Principal Procurement Manager - Strategic

The role

You will run strategic sourcing plans and negotiations for customers referred by private equity partners. You will partner with C-suite stakeholders and mentor a team to deliver commercial outcomes.

What you will do

• Accountable for service delivery into a portfolio of strategic accounts.
• Work directly with C-suite and senior stakeholders to understand requirements and technology strategy.
• Implement enterprise sourcing strategies and own vendor relationships.
• Use proprietary agentic workflows and AI-driven vendor insights for negotiation.
• Mentor junior members of the team.

Required qualifications

• Substantial experience in indirect procurement, strategic sourcing, or procurement consulting.
• Ability to manage stakeholder expectations and timelines.
• Ability to provide strategic insight to customers on procurement strategies.
• Creative thinker who can challenge customers and suppliers.
• Clear, confident, and persuasive communicator in writing, conversation, and before C-suite stakeholders.
• Actively experiment with the latest AI tools in your own workflow.

Nice to have

• Technology and SaaS category management experience

Benefits

• Equity options

Before you apply

• Must be legally able to work in the specified region.

About the company

Vertice is an AI procurement platform that helps finance and procurement teams buy smarter and save money. The company was founded by serial entrepreneurs and is backed by $100M+ from investors including Bessemer Venture Partners.