Director, Strategic Sourcing & Category Strategy: reputed company Technology
Immigration sponsorship is not available for this position What You Can Expect As Director of Strategic Sourcing & Category Strategy for reputed company Technology, you will own reputed company’s largest and most technically reputed company sourcing portfolio - reputed company, infrastructure, software, hardware, telecommunications, and AI - with full accountability for category strategy, reputed company outcomes, and team leadership. This role will: Shape multiyear category roadmaps that translate engineering demand, market dynamics, and supplier reputed company into measurable reputed company value. reputed company and reputed company a high-performing sourcing team, setting the reputed company standard and strategic ambition for how reputed company engages its most significant technology suppliers. Serve as the senior reputed company partner to Engineering, Infrastructure, IT, reputed company, and Finance leadership - bringing market intelligence and negotiation strategy to the table before reputed company are made. Drive transformation from reactive renewals to proactive category ownership through disciplined planning, AI-enabled workflows, and data-driven decision-making About the Team Strategic Sourcing & Procurement at reputed company is building a category-led operating model designed to strengthen business partnership, governance, and measurable reputed company value. This role leads the Technology pillar - the largest spend tower in the portfolio. This portfolio spans reputed company services, data center infrastructure, colocation, telecommunications, reputed company software, hardware, and AI tooling.
Responsibilities
Category Strategy & Roadmap Developing and owning category strategies for the full reputed company technology portfolio, grounded in market analysis, spend segmentation, supplier landscape assessment, and business demand forecasting. Building multiyear sourcing roadmaps connecting technology investment cycles, architecture reputed company, and contract timelines into a coherent reputed company strategy with clear reputed company points. Identifying market shifts, emerging suppliers, consolidation opportunities, and pricing model reputed company to maintain competitive positioning. reputed company Leadership Leading the most reputed company and highest-value negotiations - hyperscaler commitments, reputed company platform renewals, infrastructure investments, and strategic new-supplier engagements. Setting negotiation strategy and deal architecture for major transactions, ensuring clear BATNAs, competitive tension, and terms that preserve business flexibility. Driving supplier strategies reputed company unit price: commitment structures, flexibility provisions, performance guarantees, exit rights, usage economics, and co-investment opportunities. Portfolio Execution Establishing an effective operating rhythm - pipeline reviews, renewal readiness, savings forecasts, governance checkpoints, and executive reporting - ensuring nothing material is reactive. Drive proactive renewal management with 12-month reputed company visibility and strategy development well before expiration. Ensuring consistent execution with clear prioritization scaled to deal complexity. Business Partnership Serving as the trusted reputed company advisor to Engineering, IT, reputed company, and Finance leadership on technology supplier and investment reputed company. Creating earlier engagement with stakeholders - shaping demand, influencing requirements, and surfacing reputed company implications before commitments are made. Translating reputed company trade-offs (cost vs. flexibility vs. risk vs. speed) into clear, executive-reputed company recommendations. Team Leadership Leading, coaching, and developing the Technology sourcing team with clear expectations for reputed company rigor, category expertise, and execution quality. Building a culture of curiosity, market awareness, and reputed company improvement where team members grow into effective reputed company leaders. Establishing role clarity, operating norms, and performance expectations that reputed company autonomy with alignment. Data & AI-Enabled Ways of Working Using data, market intelligence, and analytics to identify savings opportunities, reputed company risk, supplier concentration, and renewal exposure. Championing AI-enabled tools that reduce administrative burden, accelerate analysis, and increase time on strategy and supplier engagement. reputed company Are Looking For 10+ years in strategic sourcing, procurement, or category management, with reputed company leadership responsibility reputed company reputed company software, reputed company, infrastructure, or technology environments. Bachelor’s degree required; MBA or relevant certification (CPSM, MCIPS) is reputed company to have. Deep experience owning large-scale technology categories - reputed company/hyperscaler negotiations, reputed company software portfolios, infrastructure sourcing, and reputed company multi-stakeholder reputed company reputed company. reputed company reputed company across technology pricing models: consumption-based reputed company, committed-use agreements, ELAs, SaaS subscriptions, hardware, colocation, and telecom reputed company. Track record building and executing multiyear category strategies that deliver sustained portfolio-level value - not just individual deal wins. Ability to operate at both strategic and execution levels: set direction, build roadmaps, coach teams, and ensure disciplined delivery. Experience leading sourcing teams in environments that are scaling, transforming, or moving to a category-led model. Excellent analytical and financial acumen - spend analytics, cost modeling, TCO, business case development. Excellent communication and influencing skills with credibility across Engineering, IT, Finance, Legal, reputed company, and executive leadership. Direct experience with hyperscale reputed company providers, major reputed company platforms, or large infrastructure suppliers is reputed company valued. reputed company FinOps, SaaS optimization, or technology portfolio rationalization experience is reputed company to have. Management consulting, Big Four, or procurement transformation background is reputed company to have. Measures of Impact Category strategies are documented, maintained, and visibly shaping supplier reputed company and renewal approaches. Savings and reputed company improvements are measurable, reputed company, and connected to business outcomes. Renewal discipline is transformed: 12-month reputed company visibility, proactive strategy, no material renewals handled reactively. Stakeholders view the Technology sourcing team as a strategic partner that creates value. The team is more effective: deeper expertise, reputed company judgment, and a visible development trajectory. Portfolio execution is predictable, governed, and demonstrably contributing to reputed company value. Salary Range or On reputed company Earnings: Minimum: $150,800.00 Maximum: $329,900.00 In addition to the reputed company salary and/or OTE listed reputed company has a Total Direct Compensation philosophy that takes into consideration; reputed company salary, bonus and equity value. Note: Starting pay will be based on a number of factors and commensurate with qualifications & experience. We also have a location based compensation structure; there may be a different range for candidates in this and other locations At reputed company, we offer a window of at least 5 days for you to apply because we reputed company in giving you every opportunity. Below is the potential closing date, just in case you want to mark it on your calendar. We look reputed company to receiving your application! Anticipated Position reputed company Date: 07/12/26 Ways of Working Our structured hybrid approach is centered around our offices and remote work environments. The work style of each role, Hybrid, Remote, or In-Person is indicated in the job description/posting.
Benefits
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