About the company
We are a global team of innovators and pioneers dedicated to shaping the future of observability. At New Relic, we build an intelligent platform that empowers companies to thrive in an AI-first world by giving them unparalleled insight into their complex systems.
Responsibilities
- Develop and maintain positive business relationships with suppliers as well as key stakeholders and budget owners and collaborate with internal customer/category groups in a personable, approachable manner
- Sponsor and lead high-complexity, mission-critical RFx initiatives
- Lead and support complex commercial negotiations across software, SaaS, cloud, hardware, and professional services
- Own and strengthen critical supplier relationships, resolving issues and driving continuous improvement.
- Lead the Travel and Expense function for the company
- Develop and implement sourcing strategies, procurement & travel policies, and governance across all spend categories
- Partner closely with Legal, Security, Finance, and Technology leaders to align on cross-functional goals
- Drive cost optimization, market benchmarking, and total cost of ownership (TCO) analysis
- Lead organizational change and strategic procurement programs aligned to business objectives.
- Manage departmental budget and define performance metrics and evaluation criteria
- Build, lead, and develop high-performing, distributed procurement teams
- Provide executive-level communication, guidance, and reporting on procurement objectives and outcomes.
Requirements
- Bachelor/Master’s Degree business, information systems, or related field and 10+ years of direct experience in a strategic sourcing management role.
- 5+ years of experience leading a team
- 10+ years of experience negotiating commercial contracts, preparing and redlining in word, for software and hardware licenses, professional services agreements, statements of work, SaaS, Cloud Subscriptions, and amendments to existing contracts.
- 10+ years of direct experience in a lead / principal role.
- Experience leading Travel and Expense function Globally
- Ability to build contract price modelling using a fact-based data driven approach in Excel to provide sourcing recommendations.
- Experience with procurement software (i.e. Coupa, NetSuite, Oracle and JIRA).
- Experience formulating methods to develop and analyze various category portfolios, including market price benchmarking and total cost ownership (TCO) analysis.
- Keen ability to proactively identify/propose cost reductions and continuous supplier performance improvement opportunities
- Experience Building and developing high performance Global teams with a focus on learning and career growth.
- Exceptional communication, stakeholder management, and leadership skills.
Conditions
- Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.
- This role may be eligible for the corporate bonus plan.
- New Relic provides a variety of benefits for this role, including healthcare, dental, vision, parental leave and planning, and mental health benefits, a 401(k) plan and match, 11 paid holidays, volunteer time off, paid time-off, and other competitive benefits.
- Estimated Base Pay Range: $174,000 - $235,000 USD