Senior Strategic Sourcing Manager, Engineering Services

Zoox

Senior Strategic Sourcing Manager responsible for strategic sourcing and category management at Zoox. Collaborating across multiple business units to manage third-party relationships in indirect procurement.

Posted 5/19/2026full-timeFoster City • California • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $155,000 - $210,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

ERP

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Support various departments in the procurement of engineering and professional services (with a focus on large-scale commercial partnerships for business operations)
Support and inform internal stakeholders for supplier selection and management
Identify sourcing alternatives to drive efficiencies via benchmarking, competitive quotes, and engineering changes
Negotiate the cost and other terms and conditions of such purchases by collaborating with the stakeholders and legal team
Ensure a smooth procure-to-pay process by working with the stakeholders and finance team

Requirements

What you’ll need

8+ years of progressive experience in strategic sourcing, negotiating, category management, or supply chain experience required
Bachelor’s degree
Experience with strategic sourcing, financial and business opportunity analysis, legal frameworks and contract negotiation
Demonstrated success leading categories supporting security, operations, and business scaling partnerships
Deep knowledge of spend categories and contracting models (e.g., performance based, fixed firm price and T&M)
Familiarity with legal terms and conditions, and supplier governance frameworks
Experience working in a centrally led procurement model with enterprise-wide scope
Strong negotiation skills and commercial acumen with experience developing long-term supplier agreements
Proficient in ERP (e.g., SAP), sourcing platforms (e.g., Ariba, Coupa), S2P systems and data analytics tools.

Benefits

Comp & perks

paid time off (e.g. sick leave, vacation, bereavement)
unpaid time off
Zoox Stock Appreciation Rights
Amazon RSUs
health insurance
long-term care insurance
long-term and short-term disability insurance
life insurance

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Hard Skills & Tools

strategic sourcingnegotiatingcategory managementfinancial analysisbusiness opportunity analysiscontract negotiationspend categoriescontracting modelsdata analytics

Soft Skills

negotiation skillscommercial acumenstakeholder collaboration