Strategic Sourcing Manager
Strategic Sourcing Manager
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About Workato
Workato transforms technology complexity into business opportunity. As the leader in enterprise orchestration Workato helps businesses globally streamline operations by connecting data processes applications and experiences. Its AIpowered platform enables teams to navigate complex workflows in realtime driving efficiency and agility.
Trusted by a community of 400000 global customers Workato empowers organizations of every size to unlock new value and lead in todays fastchanging world. Learn how Workato helps businesses of all sizes achieve more at workato.
Why join us
Ultimately Workato believes in fostering a flexible trustoriented culture that empowers everyone to take full ownership of their roles. We are driven by innovation and looking for team players who want to actively build our company.
But we also believe in balancing productivity with selfcare. Thats why we offer all of our employees a vibrant and dynamic work environment along with a multitude of benefits they can enjoy inside and outside of their work lives.
If this sounds right up your alley please submit an application. We look forward to getting to know you!
Also feel free to check out why:
Business Insider named us an enterprise startup to bet your career on
Forbes Cloud 100 recognized us as one of the top 100 private cloud companies in the world
Quartz ranked us the #1 best company for remote workers
Responsibilities
This is a great time to join Workatos Procurement Organization. The Strategic Sourcing Manager will serve as the category expert within the Procurement Team and will be responsible for creating and driving strategic sourcing and demand management initiatives across all Workatos spend categories with special focus on HR Marketing Events Facilities and IT. This role has companywide responsibilities for identifying quantifying prioritizing and executing sourcing strategies that align with the organizations strategic direction and cost savings targets.
In this role you will also be responsible to:
Develop and maintain business relationships with internal customers and suppliers. Execute all aspects of strategic sourcing and procurement within the organization including opportunity assessment negotiations RFx supplier relationships and risk management.
Create and implement sourcing and demand management strategies across Workatos spend categories. Internal customer/Category groups will include but not be limited to HR Benefits Marketing Facilities and IT. Manage the development of RFx materials detailed analysis of proposals and vendor capabilities negotiations and supplier selection. Leverage key metrics to identify problem areas and adopt current and emerging business models with an entrepreneurial mindset and creative outofthebox approach to driving best practices.
Build and manage relationships with priority business executives to support the implementation of business strategies through advanced procurement initiatives and team alignment. Facilitate the entire sourcing process and closely collaborate with business unit heads to select and award business to suppliers.
Act as procurement subject matter expert in consulting with the business to identify develop and deploy best practice procurement category management and supplier management
Support the functions longterm strategic planning efforts for sourcing and supplier management including advanced multiyear category strategies designed to anticipate enterprisewide requirements while optimizing forecasted shifts in supply markets industry trends and supplier economic cycles.
Lead the development and negotiation of contracts with new suppliers and/or the renegotiation of existing contracts to accomplish the lowest total cost of ownership and meet savings objectives.
Continuously look for process efficiencies that allow the Sourcing team to scale to support company growth.
Build policies templates workflows and processes around all sourcing and procurement activities.
Support the Procurement Leadership by providing timely and accurate assistance on relevant topics and initiatives as required.
Detail orientation with an ability to think strategically and make recommendations
Requirements
Qualifications / Experience / Technical Skills
Masters/Bachelors Degree in Business Supply Chain Finance Accounting and/or Mathematics.
3 to 5 experience in a strategic sourcing role with expertise in influencing business strategy and vendor relations
Advanced analytical ability including cost modeling TCO analysis and spend/savings analysis in support of decisionmaking and reporting purposes.
Superior negotiation skills developed through significant corporate sourcing handson experience
Excellent analytical verbal and written skills with a high attention to detail
Excellent internal relationshipbuilding skills your ability to partner with other parts of the organization will be critical to your success
Strong influencing skills that can be used to build partnerships with internal resources
A can do attitude to work that needs to get done as part of a highgrowth company. Driven individual with analytical approach and high degree of personal organization and a strong passion to succeed in a fastpaced dynamic environment.
Soft Skills / Personal Characteristics
Bachelors Degree from an accredited fouryear college or university
Experience with procurement software (including systems such as Coupa Netsuite & CLM platforms) approval workflows purchasing policy development and contracts
Prior experience managing diverse stakeholder interests and expectations
Knowledgeable in working with tools including Word Excel ERP systems and contract management tools
Experience in negotiating enterprise software deals and drafting managed services contracts.
Experience formulating methods to develop and analyze various category portfolios including market price benchmarking and total cost analysis
For Colorado applicants the pay for this role begins at $120000 plus variable benefits perks and equity.
Required Experience:
Manager
Employment Type
Full Time
