Global Procurement and Vendor Management Lead
Core
Lead global procurement and vendor management across APAC, US, and EMEA hubs to optimize third-party spend, negotiate agreements, and build commercial frameworks.
Role type
Senior IC Global Procurement and Vendor Management Lead
Builds
Vendor management and procurement frameworks, policies, and reporting systems
Domain
Technology/SaaS industry, multi-jurisdictional operations
Required skills
Third-party agreement negotiation, SaaS and technology spend management, budgeting and forecasting, vendor portfolio rationalization, commercial strategy, team leadership
Preferred skills
Automation and AI tool usage for spend analysis, experience in high-growth tech/SaaS companies, contract lifecycle management platform familiarity
Technologies
Contract lifecycle management platforms, spend management platforms, AI-enabled tools
Responsibilities
Own global procurement function and vendor portfolio visibility; lead renewal and negotiation strategy for material agreements; set commercial strategy and deliver measurable savings; rationalize vendor portfolio; own third-party technology spend budgeting and forecasting; build and maintain procurement framework; lead and develop a small specialist team
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with team leadership
