Supply Chain Manager - Hardware and Network
Tech Ops Team | San Francisco, CA
Dropbox is the home for your most important stuff—now we're bringing it to life with a growing family of products. As we scale our global brand, there’s plenty of space for you to grow alongside us and simplify life for millions of people around the world.
Our Technical Operations team creates the layer from which all Dropbox experiences are built. As our user base and product family continues to grow, tech ops is responsible for strengthening our foundation.
Dropbox is seeking an experienced supplier and procurement manager to join the foundations of our rapidly growing technical operations team. This person will be responsible for building server and networking supply chains to deliver infrastructure that will enable Dropbox to scale beyond our current 1 billion files/day stored by 350M+ users.
Responsibilities
- Develop and manage all contractual issues and programs including but not limited to hardware, consultants, development and software/data licenses, blanket and volume purchasing agreements
- Strength in negotiations, cost/price analysis and procurement procedures
- Understand software license scenario(s) and help to develop with the business optimal business terms based on the requirements (both provided and discovered through collaboration)
- Ability to develop statement of work and RFPs
- Manage the bid process including solicitation, analysis, negotiations and recommendations
- Direct negotiating teams, coordinate end-user involvement and administer resulting contracts
- Direct complex contract negotiation and RFP issues
- Involved in directing other functional areas in purchasing matters and is viewed as being a technical resource by the group
- Partner with client groups, taking on whatever role is necessary to achieve business objectives
- Exercise judgment within broadly defined practices and policies in developing methods, techniques and evaluation criterion for obtaining results
- Prepare purchase orders with all required information, including terms and conditions, and input into the purchasing computer system
Requirements
- BA/BS or equivalent in a technical, business or analytical discipline required
- MBA/MS is a plus
- 7-10 years experience in sourcing roles
- Excel, Word and PowerPoint experience preferred
- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal are required
- Extensive knowledge and experience in purchasing field is essential
- Requires the ability to direct, complex contract negotiations and RFP issues
- Strength in negotiations, cost/price analysis and purchasing procedures is also essential