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CrowdStrike, Inc. Procurement Category Manager II in Kirkland, Washington
CrowdStrike, Inc. Full time R20169 About the Role:
The Procurement Category Manager is responsible for developing the global sourcing strategy for the Technology category across all departments. The person in this position would be recognized as a senior sourcing expert for Technology-related categories, would liaison with legal, act as Procurement ambassador to the business and integrate into the business to ensure a complete alignment and deep understanding of the business goals and partner in developing sourcing strategies. The goal is to be a value-added sourcing partner to the business. Additional responsibilities include negotiating information technology contracts for software licensing, cloud hosting, SaaS, IaaS, PaaS, telecom, co-location services, system consulting, computer and networking hardware, server products, and related maintenance, and support services to be used across the entire company globally. The Procurement Category Manager position involves developing negotiation strategies, advising requestors on contract terms and conditions, monitoring cost and scope of assigned contracts to assure compliance, best value and validate/improve pricing. The Procurement Category Manager will recommend cost saving proposals including alternative sourcing and will exercise independent judgment within defined practices and procedures to determine appropriate action.
What You'll Do: Strategic Sourcing:
Implement global sourcing strategies for the Technology Category across all departments
Work with various business stakeholder groups to identify and qualify new or existing capable suppliers, initiate requests for proposals/quotations (RFPs/RFQs), advise requestors with respect to contract terms and conditions
Conduct RFP and lead cross functional teams through the selection process of preferred suppliers with effective scoring criteria to critically evaluate supplier proposals in accordance within company policies
Lead negotiations on commercial procurement agreements, including, but not limited to, Master Agreements, Statements of Work, Change Orders balancing business deliverables, legal interests and pricing
Conduct analysis on proposals for supply of software licensing, computer hardware, servers, data center and telecom services in support of various business functions
Analyze total costs, assist business functions with ROI analysis, price and rate benchmarking and negotiate favorable business terms to leverage company purchasing power
Provide global contract expertise for sourcing of Information Technology products and services
Evaluate single sourcing requests and ensure competitiveness
Research market intelligence to understand cost drivers and market trends
Category Management:
Develop, refine and implement category strategies and tactics that enable the procurement of technology products and services at the highest value benefit to the company
Add value by being the subject matter expert on Technology categories/commodities and consulting internal clients on industry trends, benchmarking, and best practices
Assist the asset management team in lifecycle management of various software assets
Lead cross-functional meetings with various business functions and develop a communication strategy to keep internal clients informed about procurement processes, supplier strategy, and procurement policies
Supplier Management:
Manage supplier relationships with focus on supply risk management, contract risk management and cost management
Mediate supplier issues and resolve customer / supplier contract disputes if necessary
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