• Developing professional expertise • Effectively identify, prioritize and communicate with leadership and stakeholders • Provide guidance and training on relevant aspects of budget and contracting issues • Negotiate, draft, and process various types of contracts with public and private entities

• Develop and implement sourcing strategies for all materials, ensuring alignment with company goals for quality, sustainability, and cost efficiency. • Identify and evaluate potential suppliers, conducting thorough assessments of their capabilities, quality standards, and sustainability practices. • Negotiate contracts, pricing, and terms with suppliers to achieve optimal value while maintaining quality and supply chain resilience. • Monitor supplier performance, including quality, delivery, and compliance with contractual agreements. • Collaborate with internal teams to ensure all sourced ingredients and packaging materials meet regulatory requirements and company standards for quality and safety.

• Manage Sourcing & Contracting Operations: Serve as the operational lead for the end-to-end sourcing and contracting lifecycle. You will manage the throughput and execution of sourcing events (RFx) and contract generation, ensuring the tactical "machinery" of the deal flow is efficient. • Optimize the Source-to-PR Lifecycle: Act as the process owner for the sourcing and requisitioning workflow. You will identify friction points, eliminate manual handoffs, and execute the strategy to automate the user journey for stakeholders across Waymo. • Orchestrate System Processes: Serve as the primary business owner for our procurement tech stack processes, specifically within SAP Ariba and Ironclad. You will drive system integration improvements, ensuring contract metadata flows seamlessly into purchasing execution. • Drive Spend Intelligence: Manage the Spend Cube operations. You will maintain data taxonomy and integrity, ensuring that our sourcing activities translate into clean, actionable data for category managers and finance leaders. • Lead Process Transformation: Analyze process performance metrics (cycle times, catalog adoption, touchless PRs) to design and implement continuous improvement initiatives. You will facilitate cross-functional workshops with Legal, Finance, and Procurement to streamline approvals. • Manage Change & Governance: Maintain and govern the policies that control how Waymo buys. You will lead change management efforts for new tool rollouts, ensuring high adoption rates and user satisfaction across the engineering and business teams.

• Identify, source, and engage top talent to meet hiring needs • Build and maintain a robust talent pool through proactive sourcing, networking, and market mapping. • Consult, brainstorm, and ideate on social and digital content to attract talent and enhance employer brand. • Engage with potential candidates in real-time across various social and professional platforms. • Utilize a combination of enterprise tools and social networks to engage potential talent. • Work cross-functionally with the Talent Sourcing and HR team to respond effectively to community discussions. • Channel candidate and market feedback into actionable insights to improve organizational processes.