Sourcing Project Manager

About the team

Zillow’s Procurement team helps the business move faster and smarter by building trusted supplier partnerships and thoughtful sourcing strategies across the company. Within Strategic Sourcing, you’ll work with cross-functional stakeholders to balance cost, quality, and risk while bringing structure, insight, and innovation to how we buy. This team plays an important role in supporting Zillow’s goals by helping teams make informed decisions and deliver value at scale. Within the team, our Sourcing Center of Excellence also owns the tools and processes behind how we buy, from intake workflows to Source-to-Pay platform configuration, so sourcing stays consistent, compliant, and easy for teams to use.

About the role

The Sourcing Project Manager develops and executes sourcing strategies that optimize total cost, quality, and risk across Zillow’s spend categories. You will also serve as a functional owner of our Sourcing tools and sourcing-enabled processes, blending hands-on deal execution with process ownership, tooling administration, and digital transformation to drive process improvements across the sourcing and intake-to-procure lifecycle while independently managing competitive events, renewals, and new sourcing requests while. You will conduct market and supplier analysis, lead competitive sourcing events, negotiate contracts, and partner with stakeholders to deliver value and innovation in support of business objectives.

You will get to

• Partner with cross-functional stakeholders (Finance, Legal, Risk, Technology, Business) to align sourcing plans with budget and business needs, and to ensure sourcing governance, compliance, and audit readiness.
• Support the development of category strategies, sourcing playbooks, and standard tools that promote consistency and compliance.
• Maintain accurate sourcing documentation, contract records, and savings tracking to communicate value delivered to leadership.
• Drive Source-to-Pay tool requirements gathering, workflow configuration, and system enhancements.
• Drive adoption of the supplier segmentation and categorization framework.
• Conduct process mapping and implement workflow improvements that advance digital transformation and process efficiency.
• Apply Agile and Lean methods to sourcing, tooling, and process-improvement initiatives.
• Lead moderately complex strategic sourcing initiatives from opportunity identification through supplier selection and award.
• Analyze spend, demand, and market data to identify sourcing opportunities and inform category strategies.
• Negotiate commercial terms, service levels, and pricing with suppliers to optimize total cost of ownership and manage risk.
• Develop and execute RFx events (RFI/RFP/RFQ), including requirements gathering, evaluation criteria, and bid analysis.

This role has been categorized as a Remote position. “Remote” employees do not have a permanent corporate office workplace and, instead, work from a physical location of their choice, which must be identified to the Company. U.S. employees may live in any of the 50 United States, with limited exceptions.In California, Connecticut, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Washington state, and Washington DC the standard base pay range for this role is $93,900.00 - $150,100.00 annually. This base pay range is specific to these locations and may not be applicable to other locations.

In Colorado, Hawaii, Illinois, Maine, Minnesota, Nevada, Ohio, Rhode Island, Vermont, and Virginia the standard base pay range for this role is $89,200.00 - $142,600.00 annually. The base pay range is specific to these locations and may not be applicable to other locations.In addition to a competitive base salary this position is also eligible for equity awards based on factors such as experience, performance and location. Actual amounts will vary depending on experience, performance and location. Employees in this role will not be paid below the salary threshold for exempt employees in the state where they reside.

Who you are

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, Finance, or a related field.
• 5+ years of experience in procurement, strategic sourcing, or Supply Chain management.
• Experience leading end-to-end sourcing events (RFPs, competitive bids) and delivering measurable cost or value improvements.
• Experience analyzing spend or market data to inform sourcing strategies and supplier selection.
• Experience partnering with cross-functional stakeholders to align sourcing initiatives with Business needs.
• Experience managing supplier performance and Resolve issues across multiple categories.
• Strong analytical skills grounded in total cost of ownership, with the ability to influence stakeholders and communicate complex concepts clearly.
• Preferred Experience with process-improvement methods (Lean, Six Sigma, Agile, Kaizen, or Design Thinking) and administering sourcing or procure-to-pay platforms.
• Or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Get to know us

At Zillow, we’re reimagining how people move—through the real estate market and through their careers. As the most-visited real estate platform in the U.S., we help people navigate buying, selling, financing and renting with greater ease and confidence. Whether you're working in tech, sales, operations, or design, you’ll be part of a company reshaping an industry and helping more people make home a reality.

How we work is a key part of that transformation. Through Cloud HQ, our strategic approach to distributed work, most employees have the flexibility to work from wherever they’re most productive—enabling us to move fast, stay connected and deliver on our people promise. 

Zillow is honored to be recognized among the best workplaces in the U.S. Zillow was named one of FORTUNE 100 Best Companies to Work For® in 2026, and included on TIME’s America’s Best Companies 2026 list, reflecting our commitment to creating an innovative, inclusive, and engaging culture where employees are empowered to grow.

No matter where you sit in the organization, your work will help drive innovation, support our customers, and move the industry—and your career—forward, together.

Zillow Group is an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering an inclusive, innovative environment with the best employees. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please contact your recruiter directly.

Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with applicable state and local law.

Los Angeles County applicants: Job duties for this position include: work safely and cooperatively with other employees, supervisors, and staff; adhere to standards of excellence despite stressful conditions; communicate effectively and respectfully with employees, supervisors, and staff to ensure exceptional customer service; and follow all federal, state, and local laws and Company policies. Criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship with some of the material job duties of this position. These include the duties and responsibilities listed above, as well as the abilities to adhere to company policies, exercise sound judgment, effectively manage stress and work safely and respectfully with others, exhibit trustworthiness and professionalism, and safeguard business operations and the Company’s reputation. Pursuant to the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.