The opportunity
We're looking for someone to join the Datadog Procurement team and help expand the Strategic Sourcing group. Make an impact by being a trusted subject matter expert in several buying categories and continuing to prove the value that Strategic Sourcing brings to the organization.
What you'll do
Lead strategic sourcing for enterprise SaaS and IT categories: owning net-new purchases and complex, high-spend renewals through a documented, collaborative evaluation process, with action plans built well ahead of renewal dates.
Own software license and subscription strategy, right-sizing entitlements,: minimizing shelfware, and replacing last-minute buying with forward-looking renewal and demand planning.
Lead the IT hardware procurement team responsible for purchasing, sourcing,: and replenishment (laptops, peripherals, networking, office AV), balancing demand with headcount and multi-region growth while leveraging OEM/distributor relationships and buying scale.
Lead the transformation of IT Procurement (hardware and SaaS licenses) from: transactional to strategic - standardizing processes, introducing supplier-management discipline, and establishing operational metrics and KPIs.
Develop strong, trusted relationships with stakeholders and collaborate on: strategizing the purchase plan, negotiating pricing and other business terms with vendors on net-new purchases and complex, high-spend renewals, partnering cross-functionally with Procurement Operations, Legal, Security, IT, and Office Operations to ensure compliant, scalable execution.
Create pricing models based on vendor proposals to quantify various buying: scenarios related to our future growth and current demand
What they're looking for
- Manage and develop a direct report, with the opportunity to grow and lead a: larger sourcing team as the function scales
- Assist teams to independently evaluate their best practices and adopt a: value-driven mindset when purchasing on behalf of the organization.
- Experienced in 5+ years supporting procurement through strategic sourcing: with a history of negotiated savings in the focus categories
- Deep experience across the IT hardware supply chain (laptops, networking: equipment, office AV, etc), including OEM/distributor management, inventory planning against headcount growth, global logistics coordination, and scalable replenishment processes to support rapid, multi-region expansion
