Senior Manager, Procurement

The role

The Senior Manager, Procurement will establish and manage procurement practices for indirect and technology-weighted spend. This person will lead category strategy, strategic sourcing, negotiation, and contract lifecycle management.

What you will do

• Develop and execute global procurement strategy
• Establish category strategies and supplier partnerships
• Provide executive leadership with insights into supplier spend and savings
• Lead sourcing initiatives and negotiations for enterprise agreements
• Drive favorable commercial terms and risk mitigation
• Oversee the contract lifecycle in partnership with Legal
• Lead vendor risk and performance management programs
• Partner with Finance to deliver savings and budgeting accuracy
• Optimize procurement processes, systems, and policies
• Build and lead a high-performing procurement function

Required qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in procurement, strategic sourcing, or vendor management
• 2+ years of people leadership or leading complex cross-functional initiatives
• Track record of managing indirect spend and delivering measurable savings and cost avoidance
• Experience negotiating technology agreements including SaaS, cloud infrastructure, data, and professional services
• Strong understanding of commercial contract terms and supplier negotiations
• Experience implementing or improving procurement processes, systems, and operating models
• Knowledge of third-party risk management, security, privacy, and compliance requirements
• Proficiency with procurement, contract lifecycle, and spend analytics tools
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
• Strong commercial judgment
• Ability to influence stakeholders and build adoption across technical and business teams
• Data-driven decision maker with strong analytical and financial acumen

Benefits

• health insurance benefits
• PTO and volunteer time off
• employer-paid short- and long-term disability
• parental and adoption leave
• 401(k)
• tuition reimbursement

About the company

Syndigo provides software that makes product data complete and trusted across a commerce network of 15,000+ brands and 3,500+ retailers.