Doordashusa
Manager, Strategic Sourcing - Marketing
Los Angeles, CA; Seattle, WA; Tempe, AZ; Chicago, IL; Denver, CO; Austin, TX; Miami, FL; Washington D.C.. Posted 11 days ago
The role
You will own strategic sourcing and category management for Marketing spend including Media, Affiliate Marketing, and Experiential agencies. You will develop category strategies, lead sourcing events, and negotiate commercial agreements.
What you will do
- Develop global category strategies across Marketing areas including Media, Affiliate Marketing, and Experiential
- Lead end-to-end sourcing and negotiation processes including RFx projects, MSAs, SOWs, and renewals
- Embed with Marketing and Finance partners in planning cycles to shape briefs, budgets, and supplier strategies
- Build strategic relationships with agency, production, and sponsorship partners
- Analyze spend, market intelligence, and supplier performance
Required qualifications
- 5+ years of strategic sourcing or category management experience across Marketing categories
- Direct experience leading complex sourcing processes and negotiating commercial agreements for Media (Offline + Digital), Affiliate Marketing, and Experiential, or related Marketing spend
- Ability to build trusted relationships with senior business partners and suppliers
- Ability to influence decisions across Marketing, Finance, Legal, and other cross-functional teams
- Strong commercial judgment
- Ability to use data, market intelligence, and supplier performance insights
- Clear communication skills
- Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment
- Ability to navigate ambiguity
- Ability to work effectively with global teams
Nice to have
- agency or brand/marketing side experience
Benefits
- 401(k) plan with employer matching
- 16 weeks of paid parental leave
- wellness benefits
- commuter benefits match
- paid time off
- paid sick leave
- medical, dental, and vision benefits
- 11 paid holidays
- disability and basic life insurance
- family-forming assistance
- mental health program
- flexible paid time off/vacation for salaried roles
About the company
DoorDash is a technology and logistics company that started by enabling door-to-door delivery. The company is growing rapidly and aims to be a place people turn to for any and all goods.