Manager, Sourcing - Software Category

Manager, Sourcing - Software

News Corp is a global, diversified media and information services company focused on creating and distributing authoritative and engaging content to consumers throughout the world. The company comprises businesses across a range of media, including : news and information services, book publishing, digital real estate services, cable network programming in Australia, and pay-tv distribution in Australia. Headquartered in New York, the activities of News Corp are conducted primarily in the United States, Australia, and the United Kingdom.

Role - Manager, Sourcing - Software

Category - Software

Location - Princeton, NJ

Type - Full Time

Hybrid - 3 days in office

Job Description

The Manager - Software Sourcing is responsible for leading the strategic sourcing, negotiation, and contract management for enterprise software, including both on-premise and SaaS solutions. This role partners globally across regions-including India, UK, and Australia-and collaborates closely with legal, finance, and business stakeholders to ensure optimized commercial outcomes, compliance, and value delivery.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead sourcing strategy, negotiations, and contracting for software spend categories (on-prem and SaaS).
• Coordinate with offshore sourcing execution teams (India) to manage renewals and optimize total cost of ownership.
• Collaborate with legal to ensure contracts align with business requirements and risk standards.
• Translate technical and commercial requirements into clear, enforceable contract language.
• Build and manage global supplier relationships; oversee governance of long-term agreements.
• Develop and execute category strategies informed by market trends, technology evolution, and vendor capabilities.
• Drive annual cost savings, improve vendor performance, and ensure SLA compliance.
• Foster collaboration and alignment across stakeholders in the US, UK, Australia, and India.

Qualifications & Skills

A Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

5-8 years of experience in strategic sourcing and software procurement within a complex, global organization.

Demonstrated success in negotiating software contracts and managing supplier relationships.

Strong understanding of software licensing models (e.g., SaaS, perpetual, subscriptions).

Experience with category strategy development and long-term vendor management.

Exceptional communication, stakeholder management, and analytical skills.

Experience working with cross-regional / global teams.

Key Competencies

Courage : Takes ownership of challenges and drives resolution.

Collaboration : Actively shares knowledge, builds trust, and fosters team success.

Commitment : Focused on delivering high-quality results with attention to detail and customer satisfaction.

Continuous Improvement : Seeks innovative approaches to procurement and process optimization.

Pay Range

$120,000 - $145,000 + Bonus

We recognize that attracting the best talent is key to our strategy and success as a company. As a result, we aim for flexibility in structuring competitive compensation offers to ensure we are able to attract the best candidates. The quoted salary range represents our good faith estimate as to what our ideal candidates are likely to expect, and we tailor our offers within the range based on the selected candidate's experience, industry knowledge, location, technical and communication skills, and other factors that may prove relevant during the interview process. Pay-for-performance is a key element in our strategy to attract, engage, and motivate talented people to do their best work. Similarly to salary, for bonus eligible roles, targets are set based on a variety of factors including competitive market practice. For benefits eligible roles, in addition to cash compensation, the company provides a comprehensive and highly competitive benefits package, with a variety of physical health, retirement and savings, caregiving, emotional wellbeing, transportation, and other benefits, including "elective" benefits employees may select to best fit the needs and personal situations of our diverse workforce.

Equal Opportunity Employer

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability status. EEO / Disabled / Vets