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About the Role
As Strategic Sourcing Senior Manager, IT, you'll lead strategic sourcing initiatives and complex contract negotiations across Sephora's technology portfolio, impacting beauty by enabling smarter purchasing decisions, unlocking value, managing risk, and building strong supplier partnerships across IT services, hardware, software, SaaS, and AI.
Responsibilities
- Lead end-to-end strategic sourcing initiatives for Sephora's technology organization, with primary responsibility for IT services, hardware, enterprise software, SaaS, and AI solutions.
- Manage simple and complex enterprise-wide sourcing projects and contract negotiations, from opportunity assessment and market analysis through supplier selection, contracting, implementation, and ongoing performance management.
- Partner closely with Technology, Information Security, Privacy, Legal, Finance, and business teams to develop sourcing strategies and agreements that meet Sephora's operational, financial, security, and compliance needs.
- Deliver cost savings, cost avoidance, and broader business value by identifying opportunities across new purchases and renewals, including enterprise discount programs, long-term agreements, and commit-to-consume models.
- Analyze supplier spend, market trends, commercial models, pricing structures, and business requirements to inform recommendations and strengthen Sephora's negotiating position.
- Identify, rationalize, and optimize opportunities across enterprise software and SaaS portfolios to improve efficiency, reduce duplication, and support compliance.
- Build trusted relationships with senior stakeholders and suppliers, effectively prioritizing engagements, setting expectations, and communicating progress, risks, and recommendations.
- Lead supplier negotiations and support contract lifecycle management, including commercial terms, service levels, renewal strategies, risk mitigation, and performance expectations.
- Collaborate with global sourcing and technology partners to align strategies, share best practices, and maximize enterprise-wide value.
- Contribute to stretch projects across additional technology categories, which may include network, telecom, cybersecurity, infrastructure, core applications, data, and analytics.
- Support team capability building by sharing category expertise, sourcing best practices, market insights, and coaching with colleagues and junior team members as needed.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in business, supply chain, finance, technology, or a related field; an MBA or other advanced degree is preferred.
- 5+ years of recent strategic sourcing, procurement, or category management experience, with a strong focus on technology products and services in a complex, multinational organization; retail experience is a plus.
- 3+ years of experience leading complex sourcing initiatives and contract negotiations for enterprise software, SaaS, hardware, and related technology services.
- Deep knowledge of technology markets, software trends, licensing structures, consumption-based models, commercial terms, and industry terminology.
- Proven ability to develop sourcing strategies, analyze data and market intelligence, evaluate suppliers, and translate findings into clear recommendations and measurable business value.
- Strong negotiation, contract management, supplier relationship management, and risk identification skills.
- Excellent project management and organizational skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities and supplier engagements in a fast-paced environment.
- Strong communication, consulting, and stakeholder management skills, including the ability to influence and collaborate across functions, levels, and global teams.
- Experience coaching or mentoring junior team members is a plus.
- Certified Professional in Supply Management (CPSM) certification is preferred.
- Ability to work in a hybrid office environment two days per week and travel once or twice per year, as needed.
Skills
- Strategic sourcing
- Contract negotiation
- IT services sourcing
- Hardware sourcing
- Software sourcing
- SaaS sourcing
- AI solutions sourcing
- Market analysis
- Supplier selection
- Contract management
- Performance management
- Cost savings
- Cost avoidance
- Spend analysis
- Market trends analysis
- Commercial models
- Pricing structures
- Risk identification
- Project management
- Stakeholder management
- Communication
- Consulting
- Collaboration
- Category expertise
- Sourcing best practices
- Market insights
- Coaching
- Mentoring
Location
- San Francisco, CA
Work Type
- Hybrid
- Full Time
- Regular
Experience Level
- Senior Manager
- 5+ years of experience
- 3+ years of experience
Education Level
- Bachelor's degree in business, supply chain, finance, technology, or related field
- MBA or advanced degree preferred
- CPSM certification preferred
Salary/Compensations
- $155,000.00 - $175,000.00
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision coverage
- Disability and life insurance
- 401k with 4% match
- FSA and HSA programs
- Student Debt Retirement plan
- PTO
- Flexibility
- Protected leave
- Training and development
- Tuition reimbursement
- 30% discount on merchandise/services
- Free product or 'gratis'
- Flash sale discounts on LVMH brand products
- Free mental health and financial coaching resources
- 24/7 access to Modern Health and Financial Finesse
- Volunteer and donation matching
About the Company
- At Sephora, beauty is about feeling seen, valued, and empowered, individually and collectively.
- It is connecting deeply with others, celebrating diversity and inclusivity, unlocking your potential, and making a difference every day.
- Together, we belong to something beautiful.
- Caring Community. You’ll collaborate with teammates who are equally passionate about innovating and driving the industry forward – together, united in beauty.
- Fulfilling Path. Your career transformation starts here, with opportunities that will challenge, stretch and develop your skills.
- Meaningful Work. As you make an impact on beauty, you’ll feel and see the positive change (consumer, industry, and social) that your individual voice is a part of.
Equal Opportunity
- Sephora values a diverse and inclusive workplace and considers all applicants without regard to sex, pregnancy, race, color, national origin, gender (including gender identity and gender expression), age, religion, sexual orientation, military/veteran status, disability, or any other protected category.
- Sephora is committed to providing reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities or other medical conditions.
- Sephora will consider all qualified applicants, including those with arrest and conviction records in a manner consistent with the requirements of all applicable laws, including the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, and the New York City Fair Chance Act.