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The Procurement & Vendor Strategy Consultant will lead initiatives to optimize technology spending, strengthen vendor partnerships, and create long-term procurement value across the organization. Key responsibilities include:

• Reviewing SaaS, cloud infrastructure, software, data, advertising technology, and service-provider agreements to identify optimization opportunities.
• Leading commercial negotiations with vendors to improve pricing, contract terms, service levels, and overall value.
• Identifying cost reduction opportunities, eliminating redundancies, and improving technology spend efficiency.
• Researching alternative vendors, platforms, and solutions to strengthen negotiation leverage and support strategic decisions.
• Developing vendor consolidation strategies across multiple business units and acquired companies.
• Partnering with leadership teams to understand business needs and align procurement priorities.
• Analyzing software usage, subscriptions, and vendor commitments to uncover savings opportunities.
• Supporting procurement activities related to new initiatives, product launches, and acquisitions.
• Assisting with post-acquisition integration efforts, including contract consolidation and vendor rationalization.
• Creating visibility into renewals, pricing structures, commitments, and procurement performance metrics.
• Preparing recommendations, business cases, and executive-level insights to support decision-making.
• Tracking and reporting realized savings and the impact of procurement initiatives.

The ideal candidate combines strong procurement expertise with commercial awareness, analytical ability, and experience working with technology vendors in dynamic environments. Required qualifications and skills include:

• 5+ years of experience negotiating SaaS, software, cloud infrastructure, technology, or digital services agreements.
• Proven success in driving measurable cost savings through vendor negotiations and procurement initiatives.
• Strong understanding of software licensing models, subscription pricing, vendor management, and strategic sourcing.
• Experience negotiating contracts with cloud providers, SaaS companies, data providers, ad technology vendors, infrastructure partners, or enterprise software providers.
• Experience supporting technology companies, digital businesses, software organizations, or high-growth startups.
• Experience with mergers and acquisitions, vendor consolidation, or post-acquisition integration is highly preferred.
• Strong financial and analytical skills, with the ability to build business cases and quantify savings opportunities.
• Excellent negotiation, communication, and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence without direct authority.
• Ability to evaluate complex agreements, pricing models, and vendor relationships with strong attention to detail.
• Proactive, resourceful, and comfortable navigating ambiguity in a fast-growing environment.
• Strong written and verbal English communication skills.
• Ability to work effectively in a remote, global setting with some overlap with U.S. Pacific morning hours for vendor meetings.
• A mindset aligned with accountability, action-oriented execution, curiosity, care, thoroughness, and continuous improvement.

The role offers a flexible working environment and the opportunity to create meaningful impact through strategic procurement initiatives. Benefits include:

• 100% remote-first work environment with global collaboration.
• Flexible part-time/fractional engagement structure.
• Performance-based incentive opportunities linked to realized savings and procurement outcomes.
• Direct collaboration with executive leadership and influence on strategic business decisions.
• Exposure to diverse technologies, products, vendors, and business operations.
• Opportunity to work with a passionate, ambitious, and results-driven team.
• Recognition programs celebrating individual achievements and contributions.
• Virtual team activities, including remote social events and coffee buddy initiatives.
• Employee recognition through reward programs.
• Dedicated focus time through weekly meeting-free productivity days.