Strategic Sourcing Manager
About The Position
Discord is used by over 200 million people every month for many different reasons, but there’s one thing that nearly everyone does on our platform: play video games. Over 90% of our users play games, spending a combined 1.5 billion hours playing thousands of unique titles on Discord each month. Discord plays a uniquely important role in the future of gaming. We are focused on making it easier and more fun for people to talk and hang out before, during, and after playing games. We are seeking a Strategic Sourcing Manager to join our Procurement Team. Our team manages supplier sourcing, contract negotiations, and supplier performance. Our team’s mission is to achieve the best value for Discord by partnering with suppliers that meet our business requirements and growth objectives. This role will be responsible for managing professional services spend categories and will collaborate closely with employees, cross-functional partners (Legal, Finance), and suppliers. This hire will report to the Head of Procurement.
Requirements
- 5+ years of experience in Strategic Sourcing with specific expertise in managing Professional Services categories, including Business Process Outsourcing (BPOs), Contingent Staffing Agencies, Facilities & Workplace Experience, and Marketing & Events.
- Games, Media, Entertainment, or Tech industry experience.
- Proven track record of successful spend management, contract negotiation, and supplier management.
- Strong presentation and quantitative and qualitative analysis skills with the ability to influence decision-makers.
- Experience utilizing contracts management systems (e.g. Lexion, Ironclad) and financial/ERP systems (e.g. Oracle).
- Excellent collaboration, communication, and relationship-building skills.
- Bachelor’s degree in Business, Supply Chain Management, or related field.
- Candidates must reside in or be willing to relocate to the San Francisco Bay Area (Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Napa, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Solano, and Sonoma counties).
Responsibilities
- Lead strategic sourcing projects end-to-end for assigned spend categories, including market assessments, spend analyses, opportunities for cost optimization, supplier sourcing (RFx), contract negotiations, and supplier management.
- Build strong relationships with stakeholders to understand their objectives and requirements.
- Be a trusted advisor by evaluating proposed spend against strategic company objectives and priorities.
- Deliver on company goals for cost savings and spend under management.
- Build and execute a roadmap of impactful projects to achieve efficient cost scaling.
- Contribute to process improvement and system implementations in support of the Intake-to-Pay process.
- Monitor and manage supplier performance against service level agreements, delivery and quality requirements, and ability to innovate.
- Track key performance indicators (KPIs) and drive continuous improvements through management reporting and recommendations.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
Number of Employees
501-1,000 employees
