Cypress HCM ยท 2 days ago
Strategic Sourcing Manager
San Francisco, CA
Contract
Hybrid
Mid, Senior Level
$90/hr - $110/hrCypress HCM is seeking a Strategic Sourcing Manager who will lead and manage a large team of buyers and negotiators. The role focuses on quick turn, low risk commercial negotiations and requires strong organizational skills to ensure efficient sourcing operations and compliance with internal processes.
Human ResourcesInformation TechnologyStaffing Agency
Responsibilities
Lead and manage a team of buyers and negotiators focused on quick turn, low risk commercial negotiations
Serve as the command center for sourcing intake, triage, and prioritization
Coach buyers and contractors on commercial structures, negotiation frameworks, and best practices
Own resource allocation & pipeline health across sourcing workstreams
Ensure full due diligence routing when needed including Legal, Security, Finance, Privacy, and Risk
Build and enforce negotiation playbooks and commercial guardrails that allow standard deals to move quickly without Legal involvement
Own intake triage and routing models, ensuring clean escalation paths for complex agreements
Maintain dashboards & reporting for volume, throughput, quality, and cycle time
Lead weekly stand-ups, syncs, and stakeholder communications
Manage and optimize the contingent workforce model including contractor leads and bench coverage to scale efficiently
Recruit, hire, train, and performance manage contingent staff with a focus on productivity, consistency, and SLA attainment
Build and maintain dashboards and performance metrics such as cycle time, SLA attainment, resource utilization, and quality
Maintain extreme organization in workflow sequencing, documentation, and stakeholder communication
Lead continuous process improvement and automation work to reduce friction and increase throughput
Partner closely with Strategic Sourcing Leads and cross functional teams to ensure diligence quality, alignment, and compliance
Partner closely with Legal & Finance on deal velocity and compliance
Handle select quick-turn negotiations and approvals as needed
Provide excellent customer service to stakeholders including managing escalations and helping unblock urgent requests
Conduct quality reviews on executed contracts and reinforce adherence to standards
Provide routine operational reviews with insights, risks, and action plans
Qualification
Required
Led large buyer teams in technology companies
Extremely organized and efficient
Able to partner calmly with demanding internal customers
Manage a team of buyers and negotiators focused on quick turn, low risk commercial negotiations
Serve as the command center for sourcing intake, triage, and prioritization
Coach buyers and contractors on commercial structures, negotiation frameworks, and best practices
Own resource allocation & pipeline health across sourcing workstreams
Ensure full due diligence routing when needed including Legal, Security, Finance, Privacy, and Risk
Build and enforce negotiation playbooks and commercial guardrails
Own intake triage and routing models
Maintain dashboards & reporting for volume, throughput, quality, and cycle time
Lead weekly stand-ups, syncs, and stakeholder communications
Manage and optimize the contingent workforce model
Recruit, hire, train, and performance manage contingent staff
Build and maintain dashboards and performance metrics
Maintain extreme organization in workflow sequencing, documentation, and stakeholder communication
Lead continuous process improvement and automation work
Partner closely with Strategic Sourcing Leads and cross functional teams
Partner closely with Legal & Finance on deal velocity and compliance
Handle select quick-turn negotiations and approvals as needed
Provide excellent customer service to stakeholders
Conduct quality reviews on executed contracts
Provide routine operational reviews with insights, risks, and action plans
Managed a large buyer or sourcing delivery team with measurable output and SLA ownership
Successfully led intake / triage / shared services / procurement ops teams
Enjoy coaching and developing talent
Deep experience in quick turn negotiations and standard software and services commercial terms
Thrive in a fast growing, high volume environment where scaling is constant
Worked across a wide range of categories including technology, SaaS, and business services
Know how to partner with Legal, Security, Finance, and Risk
Extremely organized and nothing slips through the cracks
Calm when stakeholders are under pressure or shifting priorities
Communicate clearly, set expectations early, and drive follow through
Think in systems with intake, handoffs, metrics, and automation built in
Use data to diagnose issues and prioritize improvements
Company
Cypress HCM
Cypress HCM is a staffing and recruiting company providing technology and creative recruiting solutions.
Founded in 2005
51-200 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageLeadership Team
Mark Lillig
CEO
Philip Oommen
CFO
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