Strategic Sourcing Manager, Sonder
Serviced apartment provider
Job no longer available
Serviced apartment provider
501-1000 employees
Job no longer available
501-1000 employees
Company mission
To redefine hospitality by bringing exceptional stays everywhere.
Role
Who you are
- Bachelor degree in relevant field
- Minimum 8 years of Procurement and Sourcing experience related to technology procurement and direct spend with people management experience focusing on building, coaching and mentoring teams
- Strong negotiation skills with experience working with and managing/optimizing AWS, Snowflake, Salesforce, Datadog, and other engineering/ SaaS technologies
- Ability to drive a total cost of ownership mindset and implement cost savings initiatives by digging deep into strategic contracts, data, and analyzing spend patterns
- Experienced contract management professional who has worked with Legal and cross-functional business partners for “redlining” vendor contracts and managing it from initiation to final signatures
- Category Management experience working with Added-Value Resellers (VAR), Hardware, SaaS and/or Professional Service/Contingent Labor vendors
- Strong project management experience in dealing and managing multiple competing priorities
- Excellent communication skills, including oral, written, and interpersonal. Experience interfacing with senior-level stakeholders
What the job involves
- Lead the Direct Sourcing department
- Work with cross-functional teams to identify potential new product needs as a result of new market opportunities or projects
- Work closely with our merchandising and interior design teams on:
- Identifying opportunities for improving design quality and cost
- Quality improvements on existing products
- Close working partnership with merchandising, interior design, inventory management and logistics/fulfillment
- Troubleshoot product issues related to production and/or delivery delays
- Manage sourcing processes and procedures in the assigned categories to successfully execute and deliver products on time, on budget, and at a high level of design and quality. This should include the following:
- Comparative Studies - Products, costs and risk
- Cost negotiations based on parameters from merchandising
- Production exception tracking and reporting
- Monitor vendor performance & provide feedback to suppliers on their performance
Our take
Sonder is out to revolutionize the hospitality industry through tech-powered services and thoughtfully designed accommodations. The company manages thousands of live and contracted units, including spacious rooms, fully equipped suites and apartments, and hotels.
The company partners with real estate owners and landlords to manage and operate entire multi-unit buildings. This allows the company to create consistently good experiences. Its apartments feature luxury hotel perks like modern design, professional cleaning, fresh towels, boutique toiletries, and an innovative app-based concierge.
The company’s continued global expansion and innovative technological guest experiences show that it has had its share of success. Unfortunately, an announcement in late 2025 appears to indicate the business will stop operating due to severe financial constraints - news that we will follow closely as it develops.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
-2% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 8 rounds)
Jun 2020
$170m
SERIES E
Jul 2019
$225m
SERIES D
Total funding: $530.4m
Company benefits
- Stock option plan: Our success is your success. Exempt employees are part of our generous equity plan
- Vacation: Exempt team members have paid time off. Non-exempt team members accrue paid time off
- Health and wellbeing: All employees have access to our medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance plans
- Travel perks: All employees receive annual credits towards Sonder bookings, as well as stay discounts for friends and family
- Snacks & drinks: Our offices are stocked with a great selection of snacks, coffee, tea, and more
Company HQ
Design District, San Francisco, CA
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