The Global Procurement Sr. Manager will oversee strategic sourcing in travel, meetings, and events, managing negotiations, supplier relationships, and guidelines to optimize costs and enhance internal processes.
About Us
Sophos is a global leader and innovator of advanced security solutions for defeating cyberattacks. The company acquired Secureworks in February 2025, bringing together two pioneers that have redefined the cybersecurity industry with their innovative, native AI-optimized services, technologies and products. Sophos is now the largest pure-play Managed Detection and Response (MDR) provider, supporting more than 28,000 organizations. In addition to MDR and other services, Sophos’ complete portfolio includes industry-leading endpoint, network, email, and cloud security that interoperate and adapt to defend through the Sophos Central platform. Secureworks provides the innovative, market-leading Taegis XDR/MDR, identity threat detection and response (ITDR), next-gen SIEM capabilities, managed risk, and a comprehensive set of advisory services. Sophos sells all these solutions through reseller partners, Managed Service Providers (MSPs) and Managed Security Service Providers (MSSPs) worldwide, defending more than 600,000 organizations worldwide from phishing, ransomware, data theft, other every day and state-sponsored cybercrimes. The solutions are powered by historical and real-time threat intelligence from Sophos X-Ops and the newly added Counter Threat Unit (CTU). Sophos is headquartered in Oxford, U.K. More information is available at www.sophos.com.
Role Summary
The Global Procurement Sr. Manager for Travel, Meetings & Events will report to the Global Procurement Director. The position will have key responsibility for all aspects of sourcing for these categories. This includes ownership of all negotiations related to airlines, hotels, meeting facilities, corporate credit cards, travel agencies, and booking tools. In addition, the role partners with respective key stakeholders across the company to identify and prioritize needs, will understand the market to determine appropriate sources of supply, and benchmark/baseline the current state. This person is also responsible for developing the sourcing strategy for these categories. This includes, but is not limited to, managing and leading periodic supplier business reviews (i.e., EBs, QBRs, etc.), leading the competitive process (i.e., RFx, Auctions, etc.), supplier selection, commercial negotiations, deal finalization, and similar Senior Category Manager competencies. Also, they will partner with internal Shared Service organizations (i.e. Legal, Risk, Privacy, Insurance, Finance, Accounts Payable, etc.) for onboarding, contracting, etc. In addition, they will partner closely with Executive Assistants across the company to prioritize needs and establish discounts with properties and airlines that fit our travel needs. In addition, this person will manage the Travel Policies and guidelines for all Sophos users, including setting guidelines, reporting on compliance, and identifying opportunity areas for savings. The right candidate will have excellent teamwork skills and partnering ability with multiple departments and stakeholders, as well as being able to present and communicate effectively (both oral and written) with all levels of management.
What You Will Do
- Responsible for Global Strategic Procurement for all areas of the Travel category.
- Develop close working relationships at all levels to stay aware of the strategic direction, how third parties support and add value, and with the purpose of being able to find holistic solutions that meet their needs.
- Understand and research the relevant sub-categories so you remain aware of best practices, leading suppliers, benchmark and baseline data, industry trends, etc.
- Partner with Shared Service organizations to manage onboarding, contracting and negotiations with suppliers as efficiently and effectively as possible.
- Lead some and support all organizational development through roadmap projects, special initiatives, etc.
- Lead regular business reviews with key suppliers.
- Set strategy and prioritize needs for this role and for a Travel Specialist who works with this position
- Create approval decks, savings cases, and contract summaries for obtaining internal buy-in.
- Work closely with Sophos business partners and their teams to lead all sourcing related activities to create significant value for the business.
- Drive savings/value creation and spend under management (“SUM”) for your areas of responsibility.
- Work cross-functionally with global and regional counterparts.
- Provide information to support monthly forecasts vs actuals, project pipeline opportunities, and projected savings.
- Partner closely with our Admin community to understand needs and preferences
- Negotiate remediations with suppliers, when necessary.
- Develop a thorough knowledge of company operations, policies, and procedures.
- Manage highly confidential and critical information.
What You Will Bring
- 10+ years of strategic sourcing and category management expertise, with a preference for relevance in Travel Program Management
- Direct experience negotiating agreements to completion across all phases of Strategic Sourcing.
- The ability to work through complex, often lengthy projects, with a sense of urgency to successful outcomes.
- Ability to view all managed categories in a strategic context, and to implement those strategies.
- Partnership and relationship management expertise with business units at all levels and functions.
- Both inductive and deductive related analytical skills for problem solving and risk mitigation.
- Excellent reading comprehension and the ability to understand complex contracts.
- Strong listening, oral communication and writing skills.
- Skilled presentation experience to large audiences and executive leaders.
- Able to work across cultures effectively, valuing diversity within a virtual team.
- Track record of performance with measurable results and successful outcomes
In the United States, the base salary for this role ranges from $125,000 to $209,000. In Canada, the base salary for this role ranges from $105,000 to $175,000. In addition to base salary, we offer additional compensation including bonus eligibility and a comprehensive benefits package. A candidate’s specific pay within this range will depend on a variety of factors, including job-related skills, training, location, experience, relevant education, certifications, and other business and organizational needs.
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What's Great About Sophos?
· Sophos operates a remote-first working model, making remote work the primary option for most employees. However, some roles may necessitate a hybrid approach. While we are a remote first organization, applicants must have legal authorization to work in the jurisdiction where the position is posted, without requiring employer sponsorship.
· Our people – we innovate and create, all of which are accompanied by a great sense of fun and team spirit
· Employee-led diversity and inclusion networks that build community and provide education and advocacy
· Annual charity and fundraising initiatives and volunteer days for employees to support local communities
· Global employee sustainability initiatives to reduce our environmental footprint
· Global fitness and trivia competitions to keep our bodies and minds sharp
· Global wellbeing days for employees to relax and recharge
· Monthly wellbeing webinars and training to support employee health and wellbeing
Our Commitment To You
We’re proud of the diverse and inclusive environment we have at Sophos, and we’re committed to ensuring equality of opportunity. We believe that diversity, combined with excellence, builds a better Sophos, so we encourage applicants who can contribute to the diversity of our team. All applicants will be treated in a fair and equal manner and in accordance with the law regardless of gender, sex, gender reassignment, marital status, race, religion or belief, color, age, military veteran status, disability, pregnancy, maternity or sexual orientation. We want to give you every opportunity to show us your best self, so if there are any adjustments we could make to the recruitment and selection process to support you, please let us know.
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