Strategic Sourcing Leader for Cost Savings & Value

TechDigital Group; Mountain View (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

TechDigital Group is seeking an experienced Procurement/Sourcing leader in Mountain View, CA. The role focuses on developing category management plans and leading cross-functional teams to deliver cost savings, quality improvements, and reduced risk.

The ideal candidate will have 8+ years in procurement, strong negotiation and contract management skills, and proficiency with eSourcing tools, spend analytics, Excel, and Google Suite.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration or Supply Chain, or equivalent.
• Extensive experience in procurement/sourcing with a focus on cost savings and performance targets.
• Proficiency with eSourcing tools, spend analytics, Excel, and Google Suite.
• Strong negotiation and contract management experience.
• Ability to lead complex sourcing events (RFPs, RFIs, RFQs).
• Customer-focused, detail-oriented with excellent communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement category management plans and sourcing strategies to achieve cost savings, performance targets, and risk reduction.
• Lead cross-functional teams to define business requirements and drive supplier initiatives that create value and improve quality.
• Create analytical reports on savings and KPIs to monitor progress and results.
• Provide visibility into supplier spend and performance across the organization.
• Support RFx efforts by guiding project teams through supplier selection processes.
• Collaborate with Legal, Information Security, and Third Party Governance to secure favorable terms in source-to-pay workflows.

Skills

Sourcing strategy

Spend analytics

Excel

Google Suite

Negotiation

Contract management

Cross-functional collaboration

RFx leadership

Education

BA/BS degree in Business Administration or Supply Chain

Tools

eSourcing tools

Oracle P2P

Workday Sourcing

Tableau

Job description

Responsibility
● Develop and implement category management plans and sourcing strategies to negotiate and ensure cost savings/avoidance and performance targets are achieved
● Establish and lead cross functional teams of key stakeholders to collaboratively define business requirements and execute supplier initiatives that create value, improve quality, and reduce risk
● Develop analytical reports on savings, metrics, and KPIs to monitor progress against objectives and key results
● Provide cross functional and top-down visibility into supplier spend and performance
● Support RFx efforts by leading project teams through supplier selection processes
● Partner closely with cross functional teams such as Legal, Information Security, and Third Party Governance in ushering agreements through the source to pay workflow while securing favorable terms/deal structures
● Manage strategic procurement engagement with one or more key business units

What you bring

Basic
● 8+ years of related experience in a Procurement/ Sourcing function
● BA/BS degree in Business Administration, Supply Chain Management or equivalent
● Experience leveraging eSourcing tools, spend analytics tools, Excel, and Google suite
● Proficiency with services and technology related governing and engagement documents
● Extensive negotiation and contract management experience
● Customer service focus, communication skills, and attention to detail
● Category management plan development and execution experience
● Ability to lead complex sourcing events (RFP, RFI, and RFQ)

Preferred
● Master's degree (MBA or similar)
● Procurement professional certification (e.g. CPSM, CIPS, CSP)
● Experience with Oracle or similar P2P systems, eSourcing solutions (e.g. Workday Sourcing, Levelpath)
● Experience with enterprise-scale procurement intake and workflow tools
● Results-oriented mindset. Proven track record delivering quality outcomes for partners
● Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills
● Experience using Tableau or other data visualization tools
● Ability to lead complex initiatives and collaborate effectively with cross functional partners and project management skills