Strategic Sourcing & Procurement Leader

Jobgether; United States; Remote; USD 161,000 - 189,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote-first work environment

401(k) with employer matching

Stock options or equity grants

Flexible working hours

Paid time off

Career development opportunities

Job summary

Jobgether is seeking a senior procurement leader in the United States to drive the third-party management program and cross-functional category strategies. You will oversee procurement planning, vendor evaluation, contracting, and renewals while aligning with IT, security, legal, and finance stakeholders.

The role requires 10+ years in strategic sourcing or vendor management, strong negotiation skills, and experience managing teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience in a relevant field.
• 10+ years in strategic sourcing, enterprise procurement, or vendor management.
• Proven experience negotiating complex multiyear SaaS, marketing/agency, and services contracts.
• Strong category management, RFP discipline, supplier consolidation, and spend planning.
• Hands-on experience with spend management platforms including Zip and Brex.
• Experience implementing third-party risk management frameworks across functions.
• Financial acumen with track record of cost savings and TCO reduction.
• Technical knowledge of enterprise architecture, cybersecurity, SLAs, and availability.
• Excellent negotiation, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
• At least 2 years of people management experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead and continuously improve the end-to-end third-party management program, including procurement planning, intake, supplier evaluation, contracting, renewals, and lifecycle management.
• Develop and execute category strategies across technology, marketing, product, operations, data, identity verification, customer support, professional services, and corporate functions.
• Lead complex commercial negotiations, structure contracts, and manage renewals to secure competitive pricing, favorable terms, and appropriate service-level agreements.
• Own company-wide procurement intake workflows and supporting automation, ensuring stakeholders are involved early in the purchasing process.
• Drive strategic sourcing initiatives, including spend segmentation, RFPs, market analysis, vendor consolidation, benchmarking, and multiyear category planning.
• Strengthen third-party risk management frameworks by assessing suppliers against commercial, operational, cybersecurity, and regulatory requirements.
• Develop spend analytics, cost models, executive reports, and procurement forecasts to identify savings opportunities and improve financial planning.
• Establish procurement policies, procedures, responsibilities, and performance indicators to enhance accountability and compliance.
• Partner with technical teams to translate requirements related to architecture, integrations, security, uptime, incident response, and SLAs into effective agreements.
• Manage, coach, and develop team members through regular feedback, performance management, and professional development.

Skills

Strategic sourcing

Vendor management

Negotiation

Category management

RFP processes

Stakeholder management

People management

Analytical skills

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business, Supply Chain, Finance, or related field

Tools

Zip

Brex

Job description

Jobgether is seeking a senior procurement leader in the United States to drive the third-party management program and cross-functional category strategies. You will oversee procurement planning, vendor evaluation, contracting, and renewals while aligning with IT, security, legal, and finance stakeholders.

The role requires 10+ years in strategic sourcing or vendor management, strong negotiation skills, and experience managing teams.