Procurement Manager

Yext; Hyderabad; On-site; INR 2,500,000 - 4,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Yext seeks a Procurement Manager to lead Source-to-Contract initiatives within the Global Procurement Team. This role reports to the Director of Procurement and focuses on building a sourcing roadmap, driving supplier engagements, and supporting downstream R2P processes.

You will negotiate SaaS deals, collaborate with finance, legal, product, and operations, and develop total cost of ownership models to optimize value across the organization.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of stakeholder-facing strategic procurement or supplier negotiation experience (Software preferred).
• Experience leading S2C and R2P processes and negotiating SaaS deals.

Responsibilities

• Partner with finance, legal, tech, operations, product to translate plans into sourcing strategies.
• Create and execute a sourcing roadmap including RFPs and supplier engagements.

Skills

Strategic procurement

Contract negotiations

Stakeholder management

SaaS deals

Data analysis (Excel)

S2C/R2P

AI tools usage

Tools

Coupa

Ironclad

NetSuite

Zip

Job description

Yext (NYSE: YEXT) is the enterprise agentic marketing platform. Built on the world's most comprehensive structured data platform for local businesses, Yext gives brands and their partners the visibility intelligence to win every moment of discovery – across AI and traditional search. Yext's API-first architecture connects structured data to APIs, MCP servers, and generative interfaces, so partners and developers can build purpose-built experiences on the same infrastructure powering Yext's own products. Thousands of brands and digital marketing partners in financial services, healthcare, retail, hospitality, and food rely on Yext to manage, measure, and optimize visibility at scale. For more information, visit yext.com .

Yext is seeking a Procurement Manager to join our Global Procurement Team. Reporting to the Director of Procurement, you will be our Source-to-Contract (S2C) Lead, proactively engaging stakeholders to build a sourcing roadmap, executing against it, and supporting the downstream Requisition-to-Pay (R2P) process. You will have the chance to shape our growing Procurement function, helping us evolve into a more strategic business partner.

What You'll Do

Source-to-Contract Lead

• Proactively partner with key business stakeholders including finance, legal, tech, operations, infrastructure and product teams to understand their current and future strategic plans
• Convert strategic business plans into sourcing strategies to maximize value
• Create and execute on a holistic roadmap for supplier engagement, including RFPs and new supplier engagement (where applicable), renewals and renegotiations
• Lead commercial negotiations, with a strategic approach to delivering best outcomes including pricing, risk mitigation and flexibility
• Own the S2C process and support the downstream R2P process, identifying and implementing process improvements to enhance efficiency

Stakeholder Management

• Act as subject matter expert for procurement and associated processes, guiding business users through the full procurement lifecycle and convey the vision of Procurement’s value proposition
• Act as first-line support for internal procurement inquiries and elevate as needed
• Present and adapt strategies to leadership to gain buy-in

Reporting & Data Analysis

• Analyze spend and contract data to identify savings, consolidation opportunities, and supplier risk
• Develop Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) models to support sourcing strategies
• Leverage CLM analytics tools to build and maintain contracts and benchmark database

What You Have

• 8+ years of stakeholder-facing strategic procurement, commercial contracting, or supplier negotiation experience (Software preferred)
• Experience working in a lean, fast-moving company where you are responsible for most aspects of the S2C and R2P processes, including negotiating SaaS deals
• Builds trust and influence with all stakeholders, including finance, legal, operations, product, and tech
• Have managed categories of $25 Million+ or overall similar spend
• Excellent leadership and communication skills (both verbal and written)
• Demonstrated ability to understand business requirements and convert them into a strong sourcing and negotiation plan
• Strong analytical skills (Excel), spend analytics and ability to leverage AI tools to simplify work
• Proficiency in Source-to-Pay platforms, CLM and other procurement-related tools (such as Coupa, Ironclad, NetSuite, Zip)

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Yext is an equal opportunity employer committed to building a results-driven, engaging culture where every employee has the opportunity to contribute to the success of the Company, perform at the highest possible level, and grow their skills and capabilities. Yext welcomes employees and applicants of all backgrounds and demographics, and does not engage in discrimination on the basis of any protected characteristic recognized under applicable law. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. The Company believes a broad variety of life experiences across the Yext team is critical to its mission to help every business in the world be visible everywhere customers search. By seeking out fresh perspectives and fostering a positive interview experience and employee experience, Yext can remain at the forefront of innovation, and better serve its customers.

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