Vendor Risk & Procurement Analyst

Novo; New York (NY); On-site; USD 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Novo is seeking a Procurement Analyst to own the day-to-day operations of our third-party risk management and procurement process end to end. You'll be the connective tissue across Legal, InfoSec, Compliance and the business teams who requested the vendor.

You’ll own the Zip platform and the vendor lifecycle, chase approvals, coordinate contract execution via DocuSign, and ensure records are kept up to date.

Qualifications

• 1–3 years of experience in procurement, vendor management, sourcing, or a related operations role.
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage a high volume of concurrent requests and deadlines.
• Clear written and verbal communication; proactively chasing internal stakeholders and external vendor contacts to keep requests moving.
• Proficiency with spreadsheets; experience with procurement/vendor management platforms (Zip, Coupa, Ironclad) is a plus.
• Self-starter mentality: comfortable driving processes with minimal oversight.
• Sharp attention to detail across contract terms, vendor documentation, and Zip records.

Responsibilities

• Own procurement operations end to end, from intake to close-out for every vendor/procurement request.
• Monitor renewal alerts, follow up with sponsors on upcoming renewals, and post renewal notifications in Slack threads.
• Track vendor and contract records (pricing, terms, spend by department) and flag cost-savings or cancellations.
• Review new contracts/order forms for accuracy and perform due-diligence checks (SOC 2, tests, terms of use).
• Coordinate approvals with Legal, InfoSec, Compliance, and ELT to log approvals in Zip and move reviews forward.
• Coordinate contract execution, routing for signature via DocuSign, and retention of fully executed agreements in Zip.

Skills

Procurement

Vendor management

Sourcing

Spreadsheets

Stakeholder management

Data tracking

Tools

Zip

Coupa

Ironclad

Job description

Novo is seeking a Procurement Analyst to own the day-to-day operations of our third-party risk management and procurement process end to end. You'll be the connective tissue across Legal, InfoSec, Compliance and the business teams who requested the vendor.

You’ll own the Zip platform and the vendor lifecycle, chase approvals, coordinate contract execution via DocuSign, and ensure records are kept up to date.