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# Team Lead, Strategic Sourcing (IT, SaaS, Hardware)

- **Company:** Datadog
- **Location:** New York, NY, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $116,000.0 - $154,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Software as a Service, Networking Hardware, Microsoft Office, Procurement Software, Laptops, GPT
- **Published:** July 30, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=1b2b8bbb70b5669d

## About the Role

* Experienced in 5+ years supporting procurement through strategic sourcing with a history of negotiated savings in the focus categories
 * Deep experience across the IT hardware supply chain (laptops, networking equipment, office AV, etc), including OEM/distributor management, inventory planning against headcount growth, global logistics coordination, and scalable replenishment processes to support rapid, multi-region expansion
 * Someone who has experience at a high-growth company and understands the nuances of expanding offices, working on global initiatives, leveraging buying power and breaking down potential silos
 * Confident with analyzing and presenting complex data to executives and business unit partners
 * Incredibly organized, diligent and able to own several projects at once
 * Proven track record of creating strong partnerships with stakeholders
 * Proficient at analyzing cost related to future growth and current demand
 * Comfortable operating within gray areas
 * Experience managing, mentoring, or formally developing procurement/sourcing talent, or a clear readiness to take on direct people leadership.
 * Understands optimization levers such as demand management, consolidation, price negotiation, etc.
 * Someone who holds a Bachelor's degree in a related field

Bonus Points:

 * Experience with Zip, ChatGPT and Claude. Specifically around adopting AI to build repeatable workflows that make sourcing faster, smarter, and more scalable.

## Description

We're looking for someone to join the Datadog Procurement team and help expand the Strategic Sourcing group. Make an impact by being a trusted subject matter expert in several buying categories and continuing to prove the value that Strategic Sourcing brings to the organization.

At Datadog, we place value in our office culture - the relationships and collaboration it builds and the creativity it brings to the table. We operate as a hybrid workplace to ensure our Datadogs can create a work-life harmony that best fits them.

What You'll Do:

 * Lead strategic sourcing for enterprise SaaS and IT categories - owning net-new purchases and complex, high-spend renewals through a documented, collaborative evaluation process, with action plans built well ahead of renewal dates.
 * Own software license and subscription strategy, right-sizing entitlements, minimizing shelfware, and replacing last-minute buying with forward-looking renewal and demand planning.
 * Lead the IT hardware procurement team responsible for purchasing, sourcing, and replenishment (laptops, peripherals, networking, office AV), balancing demand with headcount and multi-region growth while leveraging OEM/distributor relationships and buying scale.
 * Lead the transformation of IT Procurement (hardware and SaaS licenses) from transactional to strategic - standardizing processes, introducing supplier-management discipline, and establishing operational metrics and KPIs.
 * Develop strong, trusted relationships with stakeholders and collaborate on strategizing the purchase plan, negotiating pricing and other business terms with vendors on net-new purchases and complex, high-spend renewals, partnering cross-functionally with Procurement Operations, Legal, Security, IT, and Office Operations to ensure compliant, scalable execution.
 * Create pricing models based on vendor proposals to quantify various buying scenarios related to our future growth and current demand
 * Manage and develop a direct report, with the opportunity to grow and lead a larger sourcing team as the function scales
 * Assist teams to independently evaluate their best practices and adopt a value-driven mindset when purchasing on behalf of the organization.


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