Senior Indirect Sourcing Manager

Our Mission

At Palo Alto Networks® everything starts and ends with our mission:

Being the cybersecurity partner of choice, protecting our digital way of life.
Our vision is a world where each day is safer and more secure than the one before. We are a company built on the foundation of challenging and disrupting the way things are done, and we’re looking for innovators who are as committed to shaping the future of cybersecurity as we are.

Who We Are

We take our mission of protecting the digital way of life seriously. We are relentless in protecting our customers and we believe that the unique ideas of every member of our team contributes to our collective success. Our values were crowdsourced by employees and are brought to life through each of us everyday - from disruptive innovation and collaboration, to execution. From showing up for each other with integrity to creating an environment where we all feel included.

As a member of our team, you will be shaping the future of cybersecurity. We work fast, value ongoing learning, and we respect each employee as a unique individual. Knowing we all have different needs, our development and personal wellbeing programs are designed to give you choice in how you are supported. This includes our FLEXBenefits wellbeing spending account with over 1,000 eligible items selected by employees, our mental and financial health resources, and our personalized learning opportunities - just to name a few!

At Palo Alto Networks, we believe in the power of collaboration and value in-person interactions. This is why our employees generally work full time from our office with flexibility offered where needed. This setup fosters casual conversations, problem-solving, and trusted relationships. Our goal is to create an environment where we all win with precision.

Your Career

Palo Alto Networks is looking for a strategic sourcing professional to join our team and lead procurement efforts across our Facilities, Real Estate, and Places categories. This is more than a sourcing role—it’s an opportunity to influence enterprise-wide decisions, drive measurable cost efficiencies, and strengthen partnerships across our Places organization.

You will bring deep category expertise and a passion for optimizing supplier performance. This position works cross-functionally to manage relationships with multiple suppliers, focusing on contracting, delivery, quality, cost performance, and the overall relationship between Palo Alto Networks and our supply sources. You'll develop solutions to optimize demand, costs, and the supply chain, driving performance based on KPIs and SLAs.

Your Impact

• Partner with stakeholders across Facilities and Corporate Services to develop and execute sourcing strategies that optimize cost, quality, and service delivery.
   
• Lead the full contract lifecycle: from drafting scopes of work and managing RFPs to redlining agreements and driving supplier onboarding.
   
• Drive negotiations that result in competitive pricing, enforceable performance metrics (SLAs/KPIs), and scalable long-term agreements.
   
• Identify and implement cost-saving and cost-avoidance opportunities through spend analysis, supplier consolidation, and demand optimization.
   
• Serve as a key advisor on sourcing best practices, helping internal teams make informed decisions that align with policy and long-term value.

• Support risk management by evaluating supplier compliance, onboarding, and data integrity.
   

Your Experience 

• 8+ years in strategic sourcing or procurement, with a focus on indirect categories supporting Facilities/Places or Corporate Services.

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance—or equivalent military experience.

• Demonstrated experience negotiating commercial terms, contracts, and pricing for complex services and indirect spend categories.

• Advanced skills in quantitative applications such as Business Intelligence, Data Warehouse solutions, Microsoft Excel, etc. 

• Experience managing supplier relationships and performance against contractual SLAs and KPIs.

• Excellent communication skills with the ability to influence stakeholders at all levels.

• Comfortable navigating ambiguity and thriving in a fast-paced, hyper-growth environment. 

• General experience procuring a diverse set of indirect goods and services is preferred. 

The Team

Our Procurement Operations team is a team of professionals with extensive process and procedure commitment when it comes to supporting the business in purchasing for the organization.  We are a team dedicated to driving automation in our systems and our business processes.  This team has a proven track record of success in the organization for automating anything manual to make the lives of our business partners easier to get things done that matter most.  We’re dedicated to meeting and exceeding our KPIs all the while enjoying every day.  If you have a passion for procurement with the knowledge and experience, we want you! 

Compensation Disclosure

The compensation offered for this position will depend on qualifications, experience, and work location. For candidates who receive an offer at the posted level, the starting base salary (for non-sales roles) or base salary + commission target (for sales/commissioned roles) is expected to be between $138000 - $221000/YR. The offered compensation may also include restricted stock units and a bonus. A description of our employee benefits may be found here.

Our Commitment

We’re problem solvers that take risks and challenge cybersecurity’s status quo. It’s simple: we can’t accomplish our mission without diverse teams innovating, together.

We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations for all qualified individuals with a disability. If you require assistance or accommodation due to a disability or special need, please contact us at  [email protected].

Palo Alto Networks is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity in our workplace, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or other legally protected characteristics.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.