Program Manager, Strategic Sourcing Partnerships

Our Company

Changing the world through digital experiences is what Adobe’s all about. We give everyone—from emerging artists to global brands—everything they need to design and deliver exceptional digital experiences! We’re passionate about empowering people to create beautiful and powerful images, videos, and apps, and transform how companies interact with customers across every screen. 

We’re on a mission to hire the very best and are committed to creating exceptional employee experiences where everyone is respected and has access to equal opportunity. We realize that new ideas can come from everywhere in the organization, and we know the next big idea could be yours!

Our Company

Changing the world through digital experiences is what Adobe’s all about. We give everyone—from emerging artists to global brands—everything they need to design and deliver exceptional digital experiences! We’re passionate about empowering people to create beautiful and powerful images, videos, and apps, and transform how companies interact with customers across every screen.

We’re on a mission to hire the very best and are committed to creating exceptional employee experiences where everyone is respected and has access to equal opportunity. We realize that new ideas can come from everywhere in the organization, and we know the next big idea could be yours!

Program Manager, Strategic Sourcing Partnerships

Locations – Lehi, San Francisco or San Jose

What you'll do

• Ensure value realization from Adobe’s technology and services, supporting the long-term health of strategic partnerships.
• Establish a centralized reporting system to report, monitor, and manage technology of goods and services consumption, highlighting areas of underutilization and opportunities for optimization.
• Shape and lead a tracking framework, generate data-driven insights, and nurture awareness of consumption trends and insights among both internal and external collaborators, customers, partners, and team members, influencing procurement strategies.
• Partner with cross-functional counterparts, including finance leads and line of business owners, to increase accountability, ownership, and utilization of Adobe’s investments.
• Support informed renewal and procurement decisions, ensuring investments deliver value and align with business needs.
• Proactively handle dependencies, anticipate setbacks, resolve issues, and prioritize needs, staying closely aligned with the team to ensure partnership success.

What you need to succeed

• BA/BS degree preferred or proven experience.
• demonstrated ability in project/program management, ideally in a Software-as-a-Service or technology environment.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret complex data and provide actionable insights.
• Growth mindset with ability to think strategically and align procurement activities with broader business goals.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and emotional intelligence. Passionate about building high-trust relationships to achieve business goals. Comfortable with holding teams accountable.
• Strong organizational and problem-solving skills, track details, and deliver with influence using tools, processes, and templates for consistent outcomes.
• High level of confidence working on multifaceted projects, flexible and adaptable to changing priorities and business needs.

Desired traits

• Familiarity with Adobe solutions and partner ecosystem; appetite for long-term career growth within Adobe.
• Prior experience in strategic sourcing or vendor management, preferably within the technology sector.
• Driver: Take charge. Ability to be assertive and hold teams accountable. Get things done. Operate effectively and autonomously.
• Coordinated: A planner who brings order and resolve to a fast-paced environment with matrixed organizations.
• Inquisitive: Thinks critically and asks pertinent questions to learn the business, technology, products, and processes.
• Adaptability: Ability to complete and deliver successfully amid ambiguity.
• Program management, framework design, etc.

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