Strategic Sourcing Specialist

Interested candidates based outside of the designated areas are welcome to apply, provided they have the indefinite right to work in the job location. We are unable to sponsor H-1B or other U.S. work visas for this role at this time.

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We’re on a mission at Cohesity to drive operating efficiency through both procurement automation and strategic supplier management. With an expanding supply base across global categories of spend, we are focused on optimizing Cohesity’s investment and advancing strategic partnerships with preferred suppliers.

How You’ll Spend Your Time Here:

This sourcing professional will collaborate with a variety of business unit stakeholders to identify opportunity, develop strategy and execute on core initiatives for categories of spend within IT and software categories. It will be important for the individual in this role to create balance between managing daily sourcing activity and delivering on higher priority initiatives. This role will have additional accountability to support post-acquisition integration with our suppliers.

Core responsibilities will include the following:

Sourcing Acumen:

• Support development and execution of strategic sourcing projects and initiatives ensuring alignment with the overall priorities and objectives of Cohesity.

• Gather and use data analytics, industry benchmarking and strategic sourcing methodologies to identify sourcing opportunity, develop and execute on sourcing strategies.

• Support and contribute to the development of annual category sourcing plans (assigned commodities and/or assigned scope).

• Develop and maintain a preferred supply base for commodities.

• Lead negotiations with suppliers on a variety of contracts, working across functions to ensure maximum value and minimum risk to Cohesity.

• Contract negotiation - negotiate contractual terms for Cohesity’s commercial benefit while mitigating legal and contractual risk for the company (using tools and resources provided by legal and sourcing

Business Acumen

• Maintain Cohesity training requirements; actively seek opportunity to know more.

• Ensure knowledge of and compliance with Cohesity Sourcing, Procurement and LegalPolicies

• Deliver results with high degree of ethics; ensure work supports Cohesity’s RADIO values.

• Demonstrate strong interpersonal communication skills; have a keen ability to navigate and accommodate a variety of personalities to develop effective working partnerships

• Cultivate communication and collaboration within and across organizational boundaries

• Support the Team. If your mindset is, what is good for the team is good for me . . you’ll fit it well at Cohesity.

• Demonstrate desire to learn and grow in the sourcing and procurement space

Stakeholder Focus

• Effectively partner with cross-functional stakeholders to support and deliver sourcing projects, supplier contracts.

• Serve as a trusted business advisor to business partners, providing technical consulting from a sourcing and external benchmark/industry perspective.

• Educate stakeholders on sourcing discipline and demonstrate the value return.

• Identify and develop collaborative partnerships with cross functional stakeholders, supporting multiple business units.

• Develop effective business relationships and advance sourcing’s ability to influence-strategic supplier selection and management forward.

We’d love to talk with you if you have many of the following:

• 3+ years relevant strategic sourcing experience in the categories referenced above.

• Effective time and work-load management; ability to manage daily projects while prioritizing higher return initiatives.

• Demonstrated track record of identifying, developing and executing sourcing strategies 

• Strong negotiations skills with the ability to negotiate large volume, high risk deals independently.

• Desire to learn, grow and contribute to the success of growing function in the organization.

We’re a small team with a lot to accomplish. If you thrive in a team environment, have a can-do attitude and are motivated by transformation, we’re looking for you!

Disclosure Pursuant to Applicable State Equal Pay Transparency Laws - This position has a starting pay range as listed below. Actual salary depends upon many factors, including a candidate’s skills, qualifications and experience, location, and salary expectations, and therefore a starting salary at the low end, high end, or even above the stated range may be offered. This position may also be eligible for bonus compensation, commission (if in a sales function), and/or equity grants. Additionally, full-time employees are eligible to participate in our comprehensive benefits framework, including health and wellness benefits, vacation, paid holidays and refresh days, 401(k) retirement plan, life and disability insurance coverages, and other benefits the Company may offer from time to time.

The compensation noted above is based on an annualized hourly rate assuming normal full-time employment.

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In-Office Expectations
Cohesity employees who are within a reasonable commute (e.g. within a forty-five (45) minute average travel time) work out of our core offices 2-3 days a week of their choosing.

Interested candidates based outside of the designated areas are welcome to apply, provided they have the right to work in the job location.