About the company
Block is one company built from many blocks, all united by the same purpose of economic empowerment. The blocks that form our foundational teams ā People, Finance, Counsel, Hardware, Information Security, Platform Infrastructure Engineering, and more ā provide support and guidance at the corporate level. They work across business groups and around the globe, spanning time zones and disciplines to develop inclusive People policies, forecast finances, give legal counsel, safeguard systems, nurture new initiatives, and more. Every challenge creates possibilities, and we need different perspectives to see them all. Bring yours to Block.
Job Summary
You Will
šSupport Block leadership strategic planning efforts through: Heavy focus on sourcing (via best class sourcing methodologies) Contract negotiation, Risk mitigation, Ongoing management and performance of supplier relationships šBe a trusted partner to the Marketing team in developing new strategies in an effort to increase delivery through people, processes, tools, and suppliers šEnsure smooth performance of daily operations, allowing them to concentrate on more progressive activities šBe the source of bringing in the best outside best practices by leveraging various sources of information and your external network šOversee complex, Block-wide supplier relations, developing solutions to new problems and using your foresight to anticipate future trends and issues šEstablish partnerships with important business partners aimed at identifying, understanding and fulfilling their requirements šDevelop selection/negotiation criteria, establish purchasing goals, coordinate resources, and provide category leadership following long-term buying goals šCollaborate with business partners to lead contract negotiation with suppliers; develop negotiation approaches, fallback positions and acceptable terms and conditions through contract completion and identify important benchmarks to measure contractual arrangements šIdentify and realize cost-saving and cost-reduction opportunities and build a culture of long-term savings on procurement costs without compromising supply assurance or quality šAssist to establish supplier life-cycle strategy to oversee planning, sourcing and selection of new suppliers, manage data for supplier performance and manage supplier off-boarding and transition šExplore new technologies to optimize performance and transparency to business partners šSupport internal and external audit, SOX compliance and due diligence requests šSupport other ad hoc projects
You Have
šMinimum of 10 years of strategic procurement or supplier management experience; in a high-growth technology environment preferred šAt least 5 years in a Marketing Category position šAbility to project manage, demonstrate project status, key actions, risks and opportunities šAbility to navigate in unstructured environments while garnering trust with internal customers. šExperience proactively resolving performance issues with assigned suppliers to ensure resolution šExperience leveraging technology and financial systems to extract and analyze data
If youāre passionate about blockchain and decentralized technologies, explore more opportunities in web3 and cryptocurrency careers.
