Cohesity

Strategic Sourcing Specialist

Florida, United States

Not SpecifiedCompensation
Mid-level (3 to 4 years), Senior (5 to 8 years)Experience Level
Full TimeJob Type
UnknownVisa
Data Security, Data Management, Information TechnologyIndustries

Requirements

The candidate should possess at least 3 years of relevant strategic sourcing experience, particularly within IT and software categories. Strong business acumen, ethics, and interpersonal communication skills are essential, along with the ability to collaborate effectively across organizational boundaries and a desire to learn and grow in the sourcing and procurement field.

Responsibilities

This role involves collaborating with business unit stakeholders to identify opportunities, develop strategies, and execute core initiatives for IT and software spend categories. Responsibilities include managing daily sourcing activities, delivering on high-priority initiatives, supporting post-acquisition integration with suppliers, gathering and analyzing data to identify sourcing opportunities, developing and executing sourcing strategies, contributing to annual category sourcing plans, developing and maintaining a preferred supply base, and leading contract negotiations to ensure maximum value and minimum risk.

Skills

Strategic Sourcing
Procurement
Supplier Management
Data Analytics
Category Management
IT Sourcing
Software Sourcing
Post-acquisition Integration

Cohesity

Data management solutions for enterprises

About Cohesity

Cohesity specializes in data management solutions for data centers and cloud environments. Its main products, the Cohesity DataPlatform and Cohesity DataProtect, help businesses consolidate tasks like backup, recovery, and data storage into one platform, making it easier to manage large amounts of data while reducing complexity and costs. Unlike many competitors, Cohesity focuses on simplifying data management for medium to large enterprises across various industries, including finance and healthcare. The company's goal is to help businesses manage, protect, and gain insights from their data more efficiently.

San Jose, CaliforniaHeadquarters
2013Year Founded
$642MTotal Funding
SECONDARYCompany Stage
Data & Analytics, Enterprise SoftwareIndustries
1,001-5,000Employees

Benefits

Health & Wellness - Managing emotional and physical health are key to living happier lives. Cohesity employees enjoy access to exercise and meditation apps, e-Learning resources, Scribd, and more.
Parental Leave - Cohesity offers salary continuation in coordination with other benefits up to 20 weeks for maternity leaves. Up to four weeks of child bonding leave is offered to non-birth parents.
Personal Time - Our unlimited PTO policy ensures that you have work-life wellbeing and flexibility when you need it.
Financial - Cohesity offers a competitive salary, pay-for-performance bonus plan, retirement savings plan, flexible spending accounts, commuter checks, and more.

Risks

Emerging competition from startups like Eon challenges Cohesity's market position.
Integration challenges from Veritas acquisition could disrupt operations.
New leadership roles may lead to transitional challenges in company culture.

Differentiation

Cohesity integrates AI to enhance data insights and protection, setting it apart.
Their hyper-converged secondary storage simplifies data management for enterprises.
Cohesity's recognition as AWS Global Storage Partner of the Year boosts its credibility.

Upsides

Strategic partnership with NVIDIA enhances AI-driven data management solutions.
Acquisition of Veritas Technologies expands Cohesity's market share in data protection.
Deepening partnership with CrowdStrike strengthens cybersecurity offerings against data breaches.

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