Vercel
Strategic Sourcing Manager
Hybrid - San Francisco
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About the role
- We are looking for a Strategic Sourcing Manager to join our Procurement team.
- Vercel's spend and revenue are scaling fast, and our sourcing motion has to scale with it - you'll know when to move fast versus when to hold the line on process, partnering closely with Legal, FP&A, and Security to get deals done without unnecessary friction.
- This role reports to the Head of Procurement.
Responsibilities
- Lead sourcing strategy and commercial negotiations with cloud infrastructure providers and hyperscalers.
- Design pricing structures (tiered, committed-volume, usage-based) that reflect how Vercel actually consumes vendor services, and that scale with our growth trajectory.
- Own strategic sourcing for emerging AI infrastructure and hyperscaler relationships, including commercial models supporting high-volume or customer-facing AI workloads.
- Partner with Engineering, Finance, Legal, and other teams to forecast demand, understand technical requirements, evaluate suppliers, and translate Vercel's growth into sourcing leverage.
- Build and maintain AI-powered sourcing tools and playbooks (leveraging Claude, v0, etc.) for redlining, negotiation prep, benchmarking, and vendor reporting - raising throughput and deal quality across the team.
- Strong analytical skills - rate/unit-cost analysis, TCO modeling, pricing model design - able to find the real economics underneath a vendor proposal.
- Learn and Grow - we provide mentorship and send you to events that help you build your network and skills.
Requirements
- You have significant strategic sourcing experience owning cloud infrastructure deals, including direct experience negotiating with AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud, Oracle, or comparable infrastructure providers.
Compensation
- The total compensation package may include benefits, equity-based compensation, and eligibility for a company bonus or variable pay program depending on the role.
- Competitive compensation package, including equity.
- The San Francisco, CA base pay range for this role is $150,000 - $180,000.
- Actual salary will be based on job-related skills, experience, and location.
- Compensation outside of San Francisco may be adjusted based on employee location.
Benefits
- Competitive compensation package, including equity.
- Inclusive Healthcare Package.
- Flexible Time Off.
- The total compensation package may include benefits, equity-based compensation, and eligibility for a company bonus or variable pay program depending on the role.
Company info
- About the role We are looking for a Strategic Sourcing Manager to join our Procurement team.
Equal opportunity
- Vercel is committed to fostering and empowering an inclusive community within our organization.
- We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, gender expression or identity, sexual orientation, national origin, citizenship, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
- Vercel encourages everyone to apply for our available positions, even if they don't necessarily check every box on the job description.
- Equal Opportunity: Vercel is committed to fostering and empowering an inclusive community within our organization.
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- discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, gender expression or identity, sexual orientation, national origin, citizenship, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status, or any other characteristic pro
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