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Manager, Global Sourcing

Verkada

Verkada

San Mateo, CA, USA
Posted on Jul 17, 2024

Who We Are

Verkada is the largest cloud-based B2B physical security platform company in the world. Only Verkada offers six product lines — video security cameras, access control, environmental sensors, alarms, workplace and intercoms — integrated with a single cloud-based software platform.
Designed with simplicity and scalability in mind, Verkada gives organizations the real-time insight to know what could impact the safety and comfort of people throughout their physical environment, while empowering them to take immediate action to minimize security risks, workplace frustrations and costly inefficiencies.
Founded in 2016 with more than $460M in funding raised to date, Verkada has expanded rapidly with 16 offices across three continents, 1,900+ full-time employees and 25,000+ customers across 70+ countries.

The Manager of Global Sourcing is responsible for leading and managing a team of sourcers and Supply Chain partners. Verkada's sourcing team is instrumental in driving supplier selection, managing key vendor relationships, negotiating material costs and strategic deals. This role requires close collaboration with various members of the Engineering and Supply Chain Team.

Responsibilities

  • Manage and develop a team of Global Supply Managers in the USA and Taiwan
  • Identify and onboard new talent to continue to grow our Global Sourcing team
  • Own End to End sourcing for Verkada Engineering and Operations teams
  • Develop and execute sourcing roadmap and strategy
  • Negotiate pricing, terms, contracts, etc for various aspects of operations
  • Develop consolidated reporting metrics
  • Understand and communicate cost impacts of manufacturing operations
  • Own COGS roll-up & margin analysis for New Product Introduction

Requirements

  • 6+ years of experience in supply chain and sourcing with experience working with Asian supply chains
  • 3+ years of management experience of a team 5 or greater
  • Demonstrated capability to collaborate cross functionally with engineering, finance, quality, and third-party vendors
  • Experience in a wide range of commodity management ranging from Electronics, Biz Ops (FATP), Mechanicals and Service Providers
  • Experience with contracts and contract management and wide range of negotiation and analytical skills
  • Bachelors or Masters in Engineering or Supply Chain field, MBA a plus
  • Ability to travel up to 20%


US Employee Benefits

Verkada is committed to investing in the holistic health and well-being of all employees and their families. Our benefits and perks programs include, but are not limited to:

  • Healthcare programs that can be tailored to meet personal health and financial well-being needs - Premiums are 100% covered for the employee under most plans and 80% for family premiums
  • Nationwide medical, vision, and dental coverage
  • Health Saving Account (HSA) and Flexible Spending Account (FSA) with tax-saving options
  • Expanded mental health support
  • Paid parental leave policy & fertility benefits
  • Time off to relax and recharge through our paid holidays, firmwide extended holidays, flexible PTO and personal sick time
  • Professional development stipend
  • Wellness/fitness benefits
  • Commuter benefits
  • Healthy lunches and dinners provided daily

Pay Disclosure

At Verkada, we want to attract and retain the best employees, and compensate them in a way that appropriately and fairly values their individual contribution to the company. With that in mind, we carefully consider a number of factors to determine the appropriate starting pay for an employee, including their primary work location and an assessment of a candidate’s skills and experience, as well as market demands and internal parity. This estimate can vary based on the factors described above, so the actual starting annual base salary may be above or below this range. This estimate is also just one component of Verkada’s total rewards package. A Verkada employee may be eligible for additional forms of compensation, depending on their role, including sales incentives, discretionary bonuses, and/or equity in the company in the form of Restricted Stock Units (RSUs).

Estimated Annual Pay Range
$180,000$250,000 USD

Verkada Is An Equal Opportunity Employer

As an equal opportunity employer, Verkada is committed to providing employment opportunities to all individuals. All applicants for positions at Verkada will be treated without regard to race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex, gender, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, age, marital status, veteran status, pregnancy, or any other basis prohibited by applicable law.

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