senior sourcing manager, Technology (Nashville, TN)

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From the beginning, Starbucks set out to be a different kind of company. One that not only celebrated coffee and the rich tradition, but that also brought a feeling of connection. We are known for developing extraordinary leaders who share this passion and are guided by their service to others.

The senior sourcing manager, technology is an individual contributor responsible for developing and executing sourcing strategies across technology categories, including hardware, software, cloud-based solutions, maintenance, support, and related technology services.

The role combines strong technology-category knowledge with advanced sourcing, negotiation, contracting, and supplier-management capabilities. The individual will partner with Starbucks Technology (ST), Finance, Legal, and other relative business stakeholders to evaluate requirements, improve commercial outcomes, mitigate supplier risk, and build sourcing strategies that support long-term business objectives.

The successful candidate will bring practical experience managing technology suppliers, software publishers, and value-added resellers. This role requires the ability to independently lead complex sourcing initiatives from market analysis and sourcing strategy through negotiation, contracting, implementation, and supplier management.

As a senior sourcing manager, technology, you will…

• Develop and execute multi-year sourcing strategies across enterprise hardware, software, SaaS, cloud, maintenance, support, and related technology services.
• Independently lead complex sourcing initiatives, including requirements development, competitive events, proposal analysis, supplier selection, negotiations, contracting, and implementation.
• Evaluate technology pricing, licensing structures, subscription models, renewals, support terms, and total cost of ownership to deliver measurable value and commercial flexibility.
• Manage relationships with software publishers, hardware manufacturers, distributors, and value-added resellers, ensuring competitive pricing, channel transparency, and effective service delivery.
• Lead commercial and contractual negotiations in partnership with Technology, Finance, Legal, Information Security, Privacy, and other stakeholders.
• Build and maintain a pipeline of value opportunities through competitive sourcing, demand management, supplier consolidation, license optimization, improved terms, and supplier-enabled innovation.
• Establish supplier governance, lead business reviews, monitor contractual commitments and performance, and implement corrective-action plans when needed.
• Identify and mitigate supplier, commercial, licensing, information-security, service-continuity, concentration, and renewal risks.
• Develop clear business cases, financial analyses, sourcing recommendations, and executive-level presentations that enable informed stakeholder decisions.

We’d love to hear from people with:

• Bachelor’s degree in supply chain, business, finance, technology, engineering, or a related discipline, or equivalent relevant professional experience.
• 5+ years of technology-sourcing experience
• Demonstrated experience sourcing and negotiating enterprise technology products and services, including both hardware and software.
• Experience managing competitive sourcing events and complex supplier negotiations.
• Working knowledge of enterprise software licensing, subscription, maintenance, support, and renewal models.
• Demonstrated understanding of value-added reseller relationships and technology-channel commercial models.
• Experience developing sourcing strategies, negotiation plans, supplier evaluations, business cases, and award recommendations.
• Experience negotiating commercial agreements in partnership with Legal and other risk or control functions.
• Strong analytical skills, including the ability to evaluate complex pricing proposals, licensing models, total cost of ownership, and financial scenarios.
• Strong project-management skills, with the ability to independently manage multiple initiatives and deadlines.
• Effective written, verbal, and presentation skills, including the ability to communicate with technical stakeholders and senior leaders.
• Strong proficiency with Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and other tools used for sourcing analysis, project management, and executive communication.

As a Starbucks partner, you (and your family) will have access to medical, dental, vision, basic and supplemental life insurance, and other voluntary insurance benefits. Partners have access to short-term and long-term disability, paid parental leave, family expansion reimbursement, paid vacation from date of hire*, sick time (accrued at 1 hour for every 25 hours worked), eight paid holidays, and two personal days per year. Starbucks also offers eligible partners participation in a 401(k) retirement plan with employer match, a discounted company stock program (S.I.P.), Starbucks equity program (Bean Stock), incentivized emergency savings, and financial well-being tools. Additionally, Starbucks offers 100% upfront tuition coverage for a first-time bachelor’s degree through Arizona State University’s online program via the Starbucks College Achievement Plan, student loan management resources, and access to other educational opportunities. You will also have access to backup care and DACA reimbursement. Starbucks will comply with any applicable state and local laws regarding employee leave benefits, including, but not limited to providing time off pursuant to the Colorado Healthy Families and Workplaces Act, and in accordance with its plans and policies. This list is subject to change depending on collective bargaining in locations where partners have a certified bargaining representative. For additional information regarding partner perks and more detailed information about benefits, go to starbucksbenefits.com.

*If you are working in CA, CO, IL, LA, ME, MA, NE, ND or RI, you will accrue vacation up to a maximum of 120 hours (190 in CA) for roles below director and 200 hours (316 in CA) for roles at director or above. For roles in other states, you will be granted vacation time starting at 120 hours annually for roles below director and 200 hours annually for roles director and above.

The actual base pay offered to the successful candidate will be based on multiple factors, including but not limited to job-related knowledge/skills, experience, geographical location, and internal equity. At Starbucks, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at the high end of the range for their role, and compensation decisions are dependent upon the facts and circumstances of each position and candidate.

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