Strategic Tech Procurement Leader

Capital Factory; Somerville (MA); On-site; USD 108,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

SmartBear, headquartered in Somerville, MA, is hiring a Procurement Manager to own and optimize centralized procurement, vendor relationships, and strategic sourcing across the business. You will partner with Finance, Legal, and Information Security to ensure compliant spend and strong supplier controls.

The role requires 5–7 years in procurement, strong negotiation skills, and experience with technology/SaaS procurement.

Qualifications

• A Bachelor’s or Associate’s degree; professional procurement training or certification such as CPM or CPSM is preferred.
• 5–7 years of progressively responsible procurement experience with a track record of accomplishments, preferably including significant technology and SaaS procurement experience.
• Strong commercial and negotiation skills, including experience negotiating pricing, payment terms, SLAs, renewal provisions, and other contractual terms.
• Experience developing and improving procurement processes, policies, controls, and supporting technology in a growing organization.
• Strong relationship-building and communication skills, with the ability to partner effectively across functional areas and with external suppliers.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and attention-to-detail skills, with demonstrated success in a collaborative, fast-growing environment and a high degree of motivation, responsibility, and flexibility.

Responsibilities

• Oversee and support the procurement process, ensuring a streamlined and compliant approach to buying and using goods and services; educate end users and requisitioners on policy, process, and tools, and ensure appropriate input from Compliance, Legal, and Information Security.
• Partner closely with internal stakeholders to understand evolving requirements and ensure procurement strategies and supplier options effectively support business needs.
• Build and maintain strategic vendor relationships from onboarding through renewal, with a focus on competitive pricing, quality, timely delivery, and responsive service.
• Support functional leaders and, when appropriate, lead negotiations to secure favorable pricing, payment terms, service levels, renewal provisions, and other contractual terms; perform contract reviews and cost analyses to maximize value.
• Collaborate with IT and Finance on usage optimization, budgeting, forecasting, spend reporting, accruals, and financial planning related to third-party spend.
• Use spend analysis and market research to identify new vendors, geographies, and procurement channels while strengthening compliance, mitigating third-party risk, and continuously improving procurement processes and technology.

Skills

Procurement

Negotiation

Vendor management

Cost analysis

Policy adherence

Education

Bachelor’s or Associate’s degree

Tools

CPM or CPSM certification

Job description

SmartBear, headquartered in Somerville, MA, is hiring a Procurement Manager to own and optimize centralized procurement, vendor relationships, and strategic sourcing across the business. You will partner with Finance, Legal, and Information Security to ensure compliant spend and strong supplier controls.

The role requires 5–7 years in procurement, strong negotiation skills, and experience with technology/SaaS procurement.