Procurement Advisor

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Collaborate with stakeholders to establish requirements, budgets, timelines, implementation needs, evaluation criteria, and sourcing strategies.

• Oversee RFIs, RFQs, and RFPs; research suppliers and alternatives; analyze proposals; and create commercial comparisons and recommendations.

• Negotiate pricing, discounts, payment terms, renewal increases, service levels, and other commercial provisions.

• Manage technology procurement across software and SaaS, cloud services, hardware and infrastructure, technical support, data and subscriptions, and IT professional services.

• Assist procurement for Finance, Sales Operations, Marketing, and other corporate spending categories.

• Coordinate supplier agreements along with Legal, Privacy, Security, Finance, technical, and business reviews.

• Oversee renewals, amendments, extensions, expansions, reductions, and terminations.

• Evaluate procurement requests and aid in requisitions, purchase orders, and supplier onboarding.

• Collaborate with Finance and Accounts Payable to address purchase order, invoice, payment, and supplier issues.

• Maintain precise records in procurement, contract, and supplier systems, including ServiceNow and Oracle.

• Ensure adherence to company policies and approval requirements, escalating material risks when necessary.

• Cultivate stakeholder and supplier relationships, providing visibility into sourcing activities, renewals, contracts, purchase orders, risks, and necessary actions.

• Identify and document savings, cost avoidance, supplier consolidation, and other commercial value.

• Enhance procurement and procure-to-pay processes, reporting, controls, automation, and standardization.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Supply Chain Management, Procurement, Finance, or a related field, with at least 10 years of relevant professional experience; or a master's degree in a related field with a minimum of 7 years; or an equivalent combination of education and relevant professional experience.

• Proven corporate experience in procurement, strategic sourcing, purchasing, vendor management, or supply chain, including competitive sourcing events such as RFQs and RFPs.

• Experience in sourcing and negotiating technology-related products and services, especially SaaS, software, cloud services, IT professional services, or similar categories.

• Strong commercial negotiation and analytical skills, including the evaluation of supplier proposals, pricing, licensing, subscriptions, and renewals, along with developing clear comparisons and recommendations.

• Familiarity with supplier contracts and cross-functional collaboration with Legal, Finance, Security, Privacy, and business stakeholders.

• Understanding of requisitions, purchase orders, supplier onboarding, approvals, and procure-to-pay processes.

• Excellent organizational, project management, and communication skills, with the capacity to manage multiple sourcing projects and renewals while effectively engaging with stakeholders and suppliers.

🏝️ Benefits

• Remote-first / work-from-home culture.

• Flexible vacation policy to support rest, recharge, and connection with loved ones.

• Paid leave benefits.

• Health, dental, and vision insurance.

• 401k retirement savings plan.

• Infertility benefits.

• Tuition reimbursement.

• Life insurance.

• Employee Assistance Program (EAP).