Senior Procurement Specialist

Wikimedia Foundation; United States; Remote; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

The Wikimedia Foundation is seeking a Senior Procurement Specialist to support procurement operations, strategic sourcing, vendor management, and contract drafting for our global organization. You will partner with departments to manage source-to-pay activities from vendor onboarding to PO management and invoice resolution.

The role balances day-to-day procurement with opportunities to improve processes, negotiate favorable terms, and optimize spend while ensuring compliant and scalable

Qualifications

• Experience in source-to-pay processes including vendor onboarding and PO management.
• Experience with vendor spend optimization.
• Strong cross-functional collaboration and communication.

Responsibilities

• Support procurement operations across the organization.
• Contribute to strategic sourcing and vendor management.
• Draft and negotiate contracts with vendors.

Skills

Vendor management

Contract drafting

Procurement operations

Sourcing strategy

Education

Bachelor's degree in a relevant field

Job description

The Wikimedia Foundation is looking for a Senior Procurement Specialist to support procurement operations, strategic sourcing, vendor management, and contract drafting needs across our global organization. This role will serve as a key partner to departments throughout the Foundation, supporting source to pay activities (i.e.: procurement activities from vendor sourcing, new vendor onboarding contracting, purchase order management, resolving PO-related invoice holds, and ongoing vendor support).

The Senior Procurement Specialist will have a broad scope, balancing day-to-day procurement operations with opportunities to support competitive sourcing, contract negotiations, vendor spend optimization, and improvements to procurement processes and systems. This role will help strengthen a responsive, scalable, and effective procurement function while delivering strong service and value to the organization.

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