Sr. Strategic Sourcing Specialist

Shape the Future of Cybersecurity at Forescout 

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Every day cyberattacks threaten to disrupt hospitals, power grids, financial systems, and the infrastructure we all depend on. At Forescout, we build defenses that keep civilization running smoothly in an increasingly connected world. 

For more than 25 years, Fortune 100 organizations, government agencies, and large enterprises have trusted Forescout as their foundation to manage cyber risk, ensure compliance, and mitigate threats. From power grids and healthcare systems to financial networks and transportation hubs, Forescout protects the critical infrastructure of our modern world. 

Location

• Role is in Dallas or Austin.
• This is a hybrid role with a primarily remote work model with in-person attendance in the Plano office at least once a month or as required based on the stakeholder's and leadership's engagements.
• Minimal travel may be required.

What You Will Do  

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Forescout has an excellent opportunity for an engaging and employee-focused Senior Strategic Sourcing Specialist to join our high-energy, multi-cultural, world-changing team. 

We are seeking a highly experienced Senior Strategic Sourcing Specialist to lead complex sourcing initiatives, drive commercial outcomes, and serve as a trusted procurement partner to the business.

This role is designed for a proven self-starter who can step into a fast-paced, high-expectation environment and quickly operate with minimal oversight. The successful candidate will independently manage high-value negotiations, influence stakeholders, optimize supplier relationships, and bring strong commercial judgment to complex decisions.

In addition to strategic sourcing ownership, this role will play a critical role in strengthening procurement operations, improving process discipline, and increasing scalability across tools, workflows, and cross-functional execution.

This is a high-visibility role requiring urgency, executive presence, accountability, and the ability to consistently deliver results under pressure. In this role, you will be responsible for the following:

Strategic Sourcing and Negotiations:

• Own and lead end-to-end vendor negotiations including pricing, contract terms, SLAs, renewal structures, and commercial risk. 
• Develop and execute negotiation strategies with clear objectives, fallback positions, and competitive leverage. 
• Drive measurable cost savings, cost avoidance, and contract optimization across assigned categories. 
• Lead RFP, RFQ, and RFI processes independently for medium to high complexity engagements. 
• Conduct market benchmarking and pricing validation to strengthen sourcing positions and renewal strategies. 
• Structure multi-year agreements, renewal protections, and pricing controls aligned with business needs. 

Business Partnership: 

• Act as a trusted advisor to stakeholders, proactively influencing sourcing decisions and commercial strategy. 
• Engage early in business planning cycles to anticipate demand and position procurement ahead of spend. 
• Translate business requirements into sourcing strategies, supplier selection criteria, and commercial frameworks. 
• Provide clear visibility into sourcing pipeline, savings performance, and commercial risks through structured updates and QBRs. 
• Drive alignment across stakeholders to ensure timely decision-making and execution. 

Contract and Commercial Ownership: 

• Partner closely with Legal to lead contract structuring, redlines, and negotiations through execution. 
• Ensure alignment on risk exposure, compliance requirements, and internal policy across all agreements. 
• Own renewal strategy and supplier commercial lifecycle management proactively. 
• Maintain clean, accurate contract and sourcing data across Oracle, ZIP, and CLM systems. 

Procurement Operations Oversight: 

• Lead continuous optimization of procurement workflows, identifying bottlenecks, inefficiencies, and delays across the end-to-end intake-to-purchase process. 
• Partner cross-functionally with Finance, Legal, IT, Security, and business stakeholders to streamline approvals, improve handoffs, and accelerate cycle times without sacrificing controls. 
• Serve as a power user and operational owner across procurement systems (ZIP, Oracle, CLM), driving adoption, discipline, and consistency. 
• Own operational governance of requisitioning, purchase order, and change order workflows, ensuring timely execution, clean data, and policy alignment. 
• Identify recurring operational pain points and implement scalable, sustainable solutions that improve user experience and visibility. 
• Build reporting and performance visibility around procurement cycle times, backlog, workflow health, and service levels. 
• Partner with buyers and sourcing teams to ensure operational execution supports commercial priorities and business urgency. 
• Establish scalable standards, documentation, and process controls that enable growth while maintaining consistency and compliance. 

What You Bring to Forescout 

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We encourage you to apply if you meet most but not all the requirements listed below.  We value competency, aptitude, effort, and a great attitude as a supplement to experience.   

Qualifications: 

• Bachelor’s degree in business administration, supply chain, finance, or related field. 
• 7+ years of experience in procurement, strategic sourcing, or vendor management. 
• Proven track record leading vendor negotiations and commercial contract discussions. 
• Experience leading full-cycle sourcing events (RFP, RFQ, RFI) independently. 
• Experience partnering directly with Facilities, Operations, IT-Security, Legal, or similar stakeholders. 
• Strong analytical capability including spend analysis, benchmarking, and savings tracking. 
• Experience with Oracle ERP. 
• Ability to operate effectively in a fast-paced environment while managing competing priorities. 
• Experience in the technology sector across services, software, and enterprise environments. 
• Ability to operate independently across multiple concurrent sourcing initiatives. 

Preferred: 

• Experience with ZIP Procurement Platform. 
• Experience in the technology sector across services, software, and enterprise environments. 

What Forescout Offers You   

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• Competitive compensation and benefits – we cover 85% of employee and dependents’ health care premiums, 100% company paid employee life and disability insurance premiums, 401K match, generous FTO policy (U.S. only), option to purchase voluntary life, accident and critical illness insurance, employee assistance program, maternity and parental bonding leave and much more. 
• Collaborative and innovative environment –make an impact on worldwide security while working on the hottest technology. 
• Leadership that supports and encourages professional growth and development. 
• Want a glimpse of Life @ Forescout? Check us out on Facebook and Instagram. 
• Learn more @ www.forescout.com .  

Our Mission - Continuously identify, protect, and ensure the compliance of all cyber assets across the modern organization. 

Our Values   

• One Team – We all work together, and we all win together.   
• Cyber Obsessed – We are curious about technology, and we are innovative and passionate about solving big programs.   
• Customer Driven – We listen, we learn, and we make it right.   
• Relentless – We're smart, determined, and find a way. We figure stuff out.   
• Collaborative, without Ego – No one succeeds alone. We strive to be the humble person that people want to work with.  

Thank you for taking the time to learn more about us.    
If this opportunity intrigues you, we would love for you to apply!

NOTE TO EMPLOYMENT AGENCIES: We value the partnerships we have built with our preferred vendors. Forescout does not accept unsolicited resumes from employment agencies.  All resumes submitted by employment agencies directly to any Forescout employee or hiring manager in any form without a signed Employment Placement Agreement on file and search engagement for that position will be deemed unsolicited in nature.  No fee will be paid in the event the candidate is subsequently hired because of the referral or through other means. 

Forescout Technologies is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. We value and embrace diversity, equality, inclusion, and collaboration at the core of our “One Team” philosophy. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.