This is a hybrid position (50% in office) and you must be located in, or willing to relocate to New York.
About the Role
Uber's Strategic Sourcing team is evolving as the company continues to focus on the bottom line. We have the opportunity to show our global stakeholders the value of working with Strategic Sourcing. The Sr. Strategic Sourcing Manager, Marketing is responsible for developing and executing strategic sourcing initiatives for marketing-related procurement. This role will manage the small and mighty Strategic Sourcing team focused on driving cost savings, supplier relationship management, contract negotiations, and overall procurement excellence across media, digital, creative, sponsorships, events, and other marketing services.
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What You'll Do
- Collaborate with the internal Marketing leadership team, helping ensure they are able to hit their goals, while ensuring we are maximizing the impact of the budgeted dollars.
- Work closely with Strategic Finance, getting more involved in the planning cycle to elevate Strategic Sourcing's ability to drive meaningful value for our Marketing leadership team.
- Work with our stakeholders and supplier partners to raise the bar on scoping projects to ensure all parties are aligned on the expected output and are thinking through the most efficient way to get there .
- Manage the global Strategic Sourcing Marketing team overseeing about $2B in annual spend.
- Partner with stakeholders to lead supplier selection activities including conducting RFI's, RFP's and renegotiations which may include the following:
- Lead total cost of ownership analysis and cost modeling.
- Lead negotiation plan development including mapping out detailed approaches, fallback positions, and acceptable terms and conditions.
- Lead contract and pricing negotiations.
- Identify and manage violations and exceptions to existing supplier contracts.
- Measure, manage and improve supplier performance against negotiated SLA's and quality metrics.
- Implement and lead regular supplier business review meetings.
- Partner closely with the Legal team supporting Marketing not only on day-to-day deal support but also to be looking for constant process improvement ideas.
Basic Qualifications
- 8+ years of professional experience in Strategic Sourcing field and/or managing and working with agencies
Preferred Qualifications
- 12+ years of professional experience in Strategic Sourcing field or managing and working with agencies.
- Hands-on experience leading Transformational Sourcing initiatives to mature purchasing practices and drive savings. Experience supporting or working closely with internally managed contingent labor programs will be helpful, as we look to drive true staff augmentation through the proper channels.
- Expert negotiation skills with a proven track record of savings.
- Strong leadership skills, excellent interpersonal and communications skills
- Experience managing global procurement responsibilities, using a strategic sourcing methodology, including: opportunity analysis and identification, supplier selection, risk and compliance evaluation, contract negotiation, and financial analysis.
- Ability to both develop strategic sourcing plans and dive deep in contract details with a solid understanding of how contracts are structured.
- Experience with supplier report cards and supplier management.
- Self-starter who can build sourcing/procurement credibility within groups not accustomed to working with procurement.
For New York, NY-based roles: The base salary range for this role is USD$180,000 per year - USD$200,000 per year.
You will be eligible to participate in Uber's bonus program, and may be offered an equity award & other types of comp. You will also be eligible for various benefits. More details can be found at the following link https://www.uber.com/careers/benefits.
Uber is proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know by completing this form.
Offices continue to be central to collaboration and Uber's cultural identity. Unless formally approved to work fully remotely, Uber expects employees to spend at least half of their work time in their assigned office. For certain roles, such as those based at green-light hubs, employees are expected to be in-office for 100% of their time. Please speak with your recruiter to better understand in-office expectations for this role.