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Senior IT Procurement Manager - SaaS, Software, AI - USA

Senior IT Procurement Manager - SaaS, Software, AI - USA

  • Location

    United States of America

  • Sector:

    Procurement

  • Job type:

    Permanent

  • Salary:

    Negotiable

  • Contact:

    Geoff Hunt

  • Contact email:

    geoff.hunt@1st-executive.com

  • Job ref:

    J691412GH_1736261020

  • Published:

    1 day ago

  • Expiry date:

    2025-02-06

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Role: Senior IT Procurement Category Manager - Software, SaaS, AI

Location: Flexible within the US - fully REMOTE

*The current right to work in the USA is essential*

This is a fantastic opportunity to become the Senior IT Procurement Category Manager, within a leading global organization with a turnover in the multiple $billions, that has engaged us exclusively for this role. Excitingly, the company is an early adopter of new software, SaaS and AI tools. As a result, key tech vendors like Google and Amazon actively seek to collaborate on new tech solutions - making this an exciting opportunity for candidates interested in working with cutting-edge tech and the newest digital solutions.

Agility and entrepreneurialism are engrained into the company's way of working, leading to a very positive work environment and the ability to drive significant change. Further, the company offers a brilliant working culture with a strong focus on career development, which we can vouch for having placed numerous candidates into this client over the last five years.

Role Highlights - you'll:

  • Manage $100's of millions US & European IT procurement spend, with a focus on AI, SaaS and broader software
  • Continue to drive category innovation and value engineering across the business globally
  • Drive business partnering, including extensive collaboration with C-Suite and the Board. Procurement is seen as a trusted partner and engrained across the business, with the mission to further develop this

Requirements:

  • Extensive experience negotiating with major tech vendors, especially SaaS
  • Proven IT procurement category management expertise
  • Agile and entrepreneurial mindset with a passion for innovative tooling & AI development
  • Strong business partnering and communication

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If interested, please apply ASAP