Procurement Operations Lead

United States Digital Space LLC

San Francisco (CA)

Hybrid

USD 120,000 - 190,000

Full time

13 days ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive Medical, Vision, and</n>

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Mental Wellness Benefit

Generous Vacation Policy & Additional

Enhanced Parental Leave

Volunteer Time Off

Pre-Tax Benefits: 401(K), Wellness, H

Job summary

United States Digital Space LLC is seeking a Procurement Operations Lead to manage a two-person team and own the company’s procurement program. You will drive spend optimization, vendor value, and risk mitigation while partnering with internal teams to source third-party tools and services.

The role requires strategic and operational leadership, with a track record of coaching teams and delivering process improvements. A hybrid work setup and strong communication to C-suite are expected.

Qualifications

5+ years of work experience as a Procurement Specialist or Procurement Manager, including experience managing or directly leading others.
Experience working for SaaS companies and working directly with vendors.
Experience with Procurement improvement initiatives.
Understanding of market dynamics and sound business judgment.
Experience with managing and mitigating risks.
Strong data management and analytics skills - you have the ability to gather, clean and interpret data.
Ability to negotiate and sustain networking relationships both internally and externally.
Effective communicator as you will need to collaborate with all functions of the business and guide a team through change with clarity and empathy.
A track record of coaching and developing team members, managing performance, and building a respectful, high-performing team environment.
Adaptability - you understand that change is constant, and you embrace it, and can help your team navigate ambiguity and shifting priorities with confidence.
Agility and resilience - you move quickly and encourage continued improvement.
Strong work ethic, desire to learn, and a drive to excel.
Professional polish - accustomed to and comfortable with presenting to the C suite without extensive coaching and prep (internally and externally).

Responsibilities

Manage and develop a team of two, coaching them through skill-building, career growth, and day-to-day performance while fostering a culture of shared ownership and high standards.
Lead execution of complex procurement projects across functions, setting clear priorities and anticipating challenges before they become blockers.
Collaborate cross-functionally with key internal teams such as FP&A, Security, IT and Legal on purchasing processes and improvements, building productive relationships with adjacent teams and resolving misalignments directly.
Build strategic relationships with key vendors and technology partners in order to leverage strategic discounts and maximize value.
Promote a culture of innovation on the team by identifying opportunities to improve outcomes through better processes and targeted use of AI and emerging tools, and lead initiatives to implement procurement process improvements.
Provide procurement process training for the company employees involved with procurement of products and services.
Shape and communicate a compelling vision for the procurement team that contributes to Operational Finance goals, anticipating team-level needs and emerging trends, and clearly communicating the rationale behind key decisions.

Skills

Procurement leadership

SaaS experience

Vendor management

Data analytics

Risk management

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication

Coaching

Adaptability

C-suite communication

Job description

About the company

the company is the leading product intelligence and analytics platform, trusted by more than 29,000 companies to help understand how people use the products they build. By combining powerful analytics with AI that knows your business, the company helps teams see what's working, diagnose what's not, and decide what to build next. Learn more at the company.com.

About the Operational Finance Team

The Operational Finance Team is responsible for a variety of tasks that are instrumental in keeping the business running on a day to day basis. There are four teams within the Operational Finance Function each serve a specific purpose to the company: Accounting and Accounts Payable - Accurately records all vendor related transactions and keeps our vendors paid, Billing Team - provisions all customers access to the company and ensure proper revenue recognition, Collection Team - records all customer payments and ensures we get paid on time, Payroll - prepares payrolls for all employees world wide. The team is split between the Bay Area, London, Bangalore and Barcelona.

About the Role

The Procurement Operations Lead will lead the procurement program at the company. They will manage a team of two, and will be responsible for organizational spend, maximizing vendor value, optimizing procurement processes, minimizing risk, and assisting business partners throughout the organization with the procurement of third-party tools and services.

This role requires a breadth of experience and both strategic and operational skills, along with proven people-management capability. A successful candidate will enjoy building and developing a team while using their skillset to streamline operations, enhance processes, and continuously support and educate others to develop a world-class procurement program.

Responsibilities

Manage and develop a team of two, coaching them through skill-building, career growth, and day-to-day performance while fostering a culture of shared ownership and high standards.

Lead execution of complex procurement projects across functions, setting clear priorities and anticipating challenges before they become blockers.

Collaborate cross-functionally with key internal teams such as FP&A, Security, IT and Legal on purchasing processes and improvements, building productive relationships with adjacent teams and resolving misalignments directly.

Build strategic relationships with key vendors and technology partners in order to leverage strategic discounts and maximize value.

Promote a culture of innovation on the team by identifying opportunities to improve outcomes through better processes and targeted use of AI and emerging tools, and lead initiatives to implement procurement process improvements.

Provide procurement process training for the company employees involved with procurement of products and services.

Shape and communicate a compelling vision for the procurement team that contributes to Operational Finance goals, anticipating team-level needs and emerging trends, and clearly communicating the rationale behind key decisions.

We're Looking For Someone Who Has

5+ years of work experience as a Procurement Specialist or Procurement Manager, including experience managing or directly leading others.

Experience working for SaaS companies and working directly with vendors.

Experience with Procurement improvement initiatives.

Understanding of market dynamics and sound business judgment.

Experience with managing and mitigating risks.

Strong data management and analytics skills - you have the ability to gather, clean and interpret data.

Ability to negotiate and sustain networking relationships both internally and externally.

Effective communicator as you will need to collaborate with all functions of the business and guide a team through change with clarity and empathy.

A track record of coaching and developing team members, managing performance, and building a respectful, high-performing team environment.

Adaptability - you understand that change is constant, and you embrace it, and can help your team navigate ambiguity and shifting priorities with confidence.