Marketing Procurement Lead – Influencer & Creator Remote

AppleOne Employment Services; South San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 128,943,000 - 143,270,000; Full time

Job summary

AppleOne Employment Services is seeking an experienced Procurement Specialist with deep Marketing Procurement expertise for a contract in South San Francisco, CA. You will lead category strategies across Influencer Marketing, Social Media, content production, agencies, and related services, collaborating with Brand Marketing, Finance, Legal, and cross-functional leaders.

The role requires strong negotiation skills, a deep understanding of creator economics, and the ability to translate business

Qualifications

• Lead Marketing Procurement category strategy and strategic sourcing initiatives.
• Manage complex negotiations, supplier evaluations, RFPs, RFQs, and contracting processes.
• Build savings and value pipelines through spend analysis, benchmarking, demand management, and supplier optimization.
• Serve as a procurement advisor to Marketing, Brand, Finance, Legal, and cross-functional stakeholders.
• 6 to 10 years of relevant procurement, strategic sourcing, category management, or contracts administration experience.
• Significant experience in Marketing Procurement across multiple categories, including agencies, digital marketing, content production, media, creative, experiential, or related services.
• Demonstrated experience with Influencer Marketing, Creator Marketing, Social Media, or similar marketing ecosystems.
• Strong understanding of creator and influencer commercial models, agency economics, scopes of work, rate structures, usage rights, licensing, exclusivity, and key marketing cost drivers.
• Proven ability to translate long-range plans, annual operating plans, brand strategies, and business priorities into category strategies and measurable procurement initiatives.
• Strong analytical and financial acumen with the ability to interpret budgets, spend data, supplier insights, market intelligence, and business plans.
• Excellent negotiation, project management, problem-solving, communication, and executive-level presentation skills.
• Ability to operate independently, manage ambiguity, influence senior stakeholders, and drive multiple initiatives from strategy through execution.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain Marketing category strategies aligned with long-range plans, annual operating plans, brand strategies, spend priorities, and evolving market conditions.
• Lead strategic sourcing initiatives across Influencer Marketing, Social Media, creative, media, digital marketing, experiential, content production, agencies, and related services.
• Analyze spend, scopes of work, agency models, rate cards, retainers, supplier relationships, and demand patterns to identify savings and value opportunities.
• Manage RFPs, RFQs, supplier evaluations, commercial analysis, negotiations, contracting, implementation, and value realization.
• Evaluate agency and supplier capabilities, staffing models, pricing structures, usage rights, licensing, exclusivity, commissions, amplification, and production costs.
• Partner with Marketing, Brand, Finance, Legal, Risk Management, and other teams to balance creative needs, speed, flexibility, commercial value, and risk.

Skills

Marketing procurement

Strategic sourcing

Negotiation

RFPs/RFQs

Spend analysis

Category management

Contracting

Stakeholder influence

Analytical skills

Executive presentation

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Advanced degree preferred

Job description

AppleOne Employment Services is seeking an experienced Procurement Specialist with deep Marketing Procurement expertise for a contract in South San Francisco, CA. You will lead category strategies across Influencer Marketing, Social Media, content production, agencies, and related services, collaborating with Brand Marketing, Finance, Legal, and cross-functional leaders.

The role requires strong negotiation skills, a deep understanding of creator economics, and the ability to translate business