Senior Procurement Manager - SaaS & Technology - High-Growth AI Technology

Bramwith Consulting; Barcelona; On-site; EUR 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Bramwith Consulting partners with a fast-growing procurement technology business to recruit a Senior Procurement Manager for the Barcelona team. You will own strategic SaaS and technology spend for a portfolio of major customers and translate commercial objectives into procurement action.

In this client-facing, senior role you’ll engage with CFOs and C-suite leaders, lead negotiations, develop procurement strategies, and drive measurable value while scaling international operations.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience across procurement, strategic sourcing, indirect procurement or a relevant commercial environment.
• Strong exposure to technology, software or SaaS procurement.
• Experience independently leading complex sourcing and commercial negotiations.
• Excellent communication skills and the credibility to engage directly with senior and C-suite stakeholders.
• Strong negotiation and commercial skills, with a track record of delivering measurable value.
• A proactive mindset with the ability to take ownership and drive actions independently.
• The adaptability and commercial mindset to succeed in a rapidly growing scale-up environment.
• Evidence of challenging existing processes, improving ways of working and driving change.

Responsibilities

• Taking ownership of a portfolio of major customers, building senior relationships and proactively leading their procurement activity.
• Leading complex SaaS and technology procurement projects, including strategic sourcing, negotiations, renewals and supplier optimisation.
• Engaging directly with senior and C-suite stakeholders to understand commercial objectives and technology requirements.
• Leading high-value negotiations with major software and SaaS vendors, identifying opportunities to reduce cost and improve commercial terms.
• Developing software procurement and commercial strategies alongside customers.
• Acting as a trusted procurement advisor, providing insight and challenging customers where appropriate.
• Taking genuine ownership of your accounts, proactively identifying opportunities to improve commercial outcomes.
• Working alongside experienced SaaS procurement specialists and contributing your own expertise to the wider team.
• Contributing ideas and challenging existing ways of working as the business continues to scale internationally.

Skills

Commercial capability

Procurement experience

Client-facing

Stakeholder management

Negotiation skills

Job description

Senior Procurement Advisor - SaaS & Technology - High-Growth AI Technology

Are you an experienced procurement professional looking for something more commercially dynamic than a traditional in-house procurement role?

We are partnering with one of the fastest-growing procurement technology businesses in Europe as they continue their international expansion. Following significant growth and investment, they are looking for a Senior Procurement Manager to join their Barcelona team, managing and optimising technology spend for a portfolio of major customers.

This is a highly client-facing, commercially focused procurement position. You won't simply be running sourcing exercises behind the scenes. You'll take ownership of strategic customer relationships, work directly with senior stakeholders including CFOs and C-suite leaders, and become a trusted commercial partner to the organisations you support.

As a Senior Procurement Manager, your responsibilities will include:

• Taking ownership of a portfolio of major customers, building senior relationships and proactively leading their procurement activity
• Leading complex SaaS and technology procurement projects, including strategic sourcing, negotiations, renewals and supplier optimisation
• Engaging directly with senior and C-suite stakeholders to understand commercial objectives and technology requirements
• Leading high-value negotiations with major software and SaaS vendors, identifying opportunities to reduce cost and improve commercial terms
• Developing software procurement and commercial strategies alongside customers
• Acting as a trusted procurement advisor, providing insight and challenging customers where appropriate
• Taking genuine ownership of your accounts, proactively identifying opportunities to improve commercial outcomes
• Working alongside experienced SaaS procurement specialists and contributing your own expertise to the wider team
• Contributing ideas and challenging existing ways of working as the business continues to scale internationally

The position offers genuine commercial ownership. Senior Procurement Managers act as the primary buy-side procurement contact for their customers, taking responsibility for relationships, procurement strategy and commercial outcomes.

Required experience:

You don't necessarily need to have spent your entire career specialising exclusively in SaaS. We're looking for someone with the commercial capability, procurement experience and client-facing confidence to operate successfully at a senior level.

Ideally, you'll bring:

• 8+ years' experience across procurement, strategic sourcing, indirect procurement or a relevant commercial environment
• Strong exposure to technology, software or SaaS procurement
• Experience independently leading complex sourcing and commercial negotiations
• Excellent communication skills and the credibility to engage directly with senior and C-suite stakeholders
• Strong negotiation and commercial skills, with a track record of delivering measurable value
• A proactive mindset with the ability to take ownership and drive actions independently
• The adaptability and commercial mindset to succeed in a rapidly growing scale-up environment
• Evidence of challenging existing processes, improving ways of working and driving change

You’ll join an experienced procurement team at an exciting stage of international growth, with the opportunity to develop further SaaS expertise while gaining significantly more customer exposure, commercial ownership and autonomy than you'd typically find in a traditional corporate procurement position.