# Category Manager (Technology Sourcing)

**Company**: Okta
**Location**: San Francisco, California
**Work arrangement**: hybrid
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: $130,000-$178,000 USD
**Category**: Operations
**Industry**: Technology

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## Description

Okta's Strategic Sourcing and Procurement (SS&P) team is seeking an experienced Category Manager (Technology Sourcing) to lead sourcing activities for technology spend globally.

This role involves leading complex, high-value sourcing projects and contract negotiations for IT service and product categories such as Software, Network, SaaS, IaaS, Telephony, and other direct or indirect technology requirements.

Key responsibilities:

- Develop and lead sourcing strategies for Technology categories, working with senior stakeholders to understand long-term needs and deliver measurable value.

- Lead and support all aspects of the strategic sourcing process, including RFx events, supplier evaluations, and commercial contract negotiations.

- Lead commercial term negotiations for project-level agreements and partner with Legal on Master Service Agreements (MSAs) and related exhibits.

- Identify and lead cost optimization initiatives across the largest or most strategic Technology categories.

- Build effective, strategic relationships with senior business stakeholders and cross-functional teams.

- Own the relationship strategy for Okta's most strategic or highest-spend Technology suppliers.

- Ensure adherence to Okta's policies and procedures.

- Build data models and spend analysis that inform leadership's Technology category decisions.

Qualifications:

- Bachelor's degree in Business, Supply Chain, or a related field.

- 5+ years of experience in Sourcing and Procurement of Technology.

- Proven ability to independently lead complex contract and commercial term negotiations.

- Demonstrated ability to own end-to-end management of the most complex, highest-dollar, or highest-risk sourcing projects.

- Experience mentoring or providing guidance to junior category managers or sourcing staff.

Preferred qualifications:

- Professional certifications such as CSCP, CPSM, or CPIM.

- Experience driving M&A-related sourcing activity.

- Proven track record of process or policy improvements that scaled across a sourcing function.

- Proficiency with analytics and reporting.

## Skills

### Required
- Strategic Sourcing
- Contract Negotiation
- Cost Optimization
- Risk Management
- Supplier Relationship Management

### Nice to have
- Professional certifications (CSCP, CPSM, CPIM)
- M&A-related sourcing activity
- Process or policy improvements
- Analytics and reporting

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