Global Procurement Specialist | Los Angeles | $90K–$120K

Matura Farrington, Inc.; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Matura Farrington, Inc. in Downtown Los Angeles is seeking a Global Procurement Specialist to manage the full lifecycle of third-party relationships. This role handles sourcing, onboarding, contract negotiation, performance management, renewals, and offboarding.

You will collaborate with Finance, IT, Facilities, and leadership to optimize vendor performance, reduce costs, and enhance procurement processes using platforms such as Ironclad, Concur, Coupa, and Emburse Chrome River.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, or related field.
• 5+ years in vendor management, procurement, or sourcing.
• Proven contract negotiation and vendor performance management.
• Experience with CLM and e-procurement platforms.
• Strong Excel and cost-savings analytics skills.
• Familiar with legal vendor categories (e-discovery, court reporting).
• Excellent communication and cross-functional collaboration.
• Law firm or professional services experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Manage vendor relationships across legal tech, expenses, travel, facilities, and services.
• Lead RFP/RFI processes, benchmark pricing, negotiate contracts, SLAs, and pricing.
• Draft and manage vendor contracts including renewals and term deadlines.
• Establish vendor performance metrics and conduct business reviews.
• Serve as escalation point for vendor issues, billing discrepancies, and disputes.
• Partner with Finance/AP to reconcile invoices and resolve billing issues.
• Support vendor risk management, due diligence, and data security assessments.
• Identify consolidation and cost-saving opportunities across offices.
• Track vendor spend, cost savings, and budget performance.

Skills

Vendor management

Procurement

Contract negotiation

Stakeholder management

Excel

Data analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, or related field

Tools

Ironclad

Concur

Coupa

Emburse Chrome River

Job description

We’re partnering with a highly regarded law firm to identify a Global Procurement Specialist to join its Downtown Los Angeles office. This role will manage the full lifecycle of third-party vendor relationships, from sourcing and onboarding through contract negotiation, performance management, renewals, and offboarding.

The position will work closely with Procurement, Finance, IT, Facilities, and firm leadership to manage vendor performance, control costs, negotiate favorable terms, and improve procurement processes across the firm.

Responsibilities:

• Manage vendor relationships across legal research, technology, expense/AP platforms, travel, facilities, and professional services
• Lead RFP/RFI processes, benchmark pricing, and negotiate contracts, SLAs, and pricing structures
• Draft, review, and manage vendor contracts, including renewals, auto-renewal provisions, and termination deadlines
• Establish and monitor vendor performance metrics and conduct periodic business reviews
• Serve as an escalation point for vendor service issues, billing discrepancies, and disputes
• Partner with Finance/AP to reconcile invoices and resolve billing issues
• Support vendor risk management, due diligence, data security assessments, and compliance requirements
• Identify vendor consolidation and cost-saving opportunities across offices and practice groups
• Track vendor spend, cost savings, and budget performance
• Stay current on emerging procurement, expense management, e-billing, and legal technology tools

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Supply Chain, or a related field, or equivalent experience
• 5+ years of vendor management, procurement, or strategic sourcing experience
• Demonstrated experience negotiating contracts and managing vendor performance
• Experience with contract lifecycle management, expense management, or e-procurement platforms such as Ironclad, Concur, Coupa, or Emburse Chrome River
• Strong Excel and analytical skills, including experience building spend and cost-savings analyses and presenting findings to leadership
• Familiarity with legal-specific vendor categories such as e-discovery, legal research, court reporting, and expert witness services
• Excellent communication and relationship-management skills with the ability to work across Finance, IT, HR, and attorney stakeholders
• Law firm or professional services experience strongly preferred