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Procurement Manager – Saas
| Company | Mixpanel |
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| Location | San Francisco, CA, USA |
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| Salary | $155700 – $190300 |
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| Type | Full-Time |
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| Degrees | Bachelor’s |
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| Experience Level | Senior, Expert or higher |
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Requirements
- 7+ years of work experience as a Procurement Specialist or Procurement Manager.
- Extensive experience working with SaaS companies and vendors.
- Degree in something related.
- Experience working in a mature Procurement environment (ideally Enterprise).
- Experience with Procurement improvement initiatives.
- Understanding of market dynamics and sound business judgment.
- Experience with managing and mitigating risks.
- Strong data management and analytics skills – you have the ability to gather, clean and interpret data.
- Ability to negotiate and sustain networking relationships both internally and externally.
- Effective communicator as you will need to collaborate with all functions of the business.
- Adaptability — you understand that change is constant, and you embrace it.
- Agility and resilience — you move quickly and encourage continued improvement.
- Strong work ethic, desire to learn, and a drive to excel.
- Professional polish – accustomed to and comfortable with presenting to the C suite without extensive coaching and prep (internally and externally).
Responsibilities
- Own and manage Mixpanel’s SaaS procurement partner relationship for all SaaS purchases and renewals.
- Collaborate cross-functionally with key internal teams such as FP&A, Security, IT and Legal on purchasing processes and improvements.
- Build strategic relationships with key vendors and technology partners in order to leverage strategic discounts and maximize value.
- Assist with business case reviews to ensure new spend is justified.
- Negotiate with vendors to reduce costs and ensure spend comes in below/at budget.
- Track and forecast levels of spend for SaaS products as well as services.
- Liaise with key company employees to determine their purchasing needs.
- Monitor company spending and build a culture of long-term saving on procurement related costs.
- Undertake value-for-money reviews of existing contracts and arrangements.
- Work closely with the Legal team to negotiate and streamline contracts.
- When needed, conduct research to source the best products and vendors in terms of value and quality, conduct compliance checks, financial background checks for vendors.
- Lead initiatives to implement procurement process improvements.
- Provide basic procurement process training for Mixpanel employees that are involved with procurement of products and services.
- Assist with SaaS tool rationalization and optimization.
Preferred Qualifications
No preferred qualifications provided.
