Senior Procurement Manager

Vertice; London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the SaaS procurement industry is looking for a Senior Procurement Manager in London. The right candidate will be pivotal in optimizing procurement strategies, negotiating with key SaaS vendors, and enhancing customer success through strategic sourcing. If you bring strong negotiation skills and a strategic mindset, this opportunity could be a great fit.

Benefits

Equity options

Collaborative culture

Opportunities for growth

Qualifications

• Proven track record in cost-saving within SaaS procurement.
• Extensive commercial experience in procurement strategic sourcing.
• Experience with C-suite stakeholder engagement.

Responsibilities

• Accountable for service delivery to strategic accounts.
• Negotiate SaaS deals and deliver outcomes for customers.
• Develop software commercial category strategies.

Skills

Negotiation

Strategic Insight

Communication

Project Management

Education

Procurement Consulting Experience

Indirect Procurement Experience

Category Experience in Technology (SaaS)

Job description

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Vertice was launched in 2022 to build a new way to manage SaaS and cloud spend. One that's fair, totally transparent, and designed for modern businesses. Today, Vertice has processed over $10 billion in spend and serves hundreds of customers across more than 30 countries. We are headquartered in London with offices in New York, Brno, Sydney, Johannesburg and Singapore.

And we're just getting started. Founded by successful serial entrepreneurs Roy Tuvey and Eldar Tuvey, Vertice has been on an incredible growth trajectory, with a remarkable 13X revenue growth in two years which has resulted in us being named as 2025's fastest-growing startup by FTs Sifted. Following our Series C investment round, we have secured over $100 million in funding from leading investors including Bessemer Venture Partners, 83 North and Lakestar, and are expanding our reach across regions and product lines.

Are you ambitious? Do you want to make an impact and be part of a highly talented and driven team? Come and join us on this journey to build a new way to manage technology spend and simplify procurement.

The Role:

As a Senior Procurement Manager, you'll play a pivotal role in optimising SaaS procurement for our customers across the region. You'll partner closely to develop strategic sourcing plans, navigate complex negotiations with key SaaS vendors, and oversee supplier relationships throughout their lifecycle.

Your proven track record in saving costs will be instrumental in maximising value for our customers. This is a key role, ready to make a significant impact on our enterprise customer success.

Work closely with the rest of the Procurement and CS team, with responsibility for delivering great outcomes to our customers by delivering commercial strategies while negotiating SaaS purchases and renewals with their vendors.

Responsibilities

• You'll be accountable for Vertice's service delivery into a portfolio of the most strategic accounts supported by Vertice's broader delivery capability and resources
• You'll work with a range of customers, some of the fastest growing and best known in the world, negotiating SaaS deals on their behalf
• You'll work closely with the Vertice account management and sales teams to maintain strong relationships with our customers.
• You'll act as the primary buy-side contact for our customers, ensuring that their commercial objectives are met.
• You'll work alongside your customers to develop software commercial category strategies, jointly targeting the areas of greatest commercial benefit
• Work with C suite, and senior stakeholders to gain a deep understanding of their requirements, purchase objectives and technology strategy.
• Manage key SaaS Partner relationships for our largest spend areas
• Implement Enterprise sourcing strategies, balancing innovation and best practice
  
  

Requirements

• You are a clear, confident and compelling communicator — in writing, in conversation and in front of C-suite stakeholders
• You're able to provide strategic insight to customers, understanding their challenges, pain points and opportunities.
• You will bring real negotiation expertise to the role, with an in-depth knowledge of the available levers to pull and strategies to employ to get the best result across from SaaS vendors.
• You'll be a creative thinker that challenges customers and suppliers to help reach desired outcomes You are an expert in the project management of commercial processes. You're effective in managing stakeholder expectations, providing constructive challenge and ensuring all key objectives and timelines are met
• You will bring extensive commercial experience in an indirect procurement, strategic sourcing, or procurement consulting experience
• Category experience in technology (including SaaS) is highly preferred
  
  

Why join Vertice?

• Be a part of a fast-growing, innovative startup that is changing the way businesses buy and sell SaaS.
• Work with passionate and talented teams that value your contributions and expertise.
• Be part of a culture that promotes a growth mindset, transparency, collaboration, understanding and diversity.
• Share in our success with equity options.
  
  

Final things to note

Vertice is an equal opportunities employer, although you must be legally able to work in the UK, and any data you provide us will be stored and disseminated in accordance with Vertice's privacy policy.

We like to deal directly with our candidates so no agencies please!

If you aren't sure this job applies to you, feel free to send your CV to [e-mail], and we'll be happy to take a look and see

if you could be a good fit anywhere else in our business!

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Purchasing and Supply Chain

• Industries

  Software Development

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