United States - Remote
Remote
Mid Level
Full Time
💰$60,000 - $85,000
remoteprocurementAI toolscontract negotiationsourcingworkflow automation
Requirements
- •2 or more years of experience in procurement, sourcing, or contract operations, ideally supporting SaaS and software spend
- •Hands-on experience with procurement workflow platforms such as Zip, Coupa, Ariba, or similar
- •Experience reviewing and redlining commercial agreements and working with Legal
- •Experience running sourcing events or renewals through to award or signature
- •Experience presenting sourcing recommendations, cost analysis, and trade-offs to finance, technical, and vendor audiences
- •Experience managing a concurrent pipeline of procurement requests with documented tracking
- •Experience using AI tools (e.g., ChatGPT, Microsoft Copilot, Claude) to improve productivity
- •Demonstrated practice of verifying AI output against source documents before decisions or sharing
What You'll Do
- •Own the procurement lifecycle end to end, from intake triage and sourcing through purchase orders, vendor onboarding, and invoice matching
- •Improve procurement processes in Zip and adjacent systems by removing delays, building controls, and reporting on pipeline, cycle time, and savings
- •Run sourcing events from scoping through award, including vendor evaluations, RFx execution, and renewals
- •Build business cases for award and renewal decisions using total cost of ownership, license and tier rightsizing, vendor consolidation, and market benchmarking
- •Lead commercial negotiations on assigned agreements partnering with Legal, Security, and Privacy
- •Use AI tools for recurring procurement work such as contract summarization, redlines, spend and proposal analysis, market research, and communications
- •Share AI approaches with teammates to improve function speed
- •Enable business teams through training, playbooks, and guidance on procurement engagement
- •Tailor presentations of procurement requirements, cost analysis, and trade-offs to different audiences
Nice to Have
- •3 or more years of procurement experience including running sourcing events end to end
- •Bachelor's degree in business, supply chain, finance, or related field
- •CPSM, CIPS, or similar certification
- •Experience with SaaS licensing models, usage-based pricing, and renewal timing leverage
- •Familiarity with vendor risk, security, and privacy review processes
- •Experience building or automating procurement workflows including with AI
- •Proficiency with Notion, SharePoint, and Microsoft 365
- •Prior experience in a remote-first, fast-moving technology company
Benefits
- •Medical, dental and vision benefits with company HSA contributions starting Day 1
- •6% 401(k) match
- •Competitive time off package including 20 days PTO, 9 holidays, 2 floating holidays, 7 sick days, 2 wellness days, 1 volunteer day; increases with tenure
- •12 weeks primary caregiver leave and 4 weeks secondary caregiver leave
- •Accident, critical illness, and hospital indemnity insurance
- •Pet insurance
- •Legal assistance and identity theft insurance plans
- •Life insurance 2x salary
- •Access to Calm app and Employee Assistance Program
- •$65/month remote work stipend for internet
- •Culture and team-building activities
- •Tuition assistance
- •Career development opportunities
- •Charitable contribution match up to $250 per year
