Program Manager Strategic Sourcing Partnerships

Our Company

Changing the world through digital experiences is what Adobes all about. We give everyonefrom emerging artists to global brandseverything they need to design and deliver exceptional digital experiences! Were passionate about empowering people to create beautiful and powerful images videos and apps and transform how companies interact with customers across every screen.

Were on a mission to hire the very best and are committed to creating exceptional employee experiences where everyone is respected and has access to equal opportunity. We realize that new ideas can come from everywhere in the organization and we know the next big idea could be yours!

Our Company

Changing the world through digital experiences is what Adobes all about. We give everyonefrom emerging artists to global brandseverything they need to design and deliver exceptional digital experiences! Were passionate about empowering people to create beautiful and powerful images videos and apps and transform how companies interact with customers across every screen.

Were on a mission to hire the very best and are committed to creating exceptional employee experiences where everyone is respected and has access to equal opportunity. We realize that new ideas can come from everywhere in the organization and we know the next big idea could be yours!

Program Manager Strategic Sourcing Partnerships

Locations Lehi San Francisco or San Jose

What youll do

• Ensure value realization from Adobes technology and services supporting the longterm health of strategic partnerships.
• Establish a centralized reporting system to report monitor and manage technology of goods and services consumption highlighting areas of underutilization and opportunities for optimization.
• Shape and lead a tracking framework generate datadriven insights and nurture awareness of consumption trends and insights among both internal and external collaborators customers partners and team members influencing procurement strategies.
• Partner with crossfunctional counterparts including finance leads and line of business owners to increase accountability ownership and utilization of Adobes investments.
• Support informed renewal and procurement decisions ensuring investments deliver value and align with business needs.
• Proactively handle dependencies anticipate setbacks resolve issues and prioritize needs staying closely aligned with the team to ensure partnership success.

What you need to succeed

• BA/BS degree preferred or proven experience.
• demonstrated ability in project/program management ideally in a SoftwareasaService or technology environment.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret complex data and provide actionable insights.
• Growth mindset with ability to think strategically and align procurement activities with broader business goals.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and emotional intelligence. Passionate about building hightrust relationships to achieve business goals. Comfortable with holding teams accountable.
• Strong organizational and problemsolving skills track details and deliver with influence using tools processes and templates for consistent outcomes.
• High level of confidence working on multifaceted projects flexible and adaptable to changing priorities and business needs.

Desired traits

• Familiarity with Adobe solutions and partner ecosystem; appetite for longterm career growth within Adobe.
• Prior experience in strategic sourcing or vendor management preferably within the technology sector.
• Driver: Take charge. Ability to be assertive and hold teams accountable. Get things done. Operate effectively and autonomously.
• Coordinated: A planner who brings order and resolve to a fastpaced environment with matrixed organizations.
• Inquisitive: Thinks critically and asks pertinent questions to learn the business technology products and processes.
• Adaptability: Ability to complete and deliver successfully amid ambiguity.
• Program management framework design etc.

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In addition certain roles may be eligible for longterm incentives in the form of a new hire equity award.

Adobe is proud to be anEqual Employment Opportunityand affirmative action employer. We do not discriminate based on gender race or color ethnicity or national origin age disability religion sexual orientation gender identity or expression veteran status or any other applicable characteristics protected by law.Learn more.

Adobe aims to make accessible to any and all users. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation to navigate our website or complete the application process emailor call.

Adobe values a free and open marketplace for all employees and has policies in place to ensure that we do not enter into illegal agreements with other companies to not recruit or hire each others employees.