Sourcing Manager (8PM - 5AM IST - Night Shift)

About Rubrik Rubrik is one of the fastest-growing companies in Silicon Valley, revolutionising data protection and management in the emerging multi-cloud IT industry. Recently, a Top 10 of the Forbes Cloud 100 and in the LinkedIn Top Companies list for 2020. Our mission is to unlock the power of data by organising and protecting the world's business information by building a forward-thinking, design-oriented brand that impacts the perception of user interface and experience in enterprise. We aren't shy about crafting products to solve problems no one has tackled or thought about before by defining the industry, instead of waiting for directions. Rubrik is the world's first platform to orchestrate data for hybrid cloud enterprises anytime, anywhere. We blend future-proof architecture with consumer-grade simplicity to pioneer a fresh approach to an old problem. Our focus is on the people who can produce extraordinary results. We need individuals who feel comfortable in ambiguity and excited by the prospect of a challenge. Bottom line, if you have a limitless drive and like to win, we want to talk to you! About team and role: Our Team, Global Procurement, focuses on providing industry-leading Procurement Operations and Strategic Sourcing on a global scale at Rubrik. We are looking to add a Strategic Sourcing manager to support our Engineering, Information Security and IT teams. You’ll develop strategies and leverage market intelligence to negotiate software, hosting, hardware, and services agreements for these functions. You’ll have experience in best-practice procurement methods, and work to build strong partnerships with internal customers, influence and align roadmaps, and cultivate vendor partnerships. You will report to the Head of Strategic Sourcing and will be accountable for annual savings targets. You will work closely with a variety of cross-functional teams, including IT, RD, Engineering, Legal, Finance, and Accounting, among others. You are someone who is a self-starter and comfortable working with limited direction while taking full ownership of your domain. You are an effective and passionate problem-solver who recommends pragmatic alternatives and is comfortable working in a fast-paced environment What you’ll do? Project manage complex deals and drive the collaboration of all parties in negotiating strategies and executing favourable terms and conditions Develop drive key category strategy and optimisation opportunities across Rubrik’s Engineering, InfoSec and IT functions Prepare RFQs, RFPs, bid documents, analyse and evaluate proposals, and administer the evaluation process Provide thought leadership from a procurement/sourcing perspective and work with business partners to develop new and creative strategies Manage the commercial aspects of contracts and license agreements to ensure that obligations are met, and the process for tracking renewals or replacement of existing agreements is managed and scalable Build strategic relationships with external suppliers and internal business partners to drive results and influence business decisions Contribute input toward the creation and implementation of programs to assess and promote supplier performance, development and management (e.g., establishing quarterly and annual goals, conducting quarterly business reviews, formal scorecard measures) Establish report out on KPIs that support the procurement team’s goals and objectives Experience you'll need: Excellent negotiation skills and broad procurement category management experience (including Software, Hardware, SaaS, Cloud Professional Services) 7+ years’ experience in Indirect Sourcing, with a strong track record in Technology Sourcing in a highly dynamic and fast-paced environment Excellent customer service skills and ability to partner with key stakeholders and build relationships across multi-functional teams Experience with supplier report cards and supplier management Strong financial and ana ... (truncated, view full listing at source)