Procurement Operations Director

The role

The Procurement Operations Director will manage the company-wide procurement process using Zip. This person will handle purchase requests, negotiate vendor contracts, and advise business leaders on procurement decisions and cost avoidance.

What you will do

• Review purchase requests and move them through the established intake workflow
• Lead negotiations and renewals for software, cloud services, contractors, and other vendors
• Review contract terms, licensing, and pricing against the market
• Check whether existing tools can meet a business need before anything new gets bought
• Track license usage and renewal dates
• Advise business owners, including executives and VPs, on procurement decisions and cost avoidance
• Work with Finance, Security, and Legal to get deals through review and approval

Required qualifications

• Strong finance background including budgets and cost analysis
• Hands-on vendor negotiation experience, ideally with software or services
• Procurement experience running the process end to end
• Executive presence to work with executives and VPs
• Relationship-building skills
• Ability to work independently without much oversight
• An IT background, or enough fluency in IT purchasing to hold your own in technical conversations

Nice to have

• Experience at a technology or SaaS company

Benefits

• Inclusive and collaborative work environment
• Hybrid-friendly office spaces
• Comprehensive health, vision, and dental coverage
• Benefits begin on your first day
• Generous PTO and company-paid holidays, including flexible floating holidays
• 100% 401(k) employer match up to 6%
• Paid parental leave
• Wellness support, including access to mental health resources

About the company

ShiftKey is a platform that connects healthcare facilities with licensed and certified professionals to fill available shifts. The company aims to mitigate healthcare staffing shortages by enabling direct connections.