Manager, Strategic Sourcing - Marketing

About the Team The Marketing Sourcing team partners with Marketing to build and manage a high-performing supplier ecosystem across DoorDash, Wolt, and Deliveroo. We use smart sourcing, strong partnerships, and practical governance to deliver speed, quality, innovation, risk reduction, and sustainable value. Our work helps Marketing teams make better decisions and deliver effective programs across a growing global business. About the Role The Manager, Marketing Sourcing is an individual contributor on the Global Strategic Sourcing team. You will own strategic sourcing and category management for a broad range of Marketing spend, including Creative Services, Production, and Sponsorships. You will work closely with Marketing, Finance, Legal, and supplier partners to develop category strategies, run sourcing events, and negotiate commercial agreements that support business and brand goals. Success in this role means delivering measurable value while helping teams plan earlier, move faster, and scale repeatable ways of working. You will report to the Senior Manager, Marketing Sourcing within the Finance organization. You're excited about this opportunity because you will… Develop global category strategies across a broad range of Marketing areas, including but not limited to Creative Services, Production, and Sponsorships. Lead end-to-end sourcing and negotiation processes, including RFx projects, MSAs, SOWs, and renewals across Marketing categories. Embed with Marketing and Finance partners early in planning cycles, using sourcing insights to shape briefs, budgets, and supplier strategies. Build strategic relationships with agency, production, and sponsorship partners to unlock innovation, better commercial terms, and cross-brand opportunities. Analyze spend, market intelligence, and supplier performance to improve transparency, compliance, and category decisions. We're excited about you because… You have 5+ years of strategic sourcing or category management experience across Marketing categories (agency or brand/marketing side experience is a plus). You have direct experience leading complex sourcing processes and negotiating commercial agreements for Creative Services, Production, Sponsorships, or related Marketing spend. You build trusted relationships with senior business partners and suppliers and can influence decisions across Marketing, Finance, Legal, and other cross-functional teams. You bring strong commercial judgment and use data, market intelligence, and supplier performance insights to improve value and manage risk. You communicate clearly, manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment, navigate ambiguity well and work effectively with global teams. We expect this position to be filled by 01/04/2027 About DoorDash At DoorDash, our mission to empower local economies shapes how our team members move quickly, learn, and reiterate in order to make impactful decisions that display empathy for our range of users—from Dashers to merchant partners to consumers. We are a technology and logistics company that started by enabling door-to-door delivery, and we are looking for team members who can help us go from a company that is known as the place you order food to a company that people turn to for any and all goods. DoorDash is growing rapidly and changing constantly, which gives our team members the opportunity to share their unique perspectives, solve new challenges, and own their careers. We're committed to supporting employees' happiness, healthiness, and overall well-being by providing comprehensive benefits and perks including premium healthcare, wellness expense reimbursement, paid parental leave and more. Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion We're committed to growing and empowering a more inclusive community within our company, industry, and cities. That's why we hire and cultivate diverse teams of people from all backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives. We believe that true innova…

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