Discord · 10 hours ago
Strategic Sourcing Manager
San Francisco Bay Area
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level
$160K/yr - $180K/yr
5+ years expDiscord is a platform used by over 200 million people monthly, primarily for gaming. They are seeking a Strategic Sourcing Manager to manage supplier sourcing, contract negotiations, and supplier performance, ensuring the best value for the company while collaborating closely with cross-functional partners.
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Responsibilities
Lead strategic sourcing projects end-to-end for assigned spend categories, including market assessments, spend analyses, opportunities for cost optimization, supplier sourcing (RFx), contract negotiations, and supplier management
Build strong relationships with stakeholders to understand their objectives and requirements. Be a trusted advisor by evaluating proposed spend against strategic company objectives and priorities
Deliver on company goals for cost savings and spend under management. Build and execute a roadmap of impactful projects to achieve efficient cost scaling
Contribute to process improvement and system implementations in support of the Intake-to-Pay process
Monitor and manage supplier performance against service level agreements, delivery and quality requirements, and ability to innovate
Track key performance indicators (KPIs) and drive continuous improvements through management reporting and recommendations
Qualification
Required
5+ years of experience in Strategic Sourcing with specific expertise in managing Professional Services categories, including Business Process Outsourcing (BPOs), Contingent Staffing Agencies, Facilities & Workplace Experience, and Marketing & Events
Games, Media, Entertainment, or Tech industry experience
Proven track record of successful spend management, contract negotiation, and supplier management
Strong presentation and quantitative and qualitative analysis skills with the ability to influence decision-makers
Experience utilizing contracts management systems (e.g. Lexion, Ironclad) and financial/ERP systems (e.g. Oracle)
Excellent collaboration, communication, and relationship-building skills
Bachelor's degree in Business, Supply Chain Management, or related field
Candidates must reside in or be willing to relocate to the San Francisco Bay Area (Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Napa, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Solano, and Sonoma counties)
There is no formal requirement to work from the office for this role, though the Hiring Manager would prefer the hire to be onsite at SF HQ once per week
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Company
Discord
Discord is an online voice, video, and text communication platform designed for creating communities.
501-1000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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2023 (13)
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2021 (5)
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$995.41MKey Investors
Flat CapitalDragoneer Investment GroupSony Interactive Entertainment
2024-03-01Secondary Market
2022-11-22Series I
2022-03-12Secondary Market· $10.86M
Leadership Team
J- C-
Board Member & Advisor to the CEO
Stanislav Vishnevskiy
CTO & Co-Founder
Recent News
2026-01-11
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