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Get AI-powered advice on this job and more exclusive features. Interested candidates based outside of the designated areas are welcome to apply, provided they have the indefinite right to work in the job location. Cohesity is a leader in AI-powered data security and management. Aided by an extensive ecosystem of partners, Cohesity makes it easy to secure, protect, manage, and get value from data — across the data center, edge, and cloud. Cohesity helps organizations defend against cybersecurity threats with comprehensive data security and management capabilities, including immutable backup snapshots, AI-based threat detection, monitoring for malicious behavior, and rapid recovery at scale.
We’ve been named a Leader by multiple analyst firms and have been globally recognized for Innovation, Product Strength, and Simplicity in Design. Join us on our mission to shape the future of our industry.
How You’ll Spend Your Time Here This sourcing professional will collaborate with a variety of business unit stakeholders to identify opportunities, develop strategy, and execute on core initiatives for categories of spend within IT and software categories. It will be important for the individual in this role to balance managing daily sourcing activity and delivering on higher priority initiatives. This role will have additional accountability to support post‑acquisition integration with our suppliers.
Support development and execution of strategic sourcing projects and initiatives ensuring alignment with the overall priorities and objectives of Cohesity.
Gather and use data analytics, industry benchmarking and strategic sourcing methodologies to identify sourcing opportunities, develop and execute sourcing strategies.
Support and contribute to the development of annual category sourcing plans (assigned commodities and/or assigned scope).
Develop and maintain a preferred supply base for commodities.
Lead negotiations with suppliers on a variety of contracts, working across functions to ensure maximum value and minimum risk to Cohesity.
Negotiate contractual terms for Cohesity’s commercial benefit while mitigating legal and contractual risk for the company.
Business Acumen
Maintain Cohesity training requirements; actively seek opportunities to learn more.
Ensure knowledge of and compliance with Cohesity Sourcing, Procurement and Legal Policies.
Deliver results with high degree of ethics; ensure work supports Cohesity’s RADIO values.
Demonstrate strong interpersonal communication skills; have a keen ability to navigate and accommodate a variety of personalities to develop effective working partnerships.
Cultivate communication and collaboration within and across organizational boundaries.
Support the team; if your mindset is that what is good for the team is good for me, you’ll fit it well at Cohesity.
Demonstrate desire to learn and grow in the sourcing and procurement space.
Stakeholder Focus
Effectively partner with cross‑functional stakeholders to support and deliver sourcing projects and supplier contracts.
Serve as a trusted business advisor to business partners, providing technical consulting from a sourcing and external benchmark/industry perspective.
Educate stakeholders on sourcing discipline and demonstrate the value return.
Identify and develop collaborative partnerships with cross‑functional stakeholders, supporting multiple business units.
Develop effective business relationships and advance sourcing’s ability to influence strategic supplier selection and management forward.
We’d Love to Talk With You If You Have Many of the Following
3+ years relevant strategic sourcing experience in the categories referenced above.
Effective time and workload management; ability to manage daily projects while prioritizing higher return initiatives.
Demonstrated track record of identifying, developing and executing sourcing strategies.
Strong negotiation skills with the ability to negotiate large volume, high risk deals independently.
Desire to learn, grow and contribute to the success of a growing function in the organization.
Demonstrated ability to leverage AI tools to enhance productivity, streamline workflows, and support decision making.
Pay Range: $78,240.00-$97,800.00
Equal Employment Opportunity Employer (EEOE). Cohesity is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin or nationality, ancestry, age, disability, gender identity or expression, marital status, veteran status or any other category protected by law.
If you are an individual with a disability and require a reasonable accommodation to complete any part of the application process, or are limited in the ability or unable to access or use this online application process and need an alternative method for applying, you may contact us at 1-855-9COHESITY or talent@cohesity.com for assistance.
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Strategic Sourcing Specialist
role at
Cohesity
Get AI-powered advice on this job and more exclusive features. Interested candidates based outside of the designated areas are welcome to apply, provided they have the indefinite right to work in the job location. Cohesity is a leader in AI-powered data security and management. Aided by an extensive ecosystem of partners, Cohesity makes it easy to secure, protect, manage, and get value from data — across the data center, edge, and cloud. Cohesity helps organizations defend against cybersecurity threats with comprehensive data security and management capabilities, including immutable backup snapshots, AI-based threat detection, monitoring for malicious behavior, and rapid recovery at scale.
We’ve been named a Leader by multiple analyst firms and have been globally recognized for Innovation, Product Strength, and Simplicity in Design. Join us on our mission to shape the future of our industry.
How You’ll Spend Your Time Here This sourcing professional will collaborate with a variety of business unit stakeholders to identify opportunities, develop strategy, and execute on core initiatives for categories of spend within IT and software categories. It will be important for the individual in this role to balance managing daily sourcing activity and delivering on higher priority initiatives. This role will have additional accountability to support post‑acquisition integration with our suppliers.
Support development and execution of strategic sourcing projects and initiatives ensuring alignment with the overall priorities and objectives of Cohesity.
Gather and use data analytics, industry benchmarking and strategic sourcing methodologies to identify sourcing opportunities, develop and execute sourcing strategies.
Support and contribute to the development of annual category sourcing plans (assigned commodities and/or assigned scope).
Develop and maintain a preferred supply base for commodities.
Lead negotiations with suppliers on a variety of contracts, working across functions to ensure maximum value and minimum risk to Cohesity.
Negotiate contractual terms for Cohesity’s commercial benefit while mitigating legal and contractual risk for the company.
Business Acumen
Maintain Cohesity training requirements; actively seek opportunities to learn more.
Ensure knowledge of and compliance with Cohesity Sourcing, Procurement and Legal Policies.
Deliver results with high degree of ethics; ensure work supports Cohesity’s RADIO values.
Demonstrate strong interpersonal communication skills; have a keen ability to navigate and accommodate a variety of personalities to develop effective working partnerships.
Cultivate communication and collaboration within and across organizational boundaries.
Support the team; if your mindset is that what is good for the team is good for me, you’ll fit it well at Cohesity.
Demonstrate desire to learn and grow in the sourcing and procurement space.
Stakeholder Focus
Effectively partner with cross‑functional stakeholders to support and deliver sourcing projects and supplier contracts.
Serve as a trusted business advisor to business partners, providing technical consulting from a sourcing and external benchmark/industry perspective.
Educate stakeholders on sourcing discipline and demonstrate the value return.
Identify and develop collaborative partnerships with cross‑functional stakeholders, supporting multiple business units.
Develop effective business relationships and advance sourcing’s ability to influence strategic supplier selection and management forward.
We’d Love to Talk With You If You Have Many of the Following
3+ years relevant strategic sourcing experience in the categories referenced above.
Effective time and workload management; ability to manage daily projects while prioritizing higher return initiatives.
Demonstrated track record of identifying, developing and executing sourcing strategies.
Strong negotiation skills with the ability to negotiate large volume, high risk deals independently.
Desire to learn, grow and contribute to the success of a growing function in the organization.
Demonstrated ability to leverage AI tools to enhance productivity, streamline workflows, and support decision making.
Pay Range: $78,240.00-$97,800.00
Equal Employment Opportunity Employer (EEOE). Cohesity is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin or nationality, ancestry, age, disability, gender identity or expression, marital status, veteran status or any other category protected by law.
If you are an individual with a disability and require a reasonable accommodation to complete any part of the application process, or are limited in the ability or unable to access or use this online application process and need an alternative method for applying, you may contact us at 1-855-9COHESITY or talent@cohesity.com for assistance.
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