Sourcing Manager, Professional Services And Consulting

Sourcing Manager

Our company changing the world through digital experiences is what Adobe's all about. We give everyone-from emerging artists to global brands-everything they need to design and deliver exceptional digital experiences! We're passionate about empowering people to create beautiful and powerful images, videos, and apps, and transform how companies interact with customers across every screen. We're on a mission to hire the very best and are committed to creating exceptional employee experiences where everyone is respected and has access to equal opportunity. We realize that new ideas can come from everywhere in the organization, and we know the next big idea could be yours! The Opportunity Adobe purchases products and services from thousands of suppliers each year. We aim to accelerate Adobe's continued commercial success through outstanding strategic sourcing. As a Sourcing Manager, your goal is to lead a team in sourcing while optimizing professional services and consulting spend categories.

What You'll Do

• Direct management responsibilities for all designated resources, team objectives, morale, and culture
• Motivate the team to deliver outstanding sourcing objectives
• Set regular individual goals and provide ongoing performance feedback as well as formal performance appraisals
• Attract, hire, and retain top talent
• Collaborate closely with internal business customers and suppliers on strategies and execution of complex sourcing projects
• Actively partner with Adobe teams on strategic supplier performance initiatives sought to improve financial and operational performance
• Build trusted relationships with senior internal leaders
• Pro-actively seek value/savings and efficiency opportunities across category spend; negotiate and report in appropriate format
• Demonstrate assigned category expertise and business sense by defining category standards and operating procedures
• Develop, issue and lead RFx activity to find the best sourcing solutions that meet business and commercial requirements; lead commercial negotiations to ensure Adobe receives the best value and associated cost savings
• Collaborate with legal for negotiations of large/high risk agreements; ensure favorable commercial terms and mitigate risk
• Report progress on a weekly basis, indicating work planning and work in progress. Add agreements, service details and payment forecasts into procurement systems in a complete and timely manner
• Drive continuous improvement and change management initiatives
• Lead planning and direction of sourcing/procurement initiatives
• Uses and maintains procurement tools according to global procurement standards and expectations
• Processes contracts according to Adobe legal playbook and policies
• Applies supplier relationship management techniques to ensure the supply base is providing required level of services, including but not limited to supplier business reviews, spend analytics, etc.

What You Need To Succeed

A bachelor's degree or equivalent experience; MBA or JD preferred. Minimum 2-3 years of people management experience in a fast-paced, enterprise-level environment with direct experience in sourcing consulting and professional services and similar categories. Familiarity with fiscal planning cycles and ad hoc financial analysis. Experience leading RFx processes, contract negotiations, and supplier relationships. Sound understanding of procurement practices and techniques including the development and implementation of category management strategies, including those applicable to professional services and consulting categories.