Strategic Sourcing Manager

Jobs via Dice; San Francisco (CA); Remote; USD 200,000 - 250,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading AI research and deployment company as a Strategic Sourcing Manager, focusing on technical procurement for software products. This role requires engaging with technical teams to drive sourcing strategies and negotiate complex agreements, offering a dynamic environment for seasoned procurement professionals.

Benefits

Comprehensive healthcare coverage

401(k) retirement savings

Life and disability insurance

Employee discounts

Qualifications

• 5+ years in software and technical procurement.
• Strong collaboration and communication with various stakeholders.
• Experience in structuring and negotiating technical agreements.

Responsibilities

• Support sourcing and negotiation for SaaS products under $250k.
• Design and execute category strategies for tech growth.
• Serve as a sourcing advisor to technical leadership.

Skills

Collaboration

Technical fluency

Negotiation

Analytical rigor

Communication

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Location: Remote within US (PST)

Pay: $65-85/hour (DOE)

Overview:

Our client is seeking a Strategic Sourcing Manager to support technical procurement for software product. You'll partner with technical teams to shape and drive sourcing strategies, as well as structure and negotiate complex, scalable agreements.

In this role, you will:

• Support sourcing and negotiation efforts for SaaS products with annual spend under $250k
• Partner closely with business teams to understand technical requirements and translate them into sourcing strategies and commercial models.
• Design and execute category strategies that anticipate growth across compute, observability, orchestration, developer tooling, and security infrastructure.
• Negotiate custom, usage-based, and non-standard agreements, focusing on flexibility, scalability, and alignment with how technical teams actually build and operate.
• Collaborate with Legal, Security, and Engineering to evaluate vendors, address data protection and architecture needs, and close contracts quickly and safely.
• Serve as a sourcing advisor to technical leadership, providing clarity on commercial risks, options, and best practices.
  
  

Requirements:

• 5+ years in software and technical procurement, ideally in high-scale, product-led, or research-driven environments.
• Technical fluency to engage credibly with technology teams.
• A track record of structuring and negotiating technical agreements.
• Strong collaboration and communication skills with stakeholders such as Engineering, Product, Security, Legal, and Finance with a focus on clarity, consistency, and responsiveness.
• Analytical rigor to interpret usage data, pricing models, and growth forecasts to inform sourcing decisions and negotiation strategies.
• Experience managing vendor relationships across renewals, performance reviews, escalations, and compliance.
• An autonomous, ownership mindset to independently drive work forward with urgency and precision, and balances detail with clarity.
  
  

Russell Tobin offers eligible employee s comprehensive healthcare coverage (medical, dental, and vision plans), supplemental coverage (accident insurance, critical illness insurance and hospital indemnity), 401(k)-retirement savings, life & disability insurance, an employee assistance program, legal support, auto, home insurance, pet insurance and employee discounts with preferred vendors.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Purchasing and Supply Chain

• Industries

  Software Development

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