Strategic Sourcing Manager Jobs in California
Strategic Sourcing Manager jobs in California are among the most active in the country, concentrated in technology, defense, life sciences, and consumer goods across a market that ranges from early-career buyers to senior procurement directors. The heaviest hiring is in the San Francisco Bay Area, Los Angeles, and San Diego, where companies like Apple, Northrop Grumman, and Johnson & Johnson maintain large procurement and supply chain operations. The most in-demand specialties are indirect spend management, supplier diversity, and direct materials sourcing for electronics and medical devices. Find a role that fits below and apply directly.
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Overview
Intuit is seeking a Staff Strategic Sourcing Manager to lead complex, high-impact sourcing initiatives across various marketing categories (e.g. Creative, Production, PR, Social and Influencer Services etc). This is an individual contributor role for a senior sourcing professional who thrives in ambiguity, operates independently, and partners effectively with senior Marketing leaders. This role requires deep expertise in the marketing landscape, understanding its impact on business outcomes and total cost of ownership, with a focus on driving business transformation.
This role plays a critical part in enabling Intuit's growth, operational excellence, and innovation. In this role, you will develop category strategies, lead negotiations, and manage critical supplier relationships across marketing services. You will connect third-party capabilities with Intuit's value chain to optimize investments, manage risk, and unlock value across marketing teams. You will collaborate with senior leaders across Intuit to identify opportunities for operational improvements, cost optimization, and risk mitigation, ensuring best value from third-party investments. You'll influence through expertise, data, and clear communication—remaining hands-on while driving measurable business outcomes.
This role requires a strategic, highly analytical leader and strong connector who can synthesize insights across third-party partners, Intuit's value chain, and business outcomes to drive growth and innovation. You will develop and execute sourcing and category strategies, identify and quantify value opportunities, and lead RFx processes and complex vendor negotiations to deliver measurable impact.
Responsibilities
- Category Leadership & Transformation
Develop and execute comprehensive sourcing and category strategies across key marketing areas, including Creative, Social, Influencer Marketing, Public Relations etc. Lead a portfolio of complex, high-impact initiatives that drive business and operating model transformation through innovative sourcing approaches, process optimization, and scalable governance.
- Strategic Sourcing
Own and lead end-to-end strategic sourcing initiatives—from demand assessment and market analysis through sourcing strategy development, competitive processes (RFPs, RFQs), and supplier selection—to align with business objectives. Optimize total cost of ownership by evaluating commercial models, performance metrics, and risk, while maximizing long-term value through scalable solutions, strong governance, and outcome-based partnerships.
- Complex Negotiation & Contracting
Lead high-stakes, high-value negotiations with global marketing suppliers to achieve best-in-class commercial outcomes and manage risk. Drive the development and negotiation of MSAs and SOWs in close partnership with Legal, Finance, Data Security, and other cross-functional stakeholders.
- Supplier Relationship Management (SRM)
Design and lead a strategic SRM model to govern and strengthen critical supplier partnerships. Drive performance management through regular business reviews, data-driven scorecards, and continuous improvement initiatives focused on quality, cost, delivery, and innovation.
- Strategic Business Partnership
Act as a trusted advisor and primary sourcing partner to senior Marketing leaders. Translate complex business needs into actionable sourcing strategies that support growth, innovation, and financial objectives.
- Data-Driven Value Creation
Leverage data, analytics, and AI-enabled tools to conduct spend analysis, scenario modeling, and sourcing evaluations. Build clear, fact-based business cases that quantify value, inform decision-making, and track measurable outcomes.
- Cross-Functional Program Leadership
Lead high-impact, cross-functional sourcing initiatives from strategy through execution, managing priorities, timelines, and stakeholder alignment to deliver results at scale.
- Process Optimization & Governance
Drive continuous improvement of sourcing processes and governance to increase efficiency, reduce cycle times, and ensure compliance.
- AI Automation & Innovation
Identify, design, and deploy AI-powered automation across sourcing workflows—including RFx generation, supplier evaluation, contract analysis, and spend reporting. Develop and scale agentic processes that reduce manual effort, accelerate cycle times, and improve decision quality. Champion an AI-first mindset within the team, proactively exploring emerging tools and embedding them into repeatable, scalable sourcing operations.
Qualifications
Experience & Education
- Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Business, Marketing, Finance, or related field; advanced degree preferred
- 8+ years of strategic sourcing and category management experience
- 5+ years of hands-on marketing services sourcing experience
- Proven ownership of enterprise-critical initiatives with executive visibility
Data, Digital & Analytics
- Strong expertise in spend analytics, cost modeling, and should-cost analysis
- Ability to translate complex data into clear, executive-ready insights
- Hands-on experience with source-to-pay platforms (e.g., Coupa) and the end-to-end procurement lifecycle
- Practical experience using AI-enabled and digital tools to improve sourcing effectiveness and efficiency
AI Proficiency
- Demonstrated proficiency with AI-enabled tools and platforms to drive sourcing efficiency, including prompt engineering, workflow automation, and agentic task delegation
- Hands-on experience leveraging generative AI tools (e.g., Claude, ChatGPT, Copilot) to accelerate analysis, synthesize market intelligence, and produce executive-ready deliverables
- Ability to evaluate and integrate AI-powered solutions into sourcing workflows, from spend analytics and should-cost modeling to supplier research and contract review
- Comfort operating in an AI-first environment, with a demonstrated ability to build and iterate on AI-assisted processes that reduce manual effort and improve decision quality
Core Competencies
- Category Strategy & Transformation: Ability to design and evolve category strategies that drive business outcomes, optimize supplier ecosystems, and embed process automation and governance
- Negotiation & Contracting: Proven success leading complex, high-value negotiations and structuring MSAs and SOWs
- Program Leadership: Ability to independently lead multiple cross-functional initiatives in fast-paced, ambiguous environments
- Executive Influence: Strong communication skills with the ability to influence senior stakeholders through data and expertise
Additional Requirements
- Resume/CV submission required
- Background check required
- Up to 20% travel
Intuit provides a competitive compensation package with a strong pay for performance rewards approach. This position may be eligible for a cash bonus, equity rewards and benefits, in accordance with our applicable plans and programs (see more about our compensation and benefits at Intuit®: Careers | Benefits). Pay offered is based on factors such as job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and work location. To drive ongoing fair pay for employees, Intuit conducts regular comparisons across categories of ethnicity and gender. The expected base pay range for this position is:
Bay Area $159,500 - $215,500
Overview
Intuit is seeking a Staff Strategic Sourcing Manager to lead complex, high-impact sourcing initiatives across various marketing categories (e.g. Creative, Production, PR, Social and Influencer Services etc). This is an individual contributor role for a senior sourcing professional who thrives in ambiguity, operates independently, and partners effectively with senior Marketing leaders. This role requires deep expertise in the marketing landscape, understanding its impact on business outcomes and total cost of ownership, with a focus on driving business transformation.
This role plays a critical part in enabling Intuit's growth, operational excellence, and innovation. In this role, you will develop category strategies, lead negotiations, and manage critical supplier relationships across marketing services. You will connect third-party capabilities with Intuit's value chain to optimize investments, manage risk, and unlock value across marketing teams. You will collaborate with senior leaders across Intuit to identify opportunities for operational improvements, cost optimization, and risk mitigation, ensuring best value from third-party investments. You'll influence through expertise, data, and clear communication—remaining hands-on while driving measurable business outcomes.
This role requires a strategic, highly analytical leader and strong connector who can synthesize insights across third-party partners, Intuit's value chain, and business outcomes to drive growth and innovation. You will develop and execute sourcing and category strategies, identify and quantify value opportunities, and lead RFx processes and complex vendor negotiations to deliver measurable impact.
Responsibilities
- Category Leadership & Transformation
Develop and execute comprehensive sourcing and category strategies across key marketing areas, including Creative, Social, Influencer Marketing, Public Relations etc. Lead a portfolio of complex, high-impact initiatives that drive business and operating model transformation through innovative sourcing approaches, process optimization, and scalable governance.
- Strategic Sourcing
Own and lead end-to-end strategic sourcing initiatives—from demand assessment and market analysis through sourcing strategy development, competitive processes (RFPs, RFQs), and supplier selection—to align with business objectives. Optimize total cost of ownership by evaluating commercial models, performance metrics, and risk, while maximizing long-term value through scalable solutions, strong governance, and outcome-based partnerships.
- Complex Negotiation & Contracting
Lead high-stakes, high-value negotiations with global marketing suppliers to achieve best-in-class commercial outcomes and manage risk. Drive the development and negotiation of MSAs and SOWs in close partnership with Legal, Finance, Data Security, and other cross-functional stakeholders.
- Supplier Relationship Management (SRM)
Design and lead a strategic SRM model to govern and strengthen critical supplier partnerships. Drive performance management through regular business reviews, data-driven scorecards, and continuous improvement initiatives focused on quality, cost, delivery, and innovation.
- Strategic Business Partnership
Act as a trusted advisor and primary sourcing partner to senior Marketing leaders. Translate complex business needs into actionable sourcing strategies that support growth, innovation, and financial objectives.
- Data-Driven Value Creation
Leverage data, analytics, and AI-enabled tools to conduct spend analysis, scenario modeling, and sourcing evaluations. Build clear, fact-based business cases that quantify value, inform decision-making, and track measurable outcomes.
- Cross-Functional Program Leadership
Lead high-impact, cross-functional sourcing initiatives from strategy through execution, managing priorities, timelines, and stakeholder alignment to deliver results at scale.
- Process Optimization & Governance
Drive continuous improvement of sourcing processes and governance to increase efficiency, reduce cycle times, and ensure compliance.
- AI Automation & Innovation
Identify, design, and deploy AI-powered automation across sourcing workflows—including RFx generation, supplier evaluation, contract analysis, and spend reporting. Develop and scale agentic processes that reduce manual effort, accelerate cycle times, and improve decision quality. Champion an AI-first mindset within the team, proactively exploring emerging tools and embedding them into repeatable, scalable sourcing operations.
Qualifications
Experience & Education
- Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Business, Marketing, Finance, or related field; advanced degree preferred
- 8+ years of strategic sourcing and category management experience
- 5+ years of hands-on marketing services sourcing experience
- Proven ownership of enterprise-critical initiatives with executive visibility
Data, Digital & Analytics
- Strong expertise in spend analytics, cost modeling, and should-cost analysis
- Ability to translate complex data into clear, executive-ready insights
- Hands-on experience with source-to-pay platforms (e.g., Coupa) and the end-to-end procurement lifecycle
- Practical experience using AI-enabled and digital tools to improve sourcing effectiveness and efficiency
AI Proficiency
- Demonstrated proficiency with AI-enabled tools and platforms to drive sourcing efficiency, including prompt engineering, workflow automation, and agentic task delegation
- Hands-on experience leveraging generative AI tools (e.g., Claude, ChatGPT, Copilot) to accelerate analysis, synthesize market intelligence, and produce executive-ready deliverables
- Ability to evaluate and integrate AI-powered solutions into sourcing workflows, from spend analytics and should-cost modeling to supplier research and contract review
- Comfort operating in an AI-first environment, with a demonstrated ability to build and iterate on AI-assisted processes that reduce manual effort and improve decision quality
Core Competencies
- Category Strategy & Transformation: Ability to design and evolve category strategies that drive business outcomes, optimize supplier ecosystems, and embed process automation and governance
- Negotiation & Contracting: Proven success leading complex, high-value negotiations and structuring MSAs and SOWs
- Program Leadership: Ability to independently lead multiple cross-functional initiatives in fast-paced, ambiguous environments
- Executive Influence: Strong communication skills with the ability to influence senior stakeholders through data and expertise
Additional Requirements
- Resume/CV submission required
- Background check required
- Up to 20% travel
Intuit provides a competitive compensation package with a strong pay for performance rewards approach. This position may be eligible for a cash bonus, equity rewards and benefits, in accordance with our applicable plans and programs (see more about our compensation and benefits at Intuit®: Careers | Benefits). Pay offered is based on factors such as job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and work location. To drive ongoing fair pay for employees, Intuit conducts regular comparisons across categories of ethnicity and gender. The expected base pay range for this position is:
Bay Area $159,500 - $215,500
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Strategic Sourcing Manager Job Market in California
A snapshot from current California openings, updated as new roles post.
Who's Hiring
- Zoox13
- Meta4
- Applied Materials2
- Mattel2
- Amazon1
Top Industries Hiring
- Automotive11
- Technology & Software7
- Artificial Intelligence5
- Electronics & Hardware3
- Banking & Financial Services2
What California Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in strategic sourcing manager jobs across California.
- Bachelor's degree in supply chain, business, or a related field required
- Five or more years of strategic sourcing or procurement experience preferred
- Demonstrated experience managing RFPs, RFQs, and supplier negotiations
- Proficiency with procurement platforms such as SAP Ariba or Coupa
- Certified Professional in Supply Management (CPSM) credential strongly preferred
- Experience with supplier diversity programs and California compliance reporting
Strategic Sourcing Manager Jobs in California: Frequently Asked Questions
How do you become a strategic sourcing manager in California?
The standard path is a bachelor's degree in supply chain management, business administration, or a related field, followed by several years in procurement, buying, or category management roles. California employers consistently favor candidates who hold the Certified Professional in Supply Management credential through the Institute for Supply Management. Large California employers in technology and defense often prefer candidates with experience in their specific spend categories, such as electronics components or professional services.
How much do strategic sourcing managers make in California?
Strategic sourcing managers in California earn a median of about $159,830 a year, based on May 2025 Bureau of Labor Statistics wage data, ranging from around $99,560 for the lowest 10% to over $241,340 for the top 10%. Pay rises with experience, specialty, and employer.
Which companies hire strategic sourcing managers in California?
Employers hiring strategic sourcing managers in California right now include Zoox, Meta, and Applied Materials, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of June 2026. California's concentration of technology headquarters, aerospace primes, and life sciences companies means demand is spread across industries rather than tied to a single sector.
Which California cities have the most strategic sourcing manager jobs?
Foster City, Los Angeles, and Santa Clara have the most strategic sourcing manager openings in California. The Bay Area leads because of its density of technology headquarters and venture-backed companies with complex global supply chains, while Los Angeles draws volume from aerospace, entertainment, and consumer goods firms, and San Diego reflects demand from its large biotech and defense contracting base.
Are there remote strategic sourcing manager jobs in California?
Yes, and more than most supply chain roles, because strategic sourcing is largely analytical and relationship-driven work that does not require a physical presence on a warehouse floor. About 0% of strategic sourcing manager openings tied to California are remote or hybrid as of June 2026, reflecting how much of the role involves supplier calls, data analysis, and contract review. Supplier site visits and cross-functional negotiations are the parts most likely to require occasional in-person attendance.
How can I get hired as a strategic sourcing manager in California with little or no experience?
The most realistic entry path is a procurement analyst or junior buyer role, which large California employers in technology and defense use as a feeder into sourcing management. Companies like Cisco, Raytheon, and Kaiser Permanente run structured rotational or development programs that move analysts into category ownership within a few years. A CPSM credential or coursework through a California State University supply chain program gives candidates a concrete edge, and lateral moves from operations planning or finance roles are common at mid-size California manufacturers.
Where can I find and apply to strategic sourcing manager jobs in California?
You can find and apply to strategic sourcing manager jobs in California on Migrate Mate, which lists current California openings updated regularly. Find roles that fit your experience and location preference and apply directly to each one.
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