Procurement Manager

Summary

Join Deel's Procurement department as a Procurement Manager and execute procurement strategies in a fast-paced environment. You will establish and manage procurement systems, develop contracts and policies, and ensure global cooperation across departments. Leverage your negotiation skills to secure the lowest possible costs while mitigating risks. This role requires 3+ years of procurement experience in the software industry, strong communication skills, and a Bachelor's degree. Deel offers competitive pay, benefits, and perks, including remote work flexibility and stock grant opportunities.

Requirements

• 3+ years of experience in procurement in the software industry
• Amazing communication skills, low ego, and empathy
• Personal attributes such as confidence and integrity in addition to being determined and thorough, which is inherent in this position
• Experience reading and understanding contracts and managing Software and Cloud Services vendors and expenses
• Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Engineering, or another related field
• Demonstrated understanding of end-to-end IT value chains
• Demonstrated ability to model various business scenarios and analyze resulting costs, impacts, risks, and benefits to inform and recommend business solutions
• Demonstrated ability to assemble and analyze large quantities of data and conduct in-depth analysis of the data, such as should-cost models, benchmarking, etc

Responsibilities

• Execute the procurement strategies for the organization
• Establish, implement and manage procurement systems to enable purchasing processes
• Develop and maintain Contracts & Procurement strategy & policies
• Establish Global cooperation and proper alignment with IT, Marketing, Finance, Legal, Services, and Operations
• Leverage and negotiate pricing on combined volumes of purchasing prioritizing savings opportunities and taking a unified approach across all purchasing entities/sites to get the lowest possible total cost
• Ensure all IT relationships are governed by contracts that align with corporate mandates and support key business requirements while ensuring continuity of supply at the lowest total delivered cost
• Assess supplier and platform risks and develop appropriate contingency plans
• Build consensus and drive alignment amongst key stakeholders in support of procurement initiatives and programs (sourcing, implementation, compliance)

Benefits

• Provided computer equipment tailored to your role
• Stock grant opportunities dependent on your role, employment status and location
• Additional perks and benefits based on your employment status and country
• The flexibility of remote work, including WeWork access where available