Marketing Procurement Strategist for Fast-Paced Campaigns

Cypress HCM; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 131,000 - 172,000; Full time

Job summary

Cypress HCM is seeking a Marketing Strategic Sourcing & Procurement Buyer in San Francisco. This high-velocity role manages a large pipeline of marketing-related purchases and contracts, negotiating terms to move deals from intake to signature and PO creation.

You will partner with Marketing, Legal, and Finance to accelerate approvals while maintaining compliance, with a hybrid in-office schedule (3 days) and rare exceptions for exceptional candidates.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of procurement and sourcing experience.
• 4+ years supporting marketing, advertising, media, or events within a large org.
• Strong experience negotiating marketing and production-related agreements.
• Proficiency with Zip and Ironclad (or comparable tools).
• Experience working closely with Legal and Finance partners.
• Comfort using AI tools like ChatGPT to drive efficiency.

Responsibilities

• Manage a high volume of purchase requests and contracts across marketing, advertising, media, production, communications, and events—often simultaneously.
• Serve as an embedded partner to Marketing, translating business needs into executable contracting and procurement workflows.
• Negotiate commercial and contractual terms quickly and effectively on behalf of Marketing, balancing speed, risk, and value.
• Lead end-to-end procurement execution including intake, sourcing, contracting, onboarding, and PO creation.
• Work hand-in-hand with Legal and Finance to remove obstacles, streamline approvals, and accelerate deal velocity.
• Read, understand, and apply contract language using established playbooks to fast-track agreements in a high-throughput environment.
• Own and manage contracting workflows in Zip and Ironclad, ensuring accuracy, compliance, and speed.
• Support major global campaigns, launches, and events by ensuring vendors are contracted and enabled on time.
• Identify opportunities for cost optimization and deal structuring without slowing down execution.
• Provide clear, actionable insights to stakeholders on spend, contract structure, and tradeoffs to enable fast decision-making.
• Ensure adherence to internal policies and external regulatory requirements.

Skills

Procurement experience

Negotiation

Contract management

Cross-functional collaboration

Stakeholder management

Process improvement

Tools

Zip

Ironclad

Job description

Cypress HCM is seeking a Marketing Strategic Sourcing & Procurement Buyer in San Francisco. This high-velocity role manages a large pipeline of marketing-related purchases and contracts, negotiating terms to move deals from intake to signature and PO creation.

You will partner with Marketing, Legal, and Finance to accelerate approvals while maintaining compliance, with a hybrid in-office schedule (3 days) and rare exceptions for exceptional candidates.