Sourcing Manager job in San Francisco
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San Francisco CorTech LLC
| Job Ref: | 348427 |
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CorTech LLC |
| Job Type: | Contract |
| Salary and Benefits: | 63.00-68.00/Per Hour |
| Remote: | No |
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| City: | San Francisco |
| Post Code: | 94103 |
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Job Title: Sourcing Manager Manage sourcing activities for hardware, software, telecom, data center, and professional services including network hardware (e.g., routing, switching, NICs, etc) Supplier engagement: Lead and coordinate all procurement efforts to identify, survey, audit, assess and qualify new suppliers. Contract Strategy and Execution: Lead the business negotiation process with external suppliers. Own contract initiation and closure. Develop a comprehensive procurement strategy focused on the network hardware ecosystem: hardware, service, licensing, support. Work with internal partners and key suppliers to improve efficiencies, tracking and pricing specific to network hardware service, support, and licensing engagements. RFx Services: Own and lead the supplier interface for all RFI, RFP and RFQ services. Partner with appropriate internal teams. Competitive Benchmarking: Identify key benchmark suppliers in RFx efforts. Partner to identify evaluation criteria and provide relevant data back to internal team. SLA Performance: Continuously measure and improve supplier actual performance against mutually agreed SLA. Cost Modeling: Ensure best in class pricing and terms are secured for equipment and services. Build should-cost models when appropriate. Preferred Suppliers: Identify, qualify, and formalize which suppliers are on FTG's preferred supplier list. Ensure internal partner alignment. Supplier Development & Management: Lead business review process to measure, analyze and identify points of strength and weakness with regards to supplier performance. Issue supplier corrective action requests and development plans, as needed. Drive continuous improvement of supplier performance (e.g. cost, terms, quality, timely delivery). Communicate authoritatively and actively with all partners throughout the project lifecycle. Be the sourcing subject matter authority helping to identify and demonstrate best practices in the realms of procurement, supplier management and category management. 100% Remote 8 AM to 5 PM PST Skills: Ability to quickly absorb and apply relevant technical information Experience with creation and improvement of business processes and documentation Ability to alternate seamlessly between tactical and strategic work Prior experience in the cloud industry, computer hardware or related field is desired. Prior experience working in a fast-paced, startup environent desired. Top Required Skills - Experience sourcing and a technical understanding of hardware, software, telecom, data center, professional services, and networking hardware Knowledge of network hardware markets and experience working with key suppliers therein (e.g., Juniper, Palo Alto, Arista, Dell, etc) Experience with SaaS Experience with Contract Negotiations Proven success in contract negotiation relative to commodities, equipment, and software. Analytical and results focused. Keywords: Education: BA/BS or equivalent with 7+ years of relevant experience. | |
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