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*Your work days are brighter here.*

At Workday, it all began with a conversation over breakfast. When our founders met at a sunny California diner, they came up with an idea to revolutionize the enterprise software market. And when we began to rise, one thing that really set us apart was our culture. A culture which was driven by our value of putting our people first. And ever since, the happiness, development, and contribution of every Workmate is central to who we are. Our Workmates believe a healthy employee-centric, collaborative culture is the essential mix of ingredients for success in business. That's why we look after our people, communities and the planet while still being profitable. Feel encouraged to shine, however that manifests: you don't need to hide who you are. You can feel the energy and the passion, it's what makes us unique. Inspired to make a brighter work day for all and transform with us to the next stage of our growth journey? Bring your brightest version of you and have a brighter work day here.

About the Team

Workday's Technology Sourcing team is a group of Sourcing professionals who are passionate about technology and enabling our internal customers through Workday's incredible growth journey. We build strong relationships with our suppliers who provide the critical technology infrastructure that powers our products and our internal operations.

We are driven by a passion for forging close working relationships throughout the company. We're a diverse group of people, with an invaluable mix of experience and backgrounds.

Our team promotes Workday's core values with 'Employees' being the first of them. This is why we:

• Empower you to follow your desired career path & achieve professional and personal goals
• Encourage work-life balance and wellbeing
• Are proud to champion equal opportunities for everyone

We are a global team but that doesn't stop our sense of collaboration, supportiveness, and fun! We thrive on open lines of communication, transparency, and camaraderie. We strive to continually improve, solicit active input and participation from all team members equally and always go the extra mile to produce a positive customer experience. We encourage all people to be proud of who they are and what they have accomplished. If you can bring that passion and energy to Workday, we are collectively better for it and the diversity everyone brings to the team.

About the Role

Workday is seeking a Senior Manager, Global Sourcing who will assist with the execution of Cloud & IT Infrastructure strategies. This role will be responsible for developing and managing global category strategies and understanding the business/company requirements to maximize value. The Senior Manager will also lead a team responsible for the end-to-end execution of the Sourcing process of crafting and managing the category strategy, spend and market analysis, running RFx's and negotiating contracts and pricing, and supplier management.

Using deep sourcing and vendor management experience, the Senior Manager, Global Sourcing will operate at all levels of the organization and move seamlessly from tactical to strategic. Additionally, they must be a proven leader with a keen eye for detail, be able to provide insights based on market conditions and trends, investigate innovative methods, optimize value from goods and service providers, improve the decision-making process, guide/develop their team, and ensure the process is executed in alignment with policy.

Responsibilities:

• People Leadership: Manage team to ensure efficient and effective execution of category sourcing. Focus on developing the team while exemplifying Wo rkday core values

• Communication: Concisely communicate verbally and in writing to business partners and as a people manager

• Category Sourcing Strategies: Guide, develop and present multiple category so rcing strategies with the team, while aligning with the business strategies

• Supplier strategy, selection, execution, and compliance: Lead the business negotiation process with internal partners and suppliers. Manage contract to completion. Develop negotiation approach, fallback positions, acceptable terms and conditions through to closure. Identify and manage all violations and exceptions to existing supplier contracts

• RFI, RFP, RFQ services: Own and lead the supplier interface for all RFI, RFP and RFQ services. Partner with appropriate internal stakeholders. Manage the end-to-end process from creation to selection to contract implementation

• Measure, manage and improve supplier actual performance against negotiated SLA's and quality metrics

• Competitive benchmarking: Identify key benchmark suppliers in RFx efforts. Measure, report and action cost productivity as a function of market pricing

• Cost Modeling: Own and provide industry and actual unit and service cost data which feeds into TCO and RFx evaluations

• Business Planning: Be accountable to coordinate suppliers and Workday internal customers and review supplier and business roadmaps planning ahead 12 to 24 months, as applicable

• Preferred Supplier Management: Identify, qualify and formalize which suppliers should be aligned with preferred supplier status based on segmentation modeling

• Periodic supplier audit/action: Lead ongoing supplier audits, identifying areas of improvement and the plan to address

• Category Sourcing: Develop and own the category sourcing plan. Ensure all internal business requirements are met

• Business Partnering: Become a trusted advisor and partner to Workday's Business

• Sourcing initiatives: Lead/support the maturation and continuous improvement of Sourcing at Workday

   

About You

*Basic Qualifications*

• Bachelor's Degree in Supply Chain, Business or equivalent degree. Master's degree preferred.

• 8+ years of experience in a Strategic Sourcing / Procurement / Supply Chain role. Global experience preferred.

*Other Qualifications*

• Previous experience in managing people and/or teams

• Demonstrated sourcing experience leading RFx's, conducting supplier management and managing a sourcing category with a focus on Technology preferred

• Familiarity with standard procurement concepts, practices, and procedures

• Leader with strong organizational and interpersonal skills

• Possess a positive attitude, excellent communication and analytical skills

• Demonstration of critical thinking, ability to question the output of a financial model and consider options for improvement

• Proactive, result oriented, with a can-do attitude in meeting critical deadlines

Workday Pay Transparency Statement

The annualized base salary ranges for the primary location and any additional locations are listed below. Workday pay ranges vary based on work location. As a part of the total compensation package, this role may be eligible for the Workday Bonus Plan or a role-specific commission/bonus, as well as annual refresh stock grants. Recruiters can share more detail during the hiring process. Each candidate's compensation offer will be based on multiple factors including, but not limited to, geography, experi ence, skills, job duties, and business need, among other things. For more information regarding Workday's comprehensive benefits, please click here.

Primary Location: USA.CA.Pleasanton

Primary Location Base Pay Range: $180,400 USD - $270,600 USD

Additional US Location(s) Base Pay Range: $152,500 USD - $270,600 USD

Our Approach to Flexible Work

With Flex Work, we're combining the best of both worlds: in-person time and remote. Our approach enables our teams to deepen connections, maintain a strong community, and do their best work. We know that flexibility can take shap