Procurement Manager - Marketing Services

Adobe Systems
San Jose
Full timeUSD 102,500 - 223,000 annuallyFunction: Procurement & SourcingExperience: 10+ yearsEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Negotiation","Collaboration","Influence","Risk mitigation","Stakeholder management"]

Own global marketing services category strategies across creative, production, events, media, PR, and AI/martech. Translate marketing plans into sourcing roadmaps, drive measurable savings, and structure agency/supplier commercial models. Lead complex negotiations, mitigate risks across marketing supply partners, and partner with Legal, Finance, Risk, and Data Privacy to secure contractually auditable value. Build playbooks, templates, RFx frameworks, and governance to scale repeatable procurement execution.

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Procurement Manager - Marketing Services

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Job Summary

Own global marketing services category strategies across creative, production, events, media, PR, and AI/martech. Translate marketing plans into sourcing roadmaps, drive measurable savings, and structure agency/supplier commercial models. Lead complex negotiations, mitigate risks across marketing supply partners, and partner with Legal, Finance, Risk, and Data Privacy to secure contractually auditable value. Build playbooks, templates, RFx frameworks, and governance to scale repeatable procurement execution.
Location: San Jose
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Procurement & Sourcing
Seniority: Sr. Manager level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Build and own comprehensive marketing category strategies using spend analysis, market intelligence, and partner priorities.
  • •Translate multi-year marketing plans into sourcing roadmaps, identifying opportunities to consolidate spend, diversify suppliers, and pilot commercial models.
  • •Own savings delivery: set targets, track realized vs. targeted savings, and report progress to Finance and senior leadership.
  • •Lead complex negotiations with agencies, media partners, sponsorship rights holders, and technology vendors on terms, scope, and performance incentives.
  • •Partner cross-functionally across Legal, Finance, Risk, and Data Privacy; build RFx playbooks, templates, and governance frameworks to enable repeatable execution.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 102,500 - 223,000 annually

Key Requirements

  • •Bachelor's degree required; MBA or relevant certification (CPSM, MCIPS) is a plus.
  • •10+ years of experience in strategic sourcing or procurement, with a strong focus on Marketing categories.
  • •Proven ability to negotiate intricate agency and supplier contracts, including MSAs, SOWs, and performance-linked pricing arrangements.
  • •Strong understanding of marketing industry economics, including agency compensation models and production cost benchmarking.
  • •Excellent collaborator management skills, with the ability to influence without direct authority.
Experience:10+ years
Education:Bachelor's
Skills:NegotiationCollaborationInfluenceRisk mitigationStakeholder management
Certifications:CPSMMCIPS
Tech Stack:AIAI/martech

Company Brief

Adobe Systems
Provides creative, marketing, and document management software and cloud services, including Photoshop, Illustrator, Acrobat, and the Adobe Experience Cloud, serving creative professionals, enterprises, and governments worldwide.
Industry: SaaS
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Public Company
Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)
Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed
Headquarters: San Jose, United States
Founded: 1982
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