Salesforce.com is the worldwide leader in Software as a Service (SaaS) customer relationship management (CRM) services. More companies trust their vital customer and sales data to Salesforce.com than any other CRM company in the world. We are a vibrant and rapidly growing company with over 3,300 employees and with annual sales exceeding $1 billion. Our offices overlook the Ferry Building in downtown San Francisco and are easily accessible by BART, Muni and Caltrain.
As the result of continued growth of our business Salesforce.com has an immediate opening for a Sr. Sourcing Partner with subject matter expertise in Software and Implementation Services categories; the position to be based in San Francisco, CA.
Responsibilities
• Create solid business relationships with suppliers and internal customers.
• Organize and lead business reviews with suppliers.
• Serve as commodity expert for assigned commodities.
• Conduct and manage request-for-proposal process.
• Negotiate pricing and other business terms with suppliers, conduct industry bench-marking of pricing, and make recommendations on programs to reduce supplier costs.
• Support internal customers by facilitating accurate and favorable transactions, and on-going supplier management and accountability.
• Assist as necessary with projects to improve and streamline the Procurement department's processes.
Required Skills
• Bachelor's degree from reputable 4-year university or equivalent work experience.
• 5-7 years of direct experience in procuring and managing Software and Implementation Services spend.
• Strong experience supporting our IT, R&D, and Technical Operations Organizations
• Experience within or working with top-tier companies.
• Must demonstrate proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, (i.e. Word, PowerPoint and Excel).
Desired Skills
• Must demonstrate integrity, professionalism, and appropriate dissemination of sensitive and confidential information.
• Must make sound decisions and produce accurate and timely results.
• Must prioritize and organize work in a fast paced multi-task environment.
• Must accurately interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
• Must build positive working relationships with multiple levels of employees and management.
• Must demonstrate commitment to company values.
• Must be able to win support from customer based on skills, experience and collaboration.
Please forward resume to jsampietro@salesforce.com
No agencies please.
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