Senior Strategic Sourcing Partner

Box•Chicago, IL

5d•Hybrid

About The Position

Box is building a modern, AI-first Strategic Sourcing and Procurement Intelligence & Operations organization that makes it easier for Boxers to buy, scale, and manage technology spend — while unlocking business value, maintaining strong controls, and mitigating third-party risk. We are looking for a Senior Strategic Sourcing Partner to partner directly with our Box stakeholders, with a focus on Build (Engineering) and Box Security organizations. In this role, you will lead end-to-end sourcing lifecycles, manage commercial and technology contracting, drive proactive renewals, and optimize supplier performance across mission-critical cloud software, security tooling, and support Procurement Operations with reporting and/or special ad hoc process improvement projects. This is a high-impact, problem-solving role, not an administrative one. As an AI-first company, we need a sourcing professional who looks beyond legacy sourcing motions — knowing how to leverage AI tools and data intelligence to accelerate cycle times, proactively manage renewal pipelines, and deliver commercial value while fostering strong, trusted cross-functional relationships.

Requirements

Approach work with a growth mindset and find ways to leverage AI to help make faster, smarter decisions.
Advanced skills in Excel/Google Sheets and reporting tools.
Adept at extracting data, running queries, synthesizing insights, and presenting polished monthly and quarterly reports for leadership.
3–6+ years of progressive experience across strategic sourcing, procurement operations, vendor management, or spend analytics — ideally within high-growth technology, SaaS, or Cloud environments.
Understand technology contracts (SaaS, IaaS, security tools, professional services), licensing metrics, and commercial negotiation levers.
Comfortable partnering with Legal and InfoSec to finalize agreements.
Take pride in structured workflows, data cleanliness, and creating frictionless procurement processes for cross-functional stakeholders.
Build strong working relationships across Engineering, Security, Finance, Legal, and Accounting, communicating complex data and commercial terms clearly.
Eager to utilize AI and automation to modernize procurement operations, eliminate manual overhead, and accelerate delivery.
Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Business Analytics, Finance, Information Systems, or equivalent practical experience.
Experience with Zip preferred.
6-Sigma, Lean Sigma certification preferred.

Nice To Haves

Experience with Zip preferred.
6-Sigma, Lean Sigma certification preferred.

Responsibilities

Lead end-to-end sourcing lifecycles.
Manage commercial and technology contracting.
Drive proactive renewals.
Optimize supplier performance across mission-critical cloud software, security tooling.
Support Procurement Operations with reporting and/or special ad hoc process improvement projects.