Sourcing Lead, Services and Deployment
Company: Wing Inflatables, Inc.
Location: Palo Alto
Posted on: October 30, 2024
Job Description:
About Wing:Wing offers drone delivery as a safe, fast, and
sustainable solution for last-mile logistics. Consumer appetites
for on-demand services are increasing, but current delivery methods
are inefficient, costly, and contribute to road accidents and air
pollution. Wing's fleet of highly automated delivery drones can
transport small packages directly from businesses to homes
on-demand, in minutes. We design, build, and operate our aircraft,
and offer drone delivery services on three continents. Our
technology is designed to be easy to integrate into existing
delivery and logistics networks, offering a scalable drone delivery
solution for a broad range of businesses. Wing is a part of
Google's parent company, Alphabet, and our mission is to create the
preferred means of delivery for the planet. To do this, we must
build a workforce that's representative of the global communities
that we serve. If you're ready to do the greatest work of your
life, come join us.About the Role:Wing is looking for a Sourcing
Lead to join our Strategic Sourcing team based in Palo Alto,
California. Reporting to the Head of Sourcing, you will leverage
your experience to deliver significant value to key stakeholders by
managing the end-to-end strategic sourcing process, process
compliance, executing on Wing's goals in diversity, risk and
sustainability, and bringing maturity to process and governance
execution. Your core category responsibilities will include service
providers at the forefront of service footprint expansion for last
mile drone deliveries. The ideal candidate has a passion for
working in new technologies, demonstrated knowledge of industry
best practices bringing services to scale globally, and the ability
to deliver results as part of a dynamic, cross-functional team.What
You'll Do:
- Device and deploy a global sourcing strategy for the last mile
delivery in international markets
- Facilitate cross-functional teams in formulating creative
delivery mechanisms
- Engage and own the commercial relationship with services
partners and be responsible for cost negotiations, continuity of
service, risk management, driving operational and cost efficiencies
through process excellence
- Partner with a broad mix of stakeholders on category strategy,
contract negotiation strategy, contract evaluation, redlining, and
negotiation, such as Technology, Legal, Privacy, Information
Security, and Internal Controls
- Develop strong relationships with and be recognized as a valued
partner by senior stakeholders to influence business decisions
- Continually improve supplier performance by setting measurable,
contractual, performance targets and related supplier performance
management
- Engage cross-functional and cross-business partners to develop
innovative solutions, managing and delivering sourcing
deliverables, and ensuring user needs are integrated
- Build robust project plans and timelines to ensure key
milestones are being captured and met as it relates to the sourcing
process
- Effectively communicate status updates to key stakeholders,
including timely identification and escalation/resolution of
issues
- Lead, mentor, and develop a small team, fostering their growth
through hands-on coaching and providing opportunities for skill
enhancement and career developmentWhat You'll Need:
- Bachelor's degree in a directly related field or equivalent
practical experience
- 12+ years of experience in supply chain development, sourcing
management, or strong engineering background in product
development
- 5+ years of experience managing high performing sourcing
teams
- Analytical/negotiation skills with internal and external
stakeholders
- Ability to toggle between strategic and detail-oriented
thinking
- Tenacious problem-solving & issue resolution skills
- Excellent presentation and interpersonal skills
- Ability to influence across multiple functional teams
- Flexibility to adapt to dynamic and rapidly changing
environments
- Excellent communicators, capable of working in multinational
environments, driven and motivated by accomplishing extraordinary
objectivesThe US base salary for this full-time position is the
salary below + bonus + equity + benefits. Your recruiter will share
more about the specific salary details during the hiring
process.$204,000 - $230,000 USDAt Wing, we don't just accept
differences - we celebrate it, we support it, and we thrive on it
for the benefit of our employees, our products and our community.
We are committed to equal employment opportunities regardless of
race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual
orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender
identity, Veteran status, criminal histories consistent with legal
requirements, or any other characteristic protected by federal,
state or local laws. We encourage individuals from all backgrounds
to apply. If you think this position could be a fit but are unsure
about applying, we would still love for you to do so!
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