Senior Manager, Corporate Services Sourcing - DoorDash

DoorDash•Los Angeles, WA

4d•$157,800 - $232,000•Remote

About The Position

The DoorDash Global Sourcing team operates across three brands, DoorDash, Deliveroo, and Wolt, and more than 40 markets, as part of the broader Global Procurement, Sourcing, Travel and Supply Chain organization. Its mandate is to build a world class global sourcing capability that captures enterprise synergies through aligned category strategies and delivers measurable value creation beyond savings, including business enablement, risk reduction, and stronger commercial outcomes. Global Sourcing is organized around three category towers: Technology, Corporate Services, and Marketing. The team focuses on increasing category maturity through disciplined strategy, governance, and supplier management, while harnessing suppliers as a source of innovation, resilience, and competitive advantage. The team is in the middle of a multiyear transformation of its operating model, tooling, and ways of working, and enabling AI in day to day sourcing. A role on this team is a fantastic opportunity to demonstrate robust strategic sourcing skills in a dynamic environment, expand both business and procurement acumen, and make an impact in a growing team within a rapidly growing business. This role is remote. The categories in scope across the Corporate Services portfolio include but are not limited to: Professional Services (consulting and advisory); Security Services; Facilities Management, Property, and Workplace Services; BPO and Customer Support; Photoshoot production; People/HR and Benefits; MSP and Recruitment; Contingent Workforce; Background checks. Deliver global synergies by leading specific subcategories globally.

Requirements

10+ years of experience in Corporate Services Sourcing
People management experience and are ready to lead a team of four
Worked in technology or similar high growth and fast paced environments
Developed and executed category strategies that delivered measurable and sustained value
Commercially astute, with a strong command of commercial levers, contract structures, and value creation
Excellent business partnering skills and build trusted relationships across a wide range of internal stakeholders
Strong cross brand collaborator, excited to partner with the Deliveroo and Wolt Corporate Services Sourcing teams to align category strategies and drive shared, global value
Strong negotiation skills, with a track record of negotiating complex commercial agreements (MSAs/SOWs) to optimal terms
Excellent communicator, able to tailor a message for an individual contributor, an executive, or an external partner
Solution oriented, you roll up your sleeves and do whatever it takes to execute at the right level of detail
Can manage multiple priorities effectively across categories and stakeholders in a fast moving environment
Analytical, you let data win arguments and uncover opportunity areas
Expertise in total cost of ownership (TCO) modeling and quantitative cost analysis
Experience driving change management and building cross functional consensus
Enthusiastic adopter of AI
Proficient with procurement tools such as Coupa, Zip, and contract lifecycle management (CLM) solutions

Responsibilities

Head Corporate Services Sourcing for the DoorDash brand, developing and executing category strategies, establishing preferred suppliers, delivering savings and commercial value to the business, with the overall intent of enabling the business while optimizing across quality, cost, effective risk taking, and speed to execution.
Own a broad and diverse portfolio of indirect subcategories across Corporate Services, representing a sizable and growing spend, and serve as the escalation point on Corporate Services procurement matters for your stakeholders.
Lead a team of four, including three direct reports, and will report into the Director, Head of Global Strategic Sourcing on the Global Sourcing team within our Global Procurement organization.
Support the DoorDash brand across the US, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand markets, and work closely with the Corporate Services Sourcing teams for the Deliveroo and Wolt brands to build synergies globally.
Lead a high performing Corporate Services Sourcing team focused on delivering value to the business.
Own the end to end sourcing lifecycle across a sizable, diverse Corporate Services spend, from data gathering and RFx build through proposal evaluation, supplier negotiations (MSAs/SOWs), award, and contracting.
Build and own multiyear category strategies that raise category maturity and deliver value beyond savings.
Own end to end category management, from category strategy and planning through supplier relationship management and value delivery.
Evaluate suppliers using total cost of ownership (TCO) modeling and drive cost reduction beyond unit price through value engineering, demand optimization, and specification optimization.
Build and manage best in class supplier ecosystems by category and region, monitoring spend, supplier performance, and savings targets at the category and subcategory level, and staying current on market trends and supplier capabilities.
Have a highly visible and collaborative role interfacing with operators and leadership across the business.
Serve as a trusted business partner and the escalation point on complex or high stakes Corporate Services procurement matters.
Partner closely with the Corporate Services Sourcing teams for the Deliveroo and Wolt brands to build global synergies, align on category strategies, and capture enterprise scale across brands.
Bring a customer centric, solution oriented approach to resolving issues and unblocking the business.
Be comfortable with ambiguity and thrive in a fast paced and rapidly changing environment.
Contribute to a multiyear transformation of the Procurement operating model, tooling, and ways of working, driving change management and cross functional consensus.