Senior Procurement Manager

The role

You will optimize SaaS procurement for customers by developing strategic sourcing plans and negotiating with vendors. You will manage supplier relationships and deliver commercial strategies for a portfolio of strategic accounts.

What you will do

• Deliver service into a portfolio of strategic accounts
• Negotiate SaaS deals on behalf of customers
• Maintain strong relationships with account management and sales teams
• Act as the primary buy-side contact for customers
• Coach junior colleagues to deliver high quality outcomes
• Develop software commercial category strategies with customers
• Work with C suite and senior stakeholders to understand requirements and technology strategy

Required qualifications

• Clear, confident and compelling communicator in writing, conversation and in front of C-suite stakeholders
• Ability to provide strategic insight to customers
• Real negotiation expertise with in-depth knowledge of SaaS vendor levers and strategies
• Creative thinker
• Expert in project management of commercial processes
• Effective in managing stakeholder expectations and meeting objectives and timelines
• Procurement and/or commercial experience from indirect procurement, strategic sourcing, the SaaS market or procurement consulting

Nice to have

• Category experience in technology (including SaaS)

Benefits

• Equity options

Before you apply

• You must be legally able to work in the specified region of the job

About the company

Vertice is an AI procurement platform that helps finance and procurement teams buy technology. The company is backed by $100M+ from investors including Bessemer Venture Partners.