Procurement Category Manager - Marketing

Our Company

Changing the world through digital experiences is what Adobe's all about. We give everyonefrom emerging artists to global brandseverything 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!

The Opportunity

Adobe purchases products and services from thousands of suppliers each year. We aim to accelerate Adobe's continued commercial success through outstanding strategic sourcing. You will have the chance to lead sourcing projects while you partner with internal teams and suppliers to optimize spend across Adobe's indirect categories.

What You'll Do

• Serve as a liaison between internal business partners and external suppliers to drive impactful sourcing projects related to marketing procurement.
• Build and maintain positive relationships with internal marketing team members to understand business needs, influence decisions, and provide sourcing expertise.
• Develop and implement category strategies for marketing procurement, including but not limited to media, creative agencies, digital marketing, public relations, and market research.
• Identify and implement value-creating opportunities across spend categories.
• Coordinate contract lifecycle management, including compliance tracking, renewals, and risk mitigation strategies.
• Lead, develop, issue, and coordinate RFx activity and lead commercial negotiations to find the best sourcing solution for Adobe.
• Monitor supplier performance, ensuring alignment with contractual agreements, service levels, and important metrics.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with finance, legal, information security, risk, and other departments to ensure alignment with corporate policies and objectives.
• Drive continuous improvement in sourcing processes, improving efficiencies, and supporting organizational change initiatives.
• Key contributor to the strategic direction of Sourcing / Procurement initiatives.

What You'll Need

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Experience & Expertise :

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Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several U.S. geographic markets, and we pay differently based on those defined markets. The U.S. pay range for this position is $95,100 $184,000 annually. Pay within this range varies by work location and may also depend on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for the job location during the hiring process.

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In addition, certain roles may be eligible for long-term incentives in the form of a new hire equity award.

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