Sourcing/Commodity Manager
NetApp
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Office
Location: Bangalore • 🇮🇳 India
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SeniorLead
Tech Stack
CloudOracle
About the role
- Own end-to-end sourcing for tech services categories (RFx/RFQ/RFP), including project planning, supplier outreach, bid analysis, and award recommendations.
- Draft, review, and negotiate MSAs, SOWs, SaaS agreements, NDAs, amendments; align with legal playbooks and contract risk awareness/escalation practices.
- Benchmark pricing and rate cards; run negotiations and reverse auctions to drive total cost of ownership (TCO) improvements.
- Partner with IT, Engineering, Tech Services, Finance, and Legal to align sourcing with roadmaps and program objectives.
- Maintain contracting and SRM databases; ensure accurate metadata, milestone tracking, and reporting.
- Monitor supplier performance against SLAs/KSOs; drive remediation plans and continuous improvement.
- Support Guided Buying and intake orchestration; promote compliant payment modes and contracting paths.
- Prepare executive summaries and approval packages in Oracle; route for signatures (Adobe Sign) and ensure audit-readiness.
- Identify and mitigate commercial, delivery, information security, privacy, and compliance risks; escalate material issues for decision-making.
- Contribute to category strategy, supplier consolidation, and rationalization initiatives; provide market intelligence and recommendations.
Requirements
- 8+ years of procurement/sourcing experience with emphasis on tech services (software/SaaS/cloud/IT services).
- Proven contract negotiation skills across MSAs/SOWs/SaaS; strong contract risk awareness and ability to summarize risks and trade-offs.
- Hands-on with sourcing tools and enterprise systems (Oracle Cloud, Adobe Sign); strong Excel/PowerPoint and analytics.
- Stakeholder management, communication, and project management discipline; ability to manage multiple deals in parallel.
- Data-driven mindset with attention to detail; comfortable preparing executive summaries and recommendations.
- Nice to have: experience with Guided Buying, intake orchestration, and AI-enabled procurement/automation platforms.
Benefits
- Health insurance
- 401(k) matching
- Flexible work hours
- Paid time off
- Remote work options
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
procurementsourcingcontract negotiationdata analysisrisk managementproject managementmarket intelligencesupplier performance monitoringcost of ownership analysiscontract drafting
Soft skills
stakeholder managementcommunicationattention to detailnegotiationproblem-solvingstrategic thinkingcollaborationexecutive summary preparationmulti-taskingcontinuous improvement