VP, Sourcing and Procurement

Our Company

At Teradata, we believe that people thrive when empowered with better information. That’s why we built the most complete cloud analytics and data platform for AI. By delivering harmonized data, trusted AI, and faster innovation, we uplift and empower our customers—and our customers’ customers—to make better, more confident decisions. The world’s top companies across every major industry trust Teradata to improve business performance, enrich customer experiences, and fully integrate data across the enterprise.

The Vice President, Sourcing & Procurement leads Teradata’s Indirect Procurement Function, driving transformation to position procurement as a strategic business partner, optimizing spend, enhancing ESG impact, and minimizing risk

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide thought leadership on advanced procurement practices and tools.

• Develop and execute a strategic vision for procurement as a business partner.

• Build and lead a high-performing, world-class team.

• Influence stakeholders and partner across functions to implement efficient, integrated processes.

• Create and deliver sourcing and category strategies for ongoing cost reduction and business alignment.

• Drive leverage and complexity reduction across all categories.

• Lead vendor management including negotiation strategies, contract management, compliance, and performance reviews.

• Establish and enforce procurement standards, processes, and controls.

• Transform third-party risk management and optimize procurement operations for efficiency and scalability.

• Expand and scale the global contingent labor program.

You will work closely with a team of about 22 people, operating rhythm that includes planning cycles, team touchpoints, and stakeholder engagement in order to help address the evolving business needs of internal Teradata functions. This team tracks key metrics like Spend Under Management (SUM) and deal pipeline in order to optimize cost and deliver solid business outcomes.

• Bachelor’s or MBA in supply chain management, logistics, or business administration.

• 15+ years of strategic sourcing experience including indirect sourcing and commodity management.

• Proven success in procurement transformation and supplier/third-party risk management

• Experience building and scaling contingent labor programs.

• Advanced knowledge of sourcing, contract lifecycle management, risk management, and procurement software/tools.

• Experience in global, publicly traded organizations.

• Strong negotiation, leadership, and stakeholder management skills.

We prioritize a people-first culture because we know our people are at the very heart of our success. We embrace a flexible work model because we trust our people to make decisions about how, when, and where they work. We focus on well-being because we care about our people and their ability to thrive both personally and professionally. We are committed to actively working to foster an inclusive environment that celebrates people for all of who they are.

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Pay Rate:  -  -  Annually

Starting pay for the successful applicant will depend on geographic location, internal equity, job-related knowledge, skills, and candidate experience. Sales roles will be eligible for commission payments tied to quota achievement. All other permanent roles will be eligible for one of our annual incentive plans, which are based on company financial attainment and individual performance.

Employees in this position are also eligible to participate in the Company’s comprehensive benefits programs, which include healthcare, life and disability insurance plans, a 401(k)-retirement savings plan, and time-off programs. Specific details of these benefits, including eligibility criteria and plan options, will be provided during the hiring process and can be reviewed here: