Sourcing Lead, Services and Deployment

About the Role:

Wing is looking for a Sourcing Lead to join our Strategic Sourcing team based in Palo Alto, California. Reporting to the Head of Sourcing, you will leverage your experience to deliver significant value to key stakeholders by managing the end-to-end strategic sourcing process, process compliance, executing on Wing’s  goals in diversity, risk and sustainability, and bringing maturity to process and governance execution. Your core category responsibilities will include service providers at the forefront of service footprint expansion for last mile drone deliveries. The ideal candidate has a passion for working in new technologies, demonstrated knowledge of industry best practices bringing  services to scale globally, and the ability to deliver results as part of a dynamic, cross-functional team.

What You’ll Do: 

• Device and deploy a global sourcing strategy for the last mile delivery in international markets
• Facilitate cross-functional teams in formulating creative delivery mechanisms
• Engage and own the commercial relationship with services partners and be responsible for cost negotiations, continuity of service, risk management, driving operational and cost efficiencies through process excellence  
• Partner with a broad mix of stakeholders on category strategy, contract negotiation strategy, contract evaluation, redlining, and negotiation, such as Technology, Legal, Privacy, Information Security, and Internal Controls
• Develop strong relationships with and be recognized as a valued partner by senior stakeholders to influence business decisions
• Continually improve supplier performance by setting measurable, contractual, performance targets and related supplier performance management
• Engage cross-functional and cross-business partners to develop innovative solutions, managing and delivering sourcing deliverables, and ensuring user needs are integrated
• Build robust project plans and timelines to ensure key milestones are being captured and met as it relates to the sourcing process
• Effectively communicate status updates to key stakeholders, including timely identification and escalation/resolution of issues
• Lead, mentor, and develop a small team, fostering their growth through hands-on coaching and providing opportunities for skill enhancement and career development

What You’ll Need: 

• Bachelor's degree in a directly related field or equivalent practical experience
• 12+ years of experience in supply chain development, sourcing management, or strong engineering background in product development
• 5+ years of experience managing high performing sourcing teams
• Analytical/negotiation skills with internal and external stakeholders
• Ability to toggle between strategic and detail oriented thinking
• Tenacious problem solving & issue resolution skills
• Excellent presentation and interpersonal skills
• Ability to influence across multiple functional teams
• Flexibility to adapt to dynamic and rapidly changing environments
• Excellent communicators, capable of working in multinational environments, driven and motivated by accomplishing extraordinary objective