Procurement Manager

About the role

This role is responsible for leading a procurement team and enhancing operational processes. You will also oversee vendor relationships and risk management to support the company's growth.

Key facts

What you'll do

• Lead and develop the procurement staff, assigning tasks, providing guidance, and evaluating performance.
• Implement procurement strategy by establishing team objectives, refining workflows, and ensuring daily execution.
• Manage the current purchase order and procurement process using Jira and NetSuite.
• Contribute to decisions regarding future procurement tools, which may include Jira to NetSuite integration, NetSuite upgrades, or third-party software adoption.
• Document and continuously improve procurement procedures, such as fast-track POs and vendor bill best practices.
• Act as a point of contact for daily procurement challenges, resolving issues for the team.
• Provide reports to leadership on team performance, key procurement metrics, and process efficiency.
• Manage vendor relationships, risk, and the entire vendor lifecycle as a separate function.
• Develop a formal vendor review process covering onboarding, ongoing risk assessment, and offboarding.
• Collaborate with InfoSec and Legal to create tiered review paths based on purchase type and vendor status.
• Define escalation and review criteria that adjust rigor based on risk factors like data access, spend, and contract type.
• Support the company's move to a more mature procurement framework by ensuring vendor governance aligns with sourcing and tool changes.

Requirements

• A minimum of 5 years in procurement, sourcing, or vendor management.
• At least 2 years of experience in a supervisory or management capacity.
• Proven experience in developing or improving vendor review and risk processes, ideally with InfoSec or Legal collaboration.
• Experience in driving process improvements and documentation within a procurement or operations setting.
• Ability to translate high-level strategic goals into actionable team plans.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills across Finance, IT, InfoSec, Legal, and external vendors.

Nice to have

• Experience leading or participating in procurement system evaluations or transitions.
• Background in procuring IT or technology vendors.
• Experience designing vendor review frameworks that are risk-tiered or multi-lane.
• Experience supporting compliance or audit requirements related to procurement.

Skills & tools

• Jira
• NetSuite

Practical notes

• Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.
• Travel is not expected for this role.
• Benefits include competitive compensation and comprehensive health coverage.
• To apply, please submit your resume and a cover letter.