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The Opportunity Reporting to the Head of Global Services Sourcing, they will lead a team of Sourcing Specialists and Category Managers (CMs) and will serve as the primary liaison with key internal marketing partners in defining category strategies and the execution of high complexity and high risk sourcing projects. This is a unique opportunity to lead a highly skilled team and build relationships across marketing organization to unify efforts with the purpose of taking marketing category management to the next level. Currently, Adobe's annualized global marketing, sales, and sponsorships spend is >$1B/year. What you'll Do * Lead a team and marketing scope across the U.S., EMEA, and APAC * Act as a trusted advisor and demonstrate ability to build strong relationships with leaders and senior internal partners for marketing * Obtain the best total cost of ownership (TCO), business and commercial terms with tangible savings/value results through sourcing initiatives * Mentor their teams as they actively lead major/strategic supplier performance initiatives aimed at optimizing financial and operational performance * Jointly lead or lead cross-functional teams and solicit executive support to plan sourcing strategies and supplier management programs aligned with business objectives * Pro-actively seek value, savings and efficiency opportunities across marketing category spend, negotiate and develop reporting documentation * Preempts and prepares for marketplace movements and risk through category analysis * Demonstrates marketing category expertise and guides their team with recommendations and options for consideration * Lead commercial negotiations of large/high-risk agreements with strategic/critical suppliers to ensure Adobe receives the best value, associated cost savings, and assurance of favorable commercial terms * Ensure proper risk mitigation through legal terms as well as robust Service Level Agreements (SLAs) are well thought through * Drive process improvements, change initiatives, and strategic planning * Strong negotiator, guiding and leading the business and the team to get the best result for Adobe * Exceptional understanding and ability to extract actionable insights using tools and analytics skills * Use, maintain, and innovate procurement tools and processes according to Global Procurement standards and expectations to speed/improve positive results/changes. * Processes contracts according to Adobe Legal Playbook and policies * Applies SRM techniques to ensure the supply base is providing the required level of services, including but not limited to SBRs, spend analytics, etc. What you need to succeed * Requires a minimum of a Bachelor's Degree (focus in Business Management, Supply Chain, and/or International Management) * Strategic Sourcing/Category Management experience required (Preference: 10+ years' experience in Strategic Sourcing, Procurement, Supply Chain, Corporate Finance and/or... For full info follow application link.

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