Sourcing Manager
Cognite
Sales & Business Development
Phoenix, AZ, USA
Posted on Mar 12, 2025
About Cognite
Embark on a transformative journey with Cognite, a global SaaS forerunner in leveraging data to unravel complex business challenges through our cutting-edge Cognite Data Fusion (CDF) platform. We were awarded the 2022 Technology Innovation Leader for Global Digital Industrial Platforms & Cognite was recognized as 2024 Microsoft Energy and Resources Partner of the Year. In the realm of industrial digitalization, we stand at the forefront, reshaping the future of Oil & Gas, Manufacturing and Energy sectors. Join us in this venture where data meets ingenuity, and together, we forge the path to a smarter, more connected industrial future.
Learn more about Cognite here
Our values
Impact: Cogniters strive to make an impact in all that they do. We are result-oriented, always asking ourselves.
Ownership: Cogniters embrace a culture of ownership. We go beyond our comfort zones to contribute to the greater good, fostering inclusivity and sharing responsibilities for challenges and success.
Relentless: Cogniters are relentless in their pursuit of innovation. We are determined and deliverable (never ruthless or reckless), facing challenges head-on and viewing setbacks as opportunities for growth.
We seek a proactive, solution-oriented Sourcing Manager who thrives in a fast-paced environment. In this role, you will assist with strategic sourcing initiatives, optimize costs, and ensure effective vendor management while collaborating with cross-functional teams including IT, Finance, and Security. You will also be responsible for managing consultancy contracts and onboarding consultants.
The ideal candidate is process-driven, adaptable, and highly skilled in building relationships. You will excel in negotiating contracts, managing multiple sourcing projects, and analyzing costs to maximize value. If you are eager to take on challenges and contribute to cost-efficient sourcing in a dynamic global software company, this role provides an excellent opportunity to make a significant impact.
What You'll Do
- Negotiate favorable contract terms with vendors, ensuring cost savings, value-added services, and alignment with business goals.
- Monitor and evaluate vendor performance post-contract, ensuring they meet KPIs, service level agreements (SLAs), and contractual terms.
- Identify and manage sourcing risks, including security, compliance, and operational risks, and implement mitigation strategies.
- Oversee the onboarding and contract management of consultants in the US, ensuring their assignments align with business requirements and deliver value.
- Conduct cost-benefit analyses to evaluate the financial impact and ROI of sourcing optimization decisions.
- Support spend analysis and forecasting by working with teams using dashboards, collaboration tools, and meetings while sourcing and managing tools and vendors for effective cloud governance and spend optimization.
- Provide actionable advice on sourcing projects, including developing and presenting proposals while gaining consensus from stakeholders.
- Manage multiple sourcing projects simultaneously, ensuring efficient execution and alignment with organizational objectives.
- Build relationships with business partners, facilitate communication among stakeholders, and provide training on sourcing processes as needed.
- Collaborate with internal teams across departments to address risks, challenges, and decision-making needs.
- Lead communication with suppliers during bid processes (RFPs), ensuring compliance with procurement policies and securing favorable outcomes.
- Assess and recommend sourcing and pricing strategies, considering outsourcing, cloud, and insourcing models to align with organizational goals.
Who You Are
- Ideally 5+ years of experience in strategic sourcing, negotiations, or procurement.
- Knowledge of procurement related to software and licenses.
- Knowledge of legal, financial, and technology components of strategic sourcing.
- Ideally, an academic degree in Economics, Business Administration, Logistics, Law, or related disciplines.
- Global software company experience preferred.
- Ability to manage multiple and simultaneous sourcing projects requiring frequent communication, organization, time management, and problem-solving skills.
- Collaborative team player with high communication skills.
- Strong analytical skills and a structured way of working.
- Experience with Excel and Power BI is considered an advantage.
- Solution-oriented, proactive, problem-solving, and result-driven attitude to work.
- Ability to work in a fast-paced, dynamic, and changing environment.
- Minimal travel required.
Don’t meet every single requirement? Studies have shown that women and people of colour are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. We are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyways. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.
A snapshot of our many perks and benefits as a Cogniter
* Competitive Compensation including base plus bonus
* 401(k) with 4% employer matching
* Health, Dental, Vision & Disability Coverages with premiums fully covered for employees and all dependents
* Unlimited PTO + flexibility to enjoy it
* 18 Company Holidays including the week between Christmas & New Years
* Paid Parental Leave Program
* Employee Stock Purchase Program (ESPP)
* Employee Referral Program
* In office catered lunches 3x per week via Colorfull Catering + Fully Stocked Fridges in the offices
* Join a team of 70 different nationalities 🌐 with Diversity, Equality and Inclusion (DEI) in focus 🤝.
* A highly modern and fun working environment with sublime culture across the organization, follow us on Instagram @cognitedata 📷 to know more
* Opportunity to work with and learn from some of the best people on some of the most ambitious projects found anywhere, across industries
* Join our HUB 🗣️ to be part of the conversation directly with Cogniters and our partners.
* Paid mobile phone and WiFI
*A pet lover? Get the chance to meet Spot 🐶!
Why choose Cognite? 🏆 🚀
* Join us in making a real and lasting impact in one of the most exciting and fastest-growing new software companies in the world.
* We have repeatedly demonstrated that digital transformation, when anchored on strong DataOps, drives business value and sustainability for clients and allows front-line workers, as well as domain experts, to make better decisions every single day.
* Built In 2024 Best Places to Work in Austin, TX and Houston, TX
Apply today!
If you're excited about the opportunity to work at Cognite and make a difference in the tech industry, we encourage you to apply today! We welcome candidates of all backgrounds and identities to join our team.
We encourage you to follow us on Cognite LinkedIn; we post all our openings there.
Equal Opportunity
Cognite is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment at work and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive the same level of consideration for employment; everyone we hire will receive the same level of consideration for training, compensation, and promotion.
We ask for gender as part of our application because we want to ensure equal assessment in the recruitment process. Your answer will help us reach this commitment! However, the question about gender is optional and your choice not to answer will not affect the assessment of your application in any way.