Head of Procurement: Build from Scratch & Drive Savings

Tractian; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Premium medical

Dental coverage

Vision coverage

401(k) plan

Wellhub membership

Sports incentive

Job summary

TRACTIAN is seeking a Head of Procurement to build the function from zero, starting with indirect spend, SaaS, software, and services. You will design processes, negotiate deals, manage vendor risk, and drive real savings to accelerate the business.

You’ll later expand into direct procurement, electronics, contract manufacturing, and logistics, owning end-to-end sourcing and contracting with cross-functional partners across engineering, finance, and operations.

Qualifications

• 6+ years in procurement, strategic sourcing, or vendor management, including building or rebuilding a function hands-on.
• Experience standing up procurement processes that delivered measurable savings and reduced risk.

Responsibilities

• Experience managing the full contract lifecycle across a large, diverse vendor base.
• Experience selecting and implementing procurement or vendor-management tooling.
• Exposure to hardware/direct supply chains (electronics, contract manufacturing, logistics) a big plus.
• Excellent cross-functional communication, you partner well with Engineering, Ops, Legal, and Finance.
• Strong network of professionals who gives you a sense of where market is.

Skills

Procurement

Vendor management

Negotiation

Cross-functional collaboration

Job description

TRACTIAN is seeking a Head of Procurement to build the function from zero, starting with indirect spend, SaaS, software, and services. You will design processes, negotiate deals, manage vendor risk, and drive real savings to accelerate the business.

You’ll later expand into direct procurement, electronics, contract manufacturing, and logistics, owning end-to-end sourcing and contracting with cross-functional partners across engineering, finance, and operations.