Strategic Sourcing Manager

Figma•San Francisco, NY

14h•Hybrid

About The Position

Figma is expanding its team of passionate creatives and builders, aiming to make design accessible to everyone. The company's platform helps teams bring ideas to life, from brainstorming and prototyping to translating designs into code and iterating with AI. Figma empowers teams to streamline workflows, accelerate progress, and collaborate in real-time globally. The company is seeking a Strategic Sourcing Manager to join its growing Procurement team, supporting the increasing purchasing needs. This role will be central to all supplier engagement activities, including stakeholder relationship management, purchasing planning, and negotiations/contracting. The manager will serve as a category expert, focusing on technology spend across various departments such as Engineering, IT, Sales & Marketing, and G&A functions. Reporting to the Director of Procurement, this position is ideal for an individual who thrives in a dynamic, fast-growing, and high-energy environment, and is eager for learning and growth opportunities. This is a full-time role that can be based in one of Figma's US hub offices or performed remotely within the United States.

Requirements

8+ years of relevant experience in technology-focused procurement or supplier management ideally in a fast-paced, high growth environment
Demonstrated experience in procurement, contracting and negotiating with executives from suppliers
Contract drafting, negotiations and redlining experience with a passion for driving cost savings and process improvement
Strong customer service aptitude and collaboration-focused mindset

Responsibilities

Manage all purchasing needs for assigned departments
Work with department managers and Strategic Finance to anticipate, plan and forecast purchasing needs for assigned departments
Work with department managers to develop accurate scopes of work, including service specifications and any negotiated terms
Lead all supplier engagement processes including conducting vendor due diligence, competitive bids and negotiations
Partner closely with IT for any technology-related purchases
Develop award scenarios including cost models to support negotiations, decision-making and cost forecasting
Oversee all purchasing activities such as shepherding the purchase request process, working with Legal through the NDA/contracting process and working with Security/Compliance to ensure security/privacy needs are met
Manage the deal pipeline including negotiating deal closure timeline with suppliers and actively prioritizing deals with Legal/Security/Compliance Teams
Support the execution of spend management projects that accomplish key objectives. Those objectives may include savings, process improvement, supplier consolidation, risk management, sustainable procurement or improving spend visibility