Strategic Indirect Procurement Manager

Apply; Everett, Northern (WA, KY); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, and Vision

PTO 31 days

10 holidays + winter break

401(k) match

Disability & life insurance

Parental leave

Wellness stipend

Job summary

Helion, based in Everett, WA, is seeking an Indirect Procurement Manager to scale its procurement capabilities and grow a high-performing team. You will lead sourcing across software, services, hardware, and capex, partnering with Engineering, IT, Finance, and Legal to define requirements and negotiate complex agreements.

You will shape category strategies, drive cost optimization, and improve resilience across the supply base, with a focus on ownership and measurable results in a fast-growing

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in supply chain, engineering, business, or a related field.
• 8+ years of experience in procurement, strategic sourcing, or category management for indirect categories.
• 3+ years hiring, managing, coaching, and developing procurement professionals.
• Experience building category strategies in growing or changing organizations.
• Experience negotiating MSAs, SOWs, amendments, renewals.
• Strong analytical and financial acumen including TCO modeling.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a high-performing procurement team, including hiring, coaching, training, workload management, and performance accountability.
• Develop and execute sourcing strategies across indirect categories, with emphasis on cost optimization, scalability, standardization, risk mitigation, and supply chain resilience.
• Manage the end-to-end sourcing process, from requirements gathering and competitive bidding through supplier selection, negotiation, contracting, and renewals.
• Partner with Engineering, IT, Finance, Legal, and other stakeholders to define business requirements, forecast spend, evaluate total cost of ownership, and establish clear agreements, IP terms, and SOWs.
• Negotiate complex, high-value agreements and build strategic supplier relationships that improve pricing, service quality, innovation, and long-term value.
• Strengthen procurement operations through standardized processes, supplier performance reviews, KPIs, continuous improvement initiatives, and executive reporting on category performance and risk.

Skills

Procurement strategy

Team leadership

Negotiation

Cost optimization

Total cost of ownership

Stakeholder collaboration

Financial acumen

Education

Bachelor's degree in supply chain, engineering, business, or a related field

Job description

Helion, based in Everett, WA, is seeking an Indirect Procurement Manager to scale its procurement capabilities and grow a high-performing team. You will lead sourcing across software, services, hardware, and capex, partnering with Engineering, IT, Finance, and Legal to define requirements and negotiate complex agreements.

You will shape category strategies, drive cost optimization, and improve resilience across the supply base, with a focus on ownership and measurable results in a fast-growing