-end and understands engineering and user experience challenges while solving complex

Qualifications

• 8+ years of strategic procurement, sourcing, indirect category management or supply chain experience.
• 4+ years in technology categories including networking hardware, software and services.
• Strong negotiation, analysis and cross-functional influence.
• Experience drafting and negotiating contracts with attention to risk and SOWs.

Responsibilities

• Guide procurement of IT software, hardware and services across CRM, ERP and SaaS categories.
• Develop strategic supplier relationships to enable business growth.
• Advise stakeholders on supplier selection and contract management.
• Benchmark alternatives and drive change management to optimize cost.
• Negotiate pricing and terms; draft and review agreements.
• Collaborate with Finance to support source-to-pay throughout the lifecycle.

Skills

Strategic sourcing

Financial analysis

Contract negotiation

Stakeholder influence

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree

MBA or Master's degree

Tools

CRM software

ERP systems

Vendor management systems

Job description

Aquent in Foster City, CA seeks a Senior Strategic Sourcing Manager to establish, grow and scale IT software, hardware and services. You will partner with IT and cross-functional teams to guide sourcing decisions, negotiate agreements and build strategic supplier relationships throughout the product lifecycle.

The role offers autonomy and a voice in strategic decisions, ideal for someone who owns projects end-to-end and understands engineering and user experience challenges while solving complex