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Anaplan
Anaplan

Go-to-Market Strategic Sourcing Analyst

San Francisco, California, U.S.
Anaplan, the Connected Planning pioneer, is changing the way the world’s most respected companies do business.  We believe in clear, open communication enabling teams to overcome obstacles and move forward together. We want you to feel that you belong to a team, you matter, and are able to be your authentic self. We all work together to deliver business value with the power of Connected Planning at every level within every organization, and alongside an ever-growing number of users, a rich partner ecosystem, and active community. At Anaplan, our values are key to everything we do. We call it #AnaplanLOVE
 
 
 
At Anaplan these words come to life by making employees feel empowered and inspired.
Building a strong culture around company values is an ongoing journey
that will continue to be the core of our existence.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

We want you to think big and act bold through expressing your authentic best self! Anaplan is looking for a tenacious Go-to-Market Strategic Sourcing Analyst to join our Procurement team in, San Francisco, CA. This is a stellar opportunity to get involved in a highly visible, large scale SaaS cloud company. This role is an immediate full-time position. If you’re ready to roll up your sleeves and tackle unique problems that no one else is solving, keep reading.

Are you looking for an exciting new role in a high-growth technology company? Not only is our technology helping people and companies around the world every day to make better-informed plans and decisions, we are also on a journey to improve the processes for sourcing across the entire organization with innovation, speed, and collaboration. You will support the Go-to-Market (GTM) departments (Marketing, Sales, and Customer Success) with sourcing and procurement needs.

Come see for yourself what an exciting place to work for looks like.

Insight on your impact

Collaborate and develop strategic relationships with the business, suppliers, and cross-functional teams to support unified goals and enable smart buying decisions

  • Conduct spend analytics to identify areas of opportunity for streamlining and consolidation of spend
  • Execute on defined sourcing strategies to support cross-functional team objectives
  • Support all aspects of the strategic sourcing process, including RFx, vendor evaluations, and day-today commercial contract negotiations
  • Provide input for areas of opportunity and make recommendations where applicable for projects, departments, or across the company for process improvements and efficiencies
  • Liaise between internal partners, suppliers, legal, and security/IT teams to quarterback projects from developing the strategy to executing a contract
  • Ensure compliance to tactical procurement processes
  • Communicate proactively with internal and external partners

Your qualifications, your influence

To be successful in the role, you must possess the following skills

Experience in leading multiple projects from conceptualization to completion for a high-growth company

  • Proven track record to drive cost savings and actively seek to improve value to organization
  • Experience with financial analysis to support business decisions and negotiations that optimize the value for Anaplan
  • Proactive with partnering with stakeholders to implement and handle critical initiatives
  • Energized by working in a fast-pace and ever-evolving environment
  • Ability to lead tactical projects while prioritizing to meet the needs of partners
  • Negotiating successfully with suppliers and with internal partners while maintaining positive relationships
  • Comprehensive understanding of contractual terms and the ability to negotiate contracts
  • Effective social skills to support executive-level partners including presenting and facilitating meetings
  • Excellent analytical, financial, strategic, problem-solving, and risk-assessment skills
  • Be ready with a positive attitude, desire to improve the status quo, and hunger to learn
  • Bachelor's degree
  • 2+ years of procurement, strategic sourcing, or related consulting experience
  • Sourcing category expertise including Marketing, Sales, and Customer Success a plus

 

 
 
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Build your job in a place that thrives on diversity, inclusion and belonging. We believe in maintaining a hiring and working experience in which all people are respected and valued, regardless of gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion, ethnicity, age, neurodiversity, disability status, citizenship, or any other aspect which makes people unique. We hire you for who you are, and we want you to bring your true self to work every day!
 
 
 
 
Our story 
Anaplan is a cloud-native enterprise SaaS company helping global enterprises orchestrate business performance. Our customers come first to create heroes, unlock potential & build trust and confidence. We challenge legacy thinking and software that isn’t flexible for the modern organization. We have architected the only platform that will take the time from planning to decision down to zero.
 
We’re building a truly unique technology. From our calculation engine and in-memory data store, to apps and predictive analytics; amazing technology is being developed every day.
 
We’re addressing a $100B/year problem that all global businesses face. Our mission is to break the traditional business planning mold, currently performed through spreadsheets or legacy systems.
 
Anaplan’s Connected Planning platform is enabling customers to improve decision-making by turning response time into real time, to make better decisions to enhance your business. The platform helps you dynamically orchestrate performance enterprise-wide, and convert constant change to your environment.
 
See what our global customers and partners have to say about Anaplan’s platform is solving some of the most complex challenges in business. CEOs, analysts, and the press agree—Anaplan is changing the way the world does business. Learn about our history, see our recognitions and achievements, and take a look at what it’s like to work at Anaplan. Get to know more about working at Anaplan by checking out our social channels.
 
 
Can’t find the perfect role for you? New opportunities are opening up daily: http://anaplan.com/CAREERS
 
 
 
 
 
COVID-19 Update
Protecting the health and safety of our communities, including our employees and of those considering a career at Anaplan, is our highest priority. We continue to closely monitor the evolving situation and we appreciate your understanding and flexibility with any related changes to our interviewing process.
Anaplan
Anaplan

Anaplan builds a connected planning platform that empowers large organizations in finance, supply chain, and sales to make informed decisions and streamline their planning processes. Our AI-infused scenario planning and analysis capabilities set us apart, enabling top global companies to optimize their business decision-making with confidence.

Founded
Founded 2006
Employees
500+ employees
Industry
Internet Software & Services
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