Sr. Procurement Program Manager

Intermedia Intelligent Communications; California (MO); On-site; USD 130,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Intermedia Intelligent Communications is seeking a Sr. Procurement Program Manager in California, MO, to lead procurement activities for its global operations, managing nearly $200M in spend for the company.

The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor's degree and 7-10 years of procurement experience. Responsibilities include developing supplier strategies, negotiating contracts, and applying AI tools to enhance procurement processes.

This full-time role emphasizes collaboration across departments to maximize stakeholder satisfaction.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 7-10 years’ experience in purchasing, procurement, or supply chain management.
• Direct experience negotiating and executing contracts.
• Strong understanding of AI and machine learning applications in procurement.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate and author commodity strategies for key products.
• Partner with Legal for contract terms and negotiations.
• Lead RFI and RFP initiatives and document cost savings efforts.

Skills

Negotiation

Procurement Management

AI Application

Time Management

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Coupa

PowerBI

ERPs

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

Sr. Procurement Program Manager

Department: G&A Finance

Employment Type: Full Time

Location: United States

Reporting To: James Kay

Compensation: $130,000 - $140,000 / year

Description

The Procurement Team leads all procurement activities for the company’s global operations, overseeing nearly $200M in annual direct and indirect spend.

We are looking for an energetic, collaborative teammate to maximize efficiency and stakeholder satisfaction in procurement functions including commodity strategies, supplier selection and management, contract negotiations, purchase order management, and spend reporting. You will interact with team members from Finance, Legal, Engineering, Operations, IT, Marketing, Sales, and Facilities to ensure cost effective and timely delivery of essential goods and services. You will lead and participate in high level strategic initiatives and support daily business execution, often interacting with senior level management. You will also apply AI and machine learning to procurement functions, using these tools to create and refine leading edge processes. This role will report to the Senior Director of Procurement.

What you will be doing:

• Facilitate and author commodity strategies for key inbound products and services
• Partner with Legal to ensure terms are consistent with contractual requirements and incorporate those terms into contracts, such as MSAs and SOWs, negotiated with suppliers
• Work closely with senior stakeholders to understand and document details of business and procurement requirements, and use those to identify and select suppliers for everything from security software to engineering services, securing the best possible terms such as price, quality of goods and services, schedule, etc.
• Lead RFI and RFP initiatives, and aid and document cost savings efforts
• Utilize systems and tools such as ERPs (Coupa), PowerBI, Atlassian, ServiceNow, and multiple AI models to create and refine procurement processes
• Create purchase requisitions and orders for stakeholders, reconciling these with supply requests including administering Coupa and assisting Intermedia employees with Coupa processing and reporting
• Reconcile invoices to contractual terms to resolve inconsistencies

What you will bring to the role:

• Bachelor's degree and a minimum of 7 - 10 years’ experience in purchasing, procurement, or supply chain management
• Strategic focus and planning acumen in crafting and articulating commodity strategies
• Direct experience negotiating and executing contracts in partnership with the legal department
• Self-starting, enthusiastic, entrepreneurial attitude with a program management perspective
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including ability to effectively communicate and collaborate with diverse groups by displaying solid interpersonal and rapport building abilities
• Demonstrated successful application of AI and machine learning to help build leading edge procurement workflows and operations
• Strong negotiation, problem-solving, and contractual skills
• Strong time management and planning skills required to coordinate and prioritize multiple projects simultaneously while adapting to changes in business requirements
• Demonstrated high level of proficiency in the Microsoft suite of productivity applications such as Word, Excel including large data set manipulation and pivot tables, PowerPoint, and Outlook
• Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Telecom and/or Unified Communications-as-a-Service (UCaaS) industry experience a plus
• Prior experience with Coupa and/or ServiceNow a plus

Diversity, Inclusion, and Equal Opportunity

We hire, promote, and compensate employees based on their ability to perform their job responsibilities, without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, gender, marital status, national origin, ancestry, age, citizenship, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, or any other basis protected by applicable law (collectively referred to in our Code of Conduct as “Protected Classes”). We do not tolerate employment discrimination in the workplace, and we are committed to making reasonable accommodations for identified disabilities or other limitations as required by all applicable laws. We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.