Strategic Procurement & Sourcing Leader (Remote-First)

Wikimedia-Foundation; San Francisco (CA); Remote; USD 91,000 - 138,000; Full time

Job summary

The Wikimedia Foundation is seeking a Senior Procurement Specialist to lead procurement operations across our global organization, supporting source-to-pay activities, vendor onboarding, contract drafting, and purchase order management.

You will partner with departments to define purchasing needs, lead competitive sourcing (RFPs, RFQs, RFIs), negotiate terms, and drive process improvements while maintaining strong internal controls and supplier relationships.

Qualifications

• Strong analytical, problem-solving, communication, and cross-functional collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage procurement activities across procure-to-pay and source-to-pay lifecycles, including contracts and vendor onboarding.
• Support and lead competitive sourcing, including RFPs, RFQs, and RFIs and evaluate vendor proposals.
• Draft contracts and negotiate terms, pricing, and scopes of work with Legal and stakeholders.
• Identify opportunities to improve vendor pricing, terms, and value through competitive sourcing and spend analysis.
• Maintain procurement data, documentation, catalogs, and workflows to support internal controls.

Skills

Analytical

Problem-solving

Communication

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business/Finance/SCM or equivalent

Tools

Coupa

Sage Intacct

ERP systems

Job description

The Wikimedia Foundation is seeking a Senior Procurement Specialist to lead procurement operations across our global organization, supporting source-to-pay activities, vendor onboarding, contract drafting, and purchase order management.

You will partner with departments to define purchasing needs, lead competitive sourcing (RFPs, RFQs, RFIs), negotiate terms, and drive process improvements while maintaining strong internal controls and supplier relationships.