LiveRamp · 2 days ago
Director, Strategic Sourcing
San Francisco
Full-time
Onsite
Director/Executive
$167K/yr - $262K/yr
12+ years expLiveRamp is a leading data collaboration platform that prioritizes consumer privacy and data ethics. They are seeking a Director of Strategic Sourcing to manage a significant technology portfolio and oversee supplier management, ensuring alignment with business goals and driving cost savings while maintaining quality and reliability.
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Responsibilities
Define and execute the global strategy and roadmap for technology categories in alignment with LiveRamp’s evolving business strategy, supplier development and financial needs
Collaborate closely with key stakeholders and act as a trusted business advisor to the various teams in developing new strategies in an effort to increase delivery through human capital, processes, tools, and suppliers
Having the ability to successfully negotiate contracts/business requirements that meet the needs of organization (risk, quality, cost, etc.) across Technology categories
Lead RFx process (e.g. requirements development, and selection and award process) and manage communications with suppliers and internal stakeholders throughout
Initiate, design, plan, execute, monitor, and close process improvement projects, including supplier management and optimization
Develop and implement strategies to achieve cost savings and reductions in supplier deals, prioritizing long-term value creation. Ensure these savings are realized without impacting supply reliability or product/service quality
Explore new technologies to optimize performance and transparency to business partners
Establish procurement governance, audit controls, policy enforcement, and risk/compliance oversight
Manage other ad-hoc projects
Qualification
Required
12+ years of strategic sourcing or procurement experience, including substantial time in a high-growth technology or SaaS environment
At least 7 years leading Technology categories, such as cloud infrastructure, enterprise SaaS, developer tools, security, or other core technology domains
5+ years of people leadership experience directly managing and developing strategic sourcing/procurement professionals
Proven track record of: Designing and executing category strategies that deliver measurable cost/value outcomes
Running complex RFPs and leading high-stakes commercial and contractual negotiations
Managing strategic suppliers and driving performance improvement and innovation
Strong project and program management skills, with the ability to clearly communicate project status, dependencies, risks, and mitigation plans to senior stakeholders
Demonstrated ability to navigate unstructured and fast-changing environments, influence without authority, and quickly build trust with internal customers, including senior leaders
Experience proactively resolving supplier performance issues, including commercial disputes, service-level gaps, and transition/off-boarding
High proficiency in leveraging technology and financial systems (e.g., CLM, intake tools like zSAVE/ZIP, Workday, ERP/finance systems, and BI tools) to extract, analyze, and present data-driven insights
Preferred
Strong technology background and able to navigate new systems and tools as both a user and administrator
Demonstrated experience collecting and analyzing data, applying principles of financial analysis, aptitude in decision making
High customer centricity, business acumen and ambition to contribute towards enhancing the overall domain of program management for procurement and accounts payable
Project management and process improvement background with exceptional analytical, organization, and problem solving skills; use data to drive recommendations
Experience in Sourcing Intake tools (e.g. ZIP, Coupa, Ariba), and CLM tools (e.g. Ironclad), or similar software
Benefits
People: Work with talented, collaborative, and friendly people who love what they do.
Fun: We host in-person and virtual events such as game nights, happy hours, camping trips, and sports leagues.
Work/Life Harmony: Flexible paid time off, paid holidays, options for working from home, and paid parental leave.
Comprehensive Benefits Package: LiveRamp offers a comprehensive benefits package designed to help you be your best self in your personal and professional lives. Our benefits package offers medical, dental, vision, life and disability, an employee assistance program, voluntary benefits as well as perks programs for your healthy lifestyle, career growth and more.
Savings: Our 401K matching plan—1:1 match up to 6% of salary—helps you plan ahead. Also Employee Stock Purchase Plan - 15% discount off purchase price of LiveRamp stock (U.S. LiveRampers)
RampRemote: A comprehensive office equipment and ergonomics program—we provide you with equipment and tools to be your most productive self, no matter where you're located
Company
LiveRamp
LiveRamp aspires to make it safe and easy for companies to use data effectively.
1001-5000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$16M2018-10-29IPO
2013-04-01Series C
2011-09-06Series Unknown· $1M
Leadership Team
Scott Howe
Chief Executive Officer
Burak Emre Kabakçı
Sr. Staff Software Engineer
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