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Procurement Manager - Software and Tools
2 years ago
Every day, tens of millions of people from around the world come to Roblox to play, learn, work, and socialize in immersive digital experiences created by the community. Our vision is to build a platform that enables shared experiences among billions of users. This is what’s known as the metaverse: a persistent space where anyone can do just about anything they can imagine, from anywhere in the world and on any device. Join us and you’ll usher in a new category of human interaction while solving exceptional challenges that you won’t find anywhere else.
The Roblox Procurement team is hiring a Procurement Manager to support our growth focusing on Software Licensing and Tool related needs.
As a Procurement Manager, you will lead the contract and pricing negotiation of software and tools across Roblox. You will also work with teams across the company to ramp up on the tools and teach best practices. You will demonstrate domain expertise in software licensing modeling and contract negotiations.
You will be based in our Roblox HQ in San Mateo.
You Have:
- A Bachelor's Degree or equivalent job experience
- 3+ years of experience of Software Sourcing & Procurement related experience.
- Conceptual knowledge of software licensing models
- Software and Tools procurement experience
- Experience working with SaaS providers
- Working knowledge of asset management principles applicable to software asset administration
- Experience in Excel, Google sheets or other data analysis tools used to coordinate and combine large datasets into actionable results
- Experience working with vendors such as Github, Saucelabs, JetBrains, Atlassian, etc.
- Strong writing and presentation background
- Extensive negotiation experience
You Will:
- Assist stakeholders with vendor selection process and articulating business justification
- Identify supplier capabilities and ensure supply base can support Roblox growth
- Work collaboratively across Roblox and with People and Systems teams and Platform teams
- Work closely with stakeholder teams to forecast the software needs for our rapidly growing company
- Work with our Legal team to manage the approval of Master Service Agreements, Terms of Service, NDAs, and End-user License Agreements with our vendors before business being initiated.
- Guide price and term negotiations processes to ensure that Roblox's pricing is best in class and with risks avoided on contract
- Participate in essential activities include generating Purchase Requisitions for software requests and annual maintenance/support renewals and assisting in annual budgetary validations and trending.
- Monitor software maintenance renewal requirements while coordinating with software owners on operational requirements
- Interpret software license agreements and identify rules, obligations, and product metrics to ensure compliance with all software licenses agreements and software usages
- Lead and manage RFx (e.g. Request for Proposal, Request for Information, Request for Quote) process, including project management, development of RFx, negotiations and award process.
- Identify data inaccuracies preventing smooth workflow and implement scalable solutions
- Build documentation and quick reference guides around Sourcing and Procurement
You’ll Love:
- Industry-leading compensation package
- Excellent medical, dental, and vision coverage
- A rewarding 401k program
- Flexible vacation policy
- Roflex - Flexible and supportive work policy
- Roblox Admin badge for your avatar
- At Roblox HQ:
- Free catered lunches five times a week and several fully stocked kitchens with unlimited snacks
- Onsite fitness center and fitness program credit
- Annual CalTrain Go Pass
Roblox provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.
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