Procurement Manager

TekWissen LLC; Washington (District of Columbia); Remote; USD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

TekWissen LLC is seeking a remote Senior Procurement Manager to support internal teams with SaaS contract rationalization and negotiation. You will focus on technology products (IaaS, SaaS, and PaaS) and collaborate with cross-functional teams to secure favorable terms and drive value.

You will partner with IT, Legal and Security to ensure compliance with privacy, security and regulatory requirements, while leading vendor relationships and identifying cost-saving opportunities for the

Qualifications

• 8+ years in a technical procurement role.
• SaaS experience required.
• Entrepreneurial, self-starting attitude with strong communication.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills and collaboration with diverse groups.
• Proven negotiation experience driving six-figure, multi-year contracts to completion.

Responsibilities

• Negotiate SaaS/IaaS/PaaS contracts to favorable terms.
• Partner with IT, Legal and Security to ensure compliance.
• Drive cost savings and ROI through vendor negotiations.
• Support vendor qualification and onboarding processes.
• Manage renewals and anticipate technology needs with internal teams.
• Provide RFI/RFP support to stakeholders as needed.
• Build and sustain vendor relationships to deliver value.

Skills

SaaS procurement

Negotiation

Vendor management

Contract negotiation

Cross-functional collaboration

Tools

Zip

Ironclad

Job description

Overview

TekWissen is a global workforce management provider headquartered in Ann Arbor, Michigan that offers strategic talent solutions to our clients world-wide. Our client helps companies worldwide improve the performance of their sales teams by turning strategic initiatives into business outcomes. Our unified sales enablement platform gives revenue teams a single solution to elevate customer conversations and drive repeatable revenue, bringing together native content and guidance, training and coaching, and engagement intelligence all supported by actionable analytics.

Job Title

Procurement Manager

Location

Seattle, WA

Duration

6 Months

Job Type

Temporary Assignment

Work Type

Remote

Description

About the RoleWe are looking for a remote-based Senior Procurement Manager to support our internal business teams with SaaS software contract rationalization and negotiation.

Ensuring that our teams have the items they need to perform at their best is key to our success, and we're looking for someone who can partner with those teams to develop strategies to support them with existing or new vendors.

You will partner with internal teams to ensure that vendor requests meet our requirements to ensure security and privacy of information along with meeting our legal requirements.

This role will also represent the company in discussions with our vendors to ensure that we are maintaining those key partnerships and effectively managing the negotiations with them.

You will play a key role in building and sustaining our vendor relationships while driving savings and value for our internal business partners.

You will be empowered to negotiate incoming contracts focusing on technology products (IaaS, SaaS, and PaaS) to secure advantageous terms.

Dive deep on our software and technology platforms to understand usage, cost drivers, and ROI to serve as a trusted advisor to internal teams related to procurement of those tools.

Partner with internal teams to develop strategies for upcoming renewals or establish requirements for new technology needs.

Source and engage reliable suppliers and vendors by providing RFI and RFP support to internal stakeholders as needed.

Partner with IT, Legal and Security to ensure terms are consistent with legal, regulatory, data security, and privacy requirements.

Assist with vendor qualification and onboarding processes.

Assist in driving and identifying potential cost savings.

Deliverables

Your Background

8+ years in a technical procurement role.

SaaS experience required.

Self-starting, enthusiastic, entrepreneurial attitude.

Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including ability to effectively communicate and collaborate with diverse groups.

Strong negotiation and problem-solving skills with experience driving six-figure, multi-year contracts to completion.

Solid interpersonal and rapport building abilities.

Strong time management and planning skills required to coordinate and prioritize multiple projects simultaneously while adapting to changes in business requirements.

Technically savvy, including a demonstrated high level of proficiency in core SaaS technologies and trends.

Familiarity with Zip and Ironclad a plus.

Ability to demonstrate a strategic mindset to enable persuasive value conversations with vendors at an executive level.

Strong operational business understanding of technology supply chain, including purchase ordering, expense reporting, procurement/sourcing, provisioning and reclamation, renewals, and contract management.

TekWissen Group is an equal opportunity employer supporting workforce diversity.