Strategic Sourcing Manager

Box Box · Enterprise · Redwood City, CA · Controllership

Box is seeking a Strategic Sourcing Manager to lead negotiations and manage contracts for SaaS and technology categories, focusing on IT, Marketing, GTM, and HR. The role involves running RFX processes, building cost models, partnering with Legal and Security, and ensuring compliance. The ideal candidate will have 4+ years of experience in strategic sourcing, strong negotiation skills, and proficiency in data analysis and procurement tools. While Box is an AI-first company, this role is not directly involved in building AI models but rather in sourcing the technology and services that support it.

What you'd actually do

  1. Lead contract negotiations and vendor management for SaaS and tech categories, securing favorable commercial terms, SLAs, and exit protections.
  2. Run end-to-end RFX processes, supplier evaluations, and competitive bids; recommend supplier selections grounded in data.
  3. Build cost models and present insights that drive savings, efficiency, and outcome-based decisions.
  4. Draft, review, and negotiate NDAs, MSAs, SOWs, orders, and software licensing agreements in partnership with Legal, Compliance, and Security.
  5. Accelerate vendor onboarding while ensuring policy, privacy, and security compliance.

Skills

Required

  • Strategic Sourcing/Procurement
  • Indirect and technology/SaaS experience
  • Negotiation
  • Contract review and negotiation (NDAs, MSAs, SOWs, licenses)
  • Partnership with Legal/Security
  • Excel/Sheets (pivot tables, lookup functions, cost modeling)
  • Data storytelling
  • Procurement tools
  • Stakeholder management
  • Independent work
  • Collaboration
  • Organization
  • Multitasking
  • Prioritization
  • Detail-oriented
  • Business judgment

Nice to have

  • Coupa
  • Zip
  • Box
  • AI-enabled workflows
  • APICS

What the JD emphasized

  • 4+ years in Strategic Sourcing/Procurement with strong indirect and technology/SaaS experience
  • Proven negotiator with 4+ years reviewing, drafting, and negotiating commercial contracts (NDAs, MSAs, SOWs, licenses) and partnering with Legal/Security
  • Advanced Excel/Sheets skills (e.g., pivot tables, lookup functions, cost modeling) and clear data storytelling