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Datadog is seeking a Team Lead for Strategic Sourcing to expand and lead the Procurement team's strategic sourcing function. This role combines hands-on sourcing expertise with people leadership, managing a direct report and growing the team as the function scales.
Key responsibilities include:
• Lead strategic sourcing for enterprise SaaS and IT categories, owning net-new purchases and complex, high-spend renewals through documented, collaborative evaluation processes with advance action planning.
• Own software license and subscription strategy, right-sizing entitlements, minimizing unused software, and replacing reactive buying with forward-looking renewal and demand planning.
• Lead the IT hardware procurement team responsible for purchasing, sourcing, and replenishment of laptops, peripherals, networking equipment, and office AV. Balance demand with headcount and multi-region growth while leveraging OEM and distributor relationships and buying scale.
• Transform IT Procurement from transactional to strategic by standardizing processes, introducing supplier-management discipline, and establishing operational metrics and KPIs.
• Develop strong stakeholder relationships and collaborate on purchase planning. Negotiate pricing and business terms with vendors on net-new purchases and complex renewals, partnering cross-functionally with Procurement Operations, Legal, Security, IT, and Office Operations.
• Create pricing models based on vendor proposals to quantify various buying scenarios related to future growth and current demand.
• Manage and develop direct reports, with opportunity to grow and lead a larger sourcing team as the function scales.
• Coach teams to independently evaluate best practices and adopt a value-driven mindset when purchasing on behalf of the organization.
Required qualifications: 5+ years in strategic sourcing with documented negotiated savings; deep experience in IT hardware supply chain (laptops, networking, office AV) including OEM/distributor management, inventory planning, global logistics, and scalable replenishment; experience at high-growth companies; ability to analyze and present complex data to executives; strong organizational and project management skills; proven stakeholder partnership track record; proficiency in cost analysis related to growth and demand; experience managing or mentoring procurement talent or clear readiness for people leadership; Bachelor's degree in a related field.
Bonus: Experience with Zip, ChatGPT, and Claude for building repeatable AI-driven sourcing workflows.
