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Strategic Sourcing Manager
Verkada · San Mateo, CA · Posted 9 days ago
Own sourcing strategy and multimillion-dollar vendor negotiations for Verkada's Spend Money Wisely team, driving vendor consolidation across Engineering, IT, Product and Sales.
As a Strategic Sourcing Manager, you will be responsible for developing and executing sourcing strategies, negotiating with various vendors, and partnering closely with cross-functional teams to deliver on business objectives fo r the Spend Money Wisely team (Verkada’s take on Strategic Sourcing). Your primary focus will involve negotiating strategic deals , optimizing the technology portfolio through vendor consolidation opportunities, and providing strategic guidance to functional partners in balancing new features, seat/usage expansion, and rip-n-replace initiatives. You will lead sourcing initiatives, manage vendor relationships, work closely with Legal, Security, and Finance teams, and ensure cost efficiency and value optimization across Verkada’s spend portfolio. A key focus will be to create and deliver category strategies. We are committed to a thriving in-office culture. This role requires that you be on-site at our HQ in San Mateo, CA 5 days a week.
- Lead the development and implementation of strategic sourcing initiatives for Engineering, IT, Product and Sales teams.
- Negotiate complex, high-value contracts and agreements with strategic vendors.
- Identify and execute vendor consolidation opportunities to optimize the spend portfolio.
- Provide strategic guidance to functional partners on procurement decisions, balancing new features, seat/usage expansion, and rip-n-replace considerations & initiatives.
- Build and maintain vendor relationships, ensuring performance and compliance with cont racts.
- Conduct market research and analysis to identify trends, opportunities, and risks in technology space and how that may impact sourcing de cisions.
- Develop and implement cost-saving strategies and initiatives.
- Monitor and report on key sourcing metrics and performance indicators.
- Develop key category strategies for business partners to establish priorities to maximize value.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams such as Legal, Security, and Finance to ensure alignment of sourcing strategies with business needs.
- Ensure compliance with procurement policies and regulations for Verkada’s global scale.
- Be a key contributor in driving and supporting our P2P process.
- 5+ years of proven experience in strategic sourcing, technology procurement, and vendor management.
- Strong negotiation skills and experience in negotiating complex contracts.
- Ability to analyze market trends an d identify opportunities for cost savings and value optimization.
- Excellent communication, prioritization and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to provide strate gic guidance to functional partners on procurement decisions.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Knowledge of procurement policies and regulations.
- Experience with vendor consolidation and technology portfolio optimization.
- 5-star customer service mindset.
- Excellent teamwork skills - we have a #OneTeam mindset!
- Ability to find out-of-box solutions to best fit business needs and requirements.
- Must be willing and able to work onsite five days per week.
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