Direct Procurement Manager Jobs in Oregon (NOW HIRING)

20% - Function Buildout, Finance Partnership & Value Tracking: Build practical tools, templates, stakeholder education, vendor scorecards, and reporting needed to support a repeatable sourcing process that helps business owners make better vendor decisions without creating unnecessary bureaucracy. Partner with Finance to establish spend baselines, direct savings and cost-avoidance validation, budget alignment, vendor payment visibility, and value-tracking methodology, and prepare a six-month recommendation for a broader Finance-led indirect sourcing and procurement function.

Educational/Experience Requirements:

Bachelor's degree required; degree in supply chain management, business administration, finance, operations, or related field preferred.

10+ years of experience in strategic sourcing, indirect procurement, procurement transformation, vendor governance, or enterprise vendor management.

Experience building or maturing sourcing processes, competitive sourcing frameworks, contract lifecycle/repository governance, and renewal management in a decentralized environment.

Significant experience sourcing, negotiating, or managing enterprise technology platforms, SaaS agreements, software licensing, cloud services, technology implementation services, data/security/privacy-sensitive vendors, or systems-integration relationships strongly preferred.

Retail, multi-location, or comparable enterprise environment experience preferred.

Experience working with technology, information systems, security, privacy, finance, legal, and business stakeholders on complex vendor relationships preferred.

Experience providing functional leadership, process leadership, or direct supervision of procurement, sourcing, vendor-management, or contract-management resources preferred.

Required Technical Skills/Knowledge:

Knowledge of strategic sourcing, indirect procurement, competitive sourcing, RFP processes, vendor benchmarking, pricing analysis, and commercial negotiation.

Knowledgeable of contracts, vendor governance, renewal management, and contract repository or contract lifecycle management systems.

Experience using spend data, budget information, payment data, and contract information to identify and validate direct savings, cost avoidance, rebates, and improved commercial value.

Knowledge of technology contracting concepts, including SaaS subscription models, usage-based pricing, software licensing, implementation statements of work, support/service-level commitments, data access, transition assistance, integration dependencies, and vendor lock-in risk.

Ability to partner with business owners to evaluate technology vendor options, compare pricing and scope, create competitive leverage, and support renewal or replacement strategies for enterprise platforms.

Proficient with Google sheets, Google docs, Google sites, Google mail, and internet based programs.

Ability to evaluate and improve contract repository completeness, renewal reminders, dashboards, data extraction, and related reporting processes.

General Knowledge and Abilities:

Experience working in a fast-paced, growth or transformation environment.

Ability to build practical processes from ambiguity and drive adoption across multiple departments.

Mature problem-solving skills with the ability to collect and use data to drive decisions.

Excellent presentation skills. Ability to synthesize information and present to audiences at all levels.

Ability to partner effectively with Legal, Finance, IDS, HR, and business owners.

Strong commercial judgment, negotiation discipline, and vendor-management mindset.

Ability to position the function as a business-owner resource rather than a gatekeeper.

Ability to work effectively with technical stakeholders and translate technology, platform, implementation, and operational dependency issues into practical sourcing and negotiation strategies.

Ability to create credibility with business owners and project managers who may currently be managing vendor relationships without formal sourcing experience, clear commercial goals, or consistent value-tracking metrics.

Ability to lead through influence in a matrixed environment, including situations where procurement-related activities may currently sit inside business functions rather than a centralized sourcing function.

Ability to maintain versatility in style and approach to suit the audience most effectively.

Skilled at working effectively to meet deadlines and manage multiple priorities.

Attention to detail and ability to improve process discipline without creating unnecessary bureaucracy.

Ability to work on their own and take initiative when presented with tasks.

This job description is not all inclusive and is subject to change. Additional duties, responsibilities, and tasks may be assigned, as necessary. Employment remains "AT WILL" at all times.