Strategic Sourcing Manager

Coupa makes margins multiply through its community-generated AI and industry-leading total spend management platform for businesses large and small. Coupa AI is informed by trillions of dollars of direct and indirect spend data across a global network of 10M+ buyers and suppliers. We empower you with the ability to predict, prescribe, and automate smarter, more profitable business decisions to improve operating margins.

• Pioneering Technology:
  At Coupa, we’re at the forefront of innovation, leveraging the latest technology to empower our customers with greater efficiency and visibility in their spend.
• Collaborative Culture:
  We value collaboration and teamwork, and our culture is driven by transparency, openness, and a shared commitment to excellence.
• Global Impact:
  Join a company where your work has a global, measurable impact on our clients, the business, and each other.

• Sourcing Execution and Savings Generation
• Category Strategy: support the development and execute detailed sourcing strategies for assigned indirect categories, identifying cost-reduction opportunities, and supplier consolidation plans.
• eSourcing Management Support:
  Plan, prepare, and execute competitive sourcing events (RFx, auctions) end-to-end using the Coupa Sourcing module.
• Negotiation:
  Assist in leading commercial negotiations with suppliers, focusing on achieving year-over-year cost savings, favorable payment terms, and risk mitigation.
• Supplier Selection:
  Conduct quantitative and qualitative analysis of supplier proposals, making data-backed recommendations to internal stakeholders for final supplier selection.
• Contract and Compliance Management
• Contract Digitization:
  Utilize the Coupa Contract Management module to draft, track, and manage all sourcing-related agreements, ensuring compliance with legal and security standards.
• Contract Compliance:
  Ensure that spend compliance adheres to the contracted terms (pricing, volume, quality) and that contracts are linked correctly to Purchase Orders (POs) in the system.
• Supplier Relationship:
  Partner with the Supplier Lifecycle team to ensure seamless transition of newly awarded suppliers into the automated onboarding and risk vetting process.
• Performance and Reporting
• Spend Analysis:
  Regularly analyze spend data within Coupa to identify new sourcing waves and monitor category performance against established baselines.
• Savings Tracking:
  Accurately track, report, and validate realized savings from sourcing initiatives using Coupa’s reporting tools, aligning with Finance targets.
• Stakeholder Alignment:
  Serve as the primary procurement point of contact for internal business units, educating them on the Coupa Sourcing process and ensuring requirements are clearly defined before market engagement.

• 7+ years of progressive experience in Strategic Sourcing, Procurement, and Category Management, with a focus on Indirect Spend.
• Hands‑on experience using the Coupa modules.
• Strong financial acumen and advanced analytical skills.
• Excellent negotiation, communication, and presentation skills required to influence senior stakeholders and external suppliers.

Coupa complies with relevant laws and regulations regarding equal opportunity and offers a welcoming and inclusive work environment. Decisions related to hiring, compensation, training, or evaluating performance are made fairly, and we provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified candidates and employees.