Strategic Sourcing Leader Jobs

About the Team OpenAI's Industrial Compute organization is building the world's most advanced AI infrastructure ecosystem. Working alongside leading cloud providers, engineering firms, construction partners, utilities, and equipment manufacturers, we are delivering hyperscale AI campuses that enable the next generation of frontier AI models. The Strategic Sourcing team develops and executes the commercial strategies that ensure our infrastructure programs have reliable access to the equipment, materials, and strategic partners needed to deliver at unprecedented scale. We partner closely with Infrastructure Delivery, Capacity Planning, Design Engineering, Hardware Operations, Finance, Legal, and our external suppliers to build a resilient global supply network capable of supporting Industrial Compute's long-term growth. As we continue expanding globally, strategic sourcing becomes a critical competitive advantage, ensuring our infrastructure programs remain cost-effective, resilient, and capable of executing against aggressive deployment timelines. About the Role We are seeking a Strategic Sourcing Manager, Data Center Infrastructure to lead sourcing strategy for the critical infrastructure systems that power Industrial Compute campuses. This role will develop commercial strategies, negotiate strategic supplier agreements, and manage relationships across engineering, construction, manufacturing, and infrastructure partners responsible for delivering mission-critical facilities. You will work closely with Infrastructure Delivery, Capacity Planning, Engineering, Finance, Construction, and external suppliers to ensure Industrial Compute has the capacity, supplier relationships, and commercial frameworks required to support rapid global expansion. The ideal candidate has experience sourcing major infrastructure systems for hyperscale data centers, mission-critical facilities, industrial construction, semiconductor manufacturing, energy infrastructure, or similarly comple

Who we are About Stripe Stripe is a financial infrastructure platform for businesses. Millions of companies—from the world’s largest enterprises to the most ambitious startups—use Stripe to accept payments, grow their revenue, and accelerate new business opportunities. Our mission is to increase the GDP of the internet, and we have a staggering amount of work ahead. That means you have an unprecedented opportunity to put the global economy within everyone’s reach while doing the most important work of your career. About the team Procurement is part of Stripe Finance and owns the full supplier lifecycle and buying journey. The team sources and evaluates new vendors, renews and negotiates contracts with existing suppliers, and leads third‑party risk management and compliance activities to ensure suppliers meet Stripe’s standards. Procurement also drafts, reviews, and approves supplier contract structures and terms, aligned with Stripe’s risk appetite and legal requirements. What you’ll do We are looking for an experienced Sourcing professional to focus on establishing trusted business partner relationships in the technology space at Stripe with a “users first” approach to ensure early and active participation across the full lifecycle of strategic sourcing and procurement, including: category planning, sourcing strategies, RFx execution, supplier evaluation and selection, contract negotiations and management, and continuous improvements. You will play a critical role in ensuring Stripe's procurement aligns with our operational principles by contributing to our sustainable growth while fostering strong, ethical supplier relationships. Experience with complex software negotiations is required. Responsibilities Develop and execute strategic sourcing plans for designated categories, identifying opportunities for cost reduction, quality improvement, and process efficiencies Lead supplier selection, assessment, and contract negotiation processes, ensuring compliance with St

Every day, tens of millions of people come to Roblox to explore, create, play, learn, and connect with friends in 3D immersive digital experiences– all created by our global community of developers and creators. At Roblox, we’re building the tools and platform that empower our community to bring any experience that they can imagine to life. Our vision is to reimagine the way people come together, from anywhere in the world, and on any device. We’re on a mission to connect a billion people with optimism and civility, and looking for amazing talent to help us get there. A career at Roblox means you’ll be working to shape the future of human interaction, solving unique technical challenges at scale, and helping to create safer, more civil shared experiences for everyone. As a Strategic Sourcing Manager you will lead the contract and pricing negotiations of software and tools. In addition, you will work with cross-functional teams to ramp efficiently. You will demonstrate domain expertise in software licensing modeling and contract negotiations. You Will: Assist and support stakeholders with the vendor review process for BATNA purposes and articulating business justification. Demonstrate ability to analyze and interpret spend and cost data, including understanding of Total Cost of Ownership Work collaboratively across Roblox and particularly within the Roblox Corp Eng organization. Work closely with stakeholder teams to forecast the Technology needs for our rapidly growing company Showcase your strong contracting experience and understanding of business risks and address them on legal documents with potential suppliers. Work with our Legal team to manage the review and approval of Master Service Agreements, Terms of Service, NDAs, and End User License Agreements with our vendors prior to business being initiated. Drive price and term negotiation processes to ensure that Roblox’s pricing is best in class and with risks mitigated on contract Drive

As Strategic Sourcing Manager of Direct Procurement, you will be responsible for Zoox’s strategic sourcing and industry partnerships, which includes working cross-functionally to understand needs for third-party engagement across the business, finding and evaluating potential partners and suppliers, drafting and issuing RFQs, leading the negotiation of all key terms and conditions as well as pricing, managing commercial and supply chain issues, identifying and executing on cost reduction opportunities, and overall management of third party relationships. You can operate independently and possess expertise in electronics, powertrain, chassis, body, safety systems, EV charging, fleet maintenance or capital equipment. In this role, you will: Lead procurement and partnership initiatives for vehicle direct materials (interiors, structural components, advanced hardware) and/or operations infrastructure (EV charging, vehicle maintenance, capital equipment) Proactively engage with Zoox stakeholders (incl. engineering, operations, manufacturing, strategy, finance, and design) to derive and execute the medium-term (3-5 years) business and technology roadmap to support Zoox’s vehicle development program and autonomous ride-hailing service Develop the supply chain and partnership footprint with a long-term, strategic view Lead the day-to-day process of ensuring successful partnerships (milestone adherence, change order management, quality assurance, cost control, etc.) and build supplier performance assessments to support future sourcing decisions Design, conduct, and synthesize supplier, industry, and market research Drive cost transparency and build total cost of ownership models to support sourcing decisions Ensure optimal contract coverage for the commodity/service in partnership with engineering and legal support Build and maintain strategic relationships with key suppliers as the lead point

Strategic Sourcing Specialist — Charlotte, New Caledonia. Apply via Workday.

About the Team OpenAI’s Hardware organization develops silicon and system-level solutions designed for the unique demands of advanced AI workloads. The team builds next-generation AI-native silicon and systems while working closely with software, research, and manufacturing partners to co-design hardware tightly integrated with AI models. In addition to delivering systems for OpenAI’s supercomputing infrastructure, the team develops the tools, methodologies, and strategic partnerships needed to accelerate hardware innovation. About the Role We’re seeking an experienced Hardware Strategic Sourcing Manager to own sourcing strategy and supplier partnerships for fiber and optical interconnect components across OpenAI’s next-generation AI infrastructure. Reporting to the Head of Partnerships & Strategic Sourcing, you will lead sourcing across fiber cable assemblies, internal optical harnesses, fiber shuffles, optical backplane assemblies, connectorized and standalone passive optical assemblies, fiber-array units (FAUs), fiber-to-chip and coupling interfaces, detachable connectors, optical routing, and assigned optical packaging, assembly, and test services. You will work closely with electrical engineering, optical engineering, systems engineering, mechanical and packaging engineering, quality, rack integration, data-center deployment,manufacturing, supply chain, finance, legal, and program management teams to translate demanding bandwidth, signal integrity, reliability, and scale requirements into resilient supplier partnerships and scalable commercial strategies. Your work will directly support the performance, reliability, manufacturability, and scale of the high-speed optical connectivity required for OpenAI’s next-generation AI systems. In this role, you will: Develop and execute a comprehensive sourcing strategy for fiber and optical interconnect components supporting high-bandwidth AI systems and infrastructure. Own sourcing across optical fiber cable assembli

About the Team OpenAI’s Hardware organization develops silicon and system-level solutions designed for advanced AI workloads. The team builds next-generation AI-native silicon and systems, working closely with software, research, and manufacturing partners to co-design hardware tightly integrated with AI models. Beyond delivering systems for OpenAI’s supercomputing infrastructure, the team develops the strategic partnerships needed to accelerate hardware innovation and scale. About the Role We’re seeking an experienced Hardware Strategic Sourcing & Manufacturing Partnerships Manager to lead strategic engagements with joint design manufacturers (JDMs), contract manufacturers (CMs), and original design manufacturers (ODMs) across OpenAI’s hardware ecosystem. Based in Singapore, you will own the complete manufacturing partner lifecycle: developing sourcing strategies, leading RFIs and RFPs, evaluating and selecting JDM, CM, and ODM partners, negotiating commercial agreements, onboarding suppliers, launching manufacturing programs, and managing long-term partnerships. You will work closely with engineering, manufacturing, supply chain, finance, legal, security, and program management teams to establish partnerships supporting AI-native silicon, rack-scale systems, and related infrastructure. Success requires strong commercial judgment, technical credibility, and hands-on operational execution. In this role, you will: Develop and execute partnership strategies across JDM, CM, and ODM engagement models, identifying the appropriate manufacturing approach based on product requirements, technical complexity, scale, speed, cost, and risk. Lead end-to-end RFI and RFP processes for prospective JDM, CM, and ODM partners, including defining requirements, conducting market outreach, managing competitive bids, coordinating stakeholder evaluations, and presenting selection recommendations. Evaluate manufacturing partners across technical capabilities, product design and engineer

As Strategic Sourcing Manager of Direct Procurement, you will be responsible for Zoox’s strategic sourcing and industry partnerships, which includes working cross-functionally to understand needs for third-party engagement across the business, finding and evaluating potential partners and suppliers, drafting and issuing RFQs, leading the negotiation of all key terms and conditions as well as pricing, managing commercial and supply chain issues, identifying and executing on cost reduction opportunities, and overall management of third party relationships. You can operate independently and possess expertise in electronics, powertrain, chassis, body, safety systems, EV charging, fleet maintenance or capital equipment. In this role, you will: Lead procurement and partnership initiatives for vehicle direct materials (interiors, structural components, advanced hardware) and/or operations infrastructure (EV charging, vehicle maintenance, capital equipment) Proactively engage with Zoox stakeholders (incl. engineering, operations, manufacturing, strategy, finance, and design) to derive and execute the medium-term (3-5 years) business and technology roadmap to support Zoox’s vehicle development program and autonomous ride-hailing service Develop the supply chain and partnership footprint with a long-term, strategic view Lead the day-to-day process of ensuring successful partnerships (milestone adherence, change order management, quality assurance, cost control, etc.) and build supplier performance assessments to support future sourcing decisions Design, conduct, and synthesize supplier, industry, and market research Drive cost transparency and build total cost of ownership models to support sourcing decisions Ensure optimal contract coverage for the commodity/service in partnership with engineering and legal support Build and maintain strategic relationships with key suppliers as the lead point

The Senior Strategic Sourcing Manager will lead commercial strategy, advisory, and execution for all Zoox manufacturing projects. It will own Zoox manufacturing third-party relationships end-to-end to lead (i) competitive sourcing and negotiations, (ii) project execution, and (iii) ongoing performance of manufacturing suppliers. Finally, this role will support negotiation of capital equipment in the Zoox supply chain and also support future production strategizing. These activities ensure that Zoox’s manufacturing organizations can successfully and predictably produce complex systems at scale through world-class supplier relationships and cost structures. In this role, you will: Lead procurement and partnership initiatives for Zoox’s manufacturing organizations; build and maintain strategic relationships with key suppliers as the lead point of contact for all commercial topics Lead the day-to-day process of ensuring successful partnerships (milestone adherence, change order management, quality assurance, cost control, etc.) and build supplier performance assessments to support future sourcing decisions Proactively engage with Zoox stakeholders (incl. engineering, operations, manufacturing, strategy, finance, and design) to derive and execute the short- and medium-term business and technology roadmap to support Zoox’s vehicle assembly and service deployment Design, conduct, and synthesize supplier, industry, and market research; drive cost transparency and build total cost of ownership models to support sourcing decisions Ensure optimal contract coverage for the commodity/service in partnership with engineering and legal support Qualifications 8+ years of experience focused on commercial analysis and decisions Expertise in capital projects and equipment for hardware manufacturing/production Experience driving completion of complex projects with internal and external parties Ability to vi

As Strategic Sourcing Manager of Direct Procurement, you will be responsible for Zoox’s strategic sourcing and industry partnerships, which includes working cross-functionally to understand needs for third-party engagement across the business, finding and evaluating potential partners and suppliers, drafting and issuing RFQs, leading the negotiation of all key terms and conditions as well as pricing, managing commercial and supply chain issues, identifying and executing on cost reduction opportunities, and overall management of third party relationships. You can operate independently and possess expertise in electronics, powertrain, chassis, body, safety systems, EV charging, fleet maintenance or capital equipment. In this role, you will: Lead procurement and partnership initiatives for vehicle direct materials (interiors, structural components, advanced hardware) and/or operations infrastructure (EV charging, vehicle maintenance, capital equipment) Proactively engage with Zoox stakeholders (incl. engineering, operations, manufacturing, strategy, finance, and design) to derive and execute the medium-term (3-5 years) business and technology roadmap to support Zoox’s vehicle development program and autonomous ride-hailing service Develop the supply chain and partnership footprint with a long-term, strategic view Lead the day-to-day process of ensuring successful partnerships (milestone adherence, change order management, quality assurance, cost control, etc.) and build supplier performance assessments to support future sourcing decisions Design, conduct, and synthesize supplier, industry, and market research Drive cost transparency and build total cost of ownership models to support sourcing decisions Ensure optimal contract coverage for the commodity/service in partnership with engineering and legal support Build and maintain strategic relationships with key suppliers as the lead point

Sr Strategic Sourcing Mgr - R&D Services — Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States of America. Apply via Workday.

Global Strategic Sourcing Director (Hybrid) — 2 Locations. Apply via Workday.

WPP is the trusted growth partner for the world’s leading brands. We unite cutting-edge media intelligence and data solutions, world-class creativity, next-generation production, transformative enterprise solutions and expert strategic counsel in a single company – powered by exceptional talent and our agentic marketing platform, WPP Open, to help our clients navigate change, capture opportunity and deliver transformational growth. We work with the world's most valuable brands and have global reach across 100+ markets, with deep local expertise. Our people are the key to our success. We're committed to fostering a culture of creativity, belonging and continuous learning, attracting and developing the brightest talent, and providing exciting career opportunities that help our people grow. For more information, visit WPP.com. Purpose of Role - Conducting Strategic Sourcing, Market Intelligence, Opportunity Assessment, Spend Analytics, Contract Analytics, Category Strategy development support, Contract Extension & Renewals, spot buys, tactical sourcing, market engagement and buying channel optimization, tail spend management, executing projects through GEP S2C platform, perform risk, governance & compliance checks, supporting procurement operations etc. and thereby optimize the way we source & procure and generate value. What you'll be doing - Should be proficient in Strategic Sourcing: Analyzing spend data, creating internal & external category profiles, Market intelligence reports, Opportunity assessments, devising category strategies, identifying sourcing levers for respective market categories, analyzing costing for a product or service, conduct structured supplier negotiations, understand the nuances of contracting and execute the same with suppliers in co-ordination with legal teams, managing statutory compliances and sustainability requirements etc. Executing projects through GEP Source t

Employee Applicant Privacy Notice Who we are: Shape a brighter financial future with us. Together with our members, we’re changing the way people think about and interact with personal finance. We’re a next-generation financial services company and national bank using innovative, mobile-first technology to help our millions of members reach their goals. The industry is going through an unprecedented transformation, and we’re at the forefront. We’re proud to come to work every day knowing that what we do has a direct impact on people’s lives, with our core values guiding us every step of the way. Join us to invest in yourself, your career, and the financial world. The role: SoFi is seeking a Financial Services Strategic Sourcing Analyst to support sourcing and procurement initiatives across our Financial Services businesses. This role will partner with teams across Home Loans,, Credit, Finance, Risk, Fraud, AML, Crypto, and other functions. You will manage and execute sourcing projects across a broad range of financial services categories, including RFPs, RFQs, contract renewals, net-new purchases, competitive benchmarking, supplier negotiations, and cost-saving initiatives. The ideal candidate is comfortable working in a complex, highly regulated environment and can build strong relationships with business stakeholders while ensuring procurement processes are followed. This role reports to the Head of Procurement and may support additional procurement projects and strategic initiatives as needed. What you’ll do: Strategic Sourcing and Category Management Manage sourcing projects from intake through supplier selection, negotiation, contracting, and implementation. Lead RFPs, RFQs, renewals, competitive bids, and net-new supplier engagements across Financial Services categories. Partner with stakeholders to understand business requirements, define sourcing strategies, develop evaluation criteria, and establish project timelines. Conduct market research, supplier

At Franklin Templeton, we believe success is built through powerful partnerships. As a forward‑thinking asset manager, we build dynamic relationships with clients, understand their goals, and navigate complex markets together. We leverage cutting‑edge strategies and deep insights to unlock opportunities for long‑term wealth creation. Our talented, global teams bring expertise that is both broad and unique. From our welcoming, inclusive, and supportive culture to our globally diverse business, we offer opportunities not only to help you reach your potential, but also to contribute to our clients’ success. About Enterprise Vendor Management The Enterprise Vendor Management team drives firm-wide strategic sourcing and vendor optimization to support Franklin Templeton’s global investment operations. We partner with technology, business, legal, and risk teams to secure high‑quality vendor services while managing cost, risk, and performance. Team members collaborate across regions, work on high‑value commercial initiatives, and gain exposure to complex negotiations and global sourcing strategy. Joining this team provideas hands‑on experience with high‑impact negotiation, supplier management, and enterprise‑wide transformation initiatives. How will you add value? Core Responsibilities: Manage a large technology spend portfolio Partner with technology and business teams to understand requirements. Lead & Drive Strategic Sourcing initiatives with key stakeholders. Manage assigned technology spending, including software and services. Lead & Oversee end‑to‑end supplier relationships. Review