Principal Procurement Manager

Spend on technology is one of the biggest items in an enterprise CFOs budget second only to headcount. Traditional procurement is one of the most frustrating friction-filled bottlenecks in modern businesses. A single purchase routinely stalls for months drowning in endless email threads and dragging in teams from Finance Legal Security and IT.

Vertice is the worlds first Intelligent Procurement Platform aiming to eliminate this chaos. By combining automated agentic workflows deep AI insights and a global network of expert negotiators we empower enterprises to buy smarter and scale at pace.

The market response has been unprecedented:

• $75bn in spend processed across our platform.

• 20% savings consistently delivered to our customers.

• 70% reduction in standard enterprise procurement cycles.

• 13X revenue growth achieved over the last two years alone.

Founded by serial technology entrepreneurs Roy and Eldar Tuvey who have successfully scaled and exited two category-defining platforms and created $600M in enterprise value we are backed by over $100M in Series C funding from tier 1 global investors including Bessemer Venture Partners 83North and Lakestar. We were recently recognized as the #2 fastest-growing company on the Sunday Times Tech 100 and named the fastest-growing startup in the UK and Ireland by the FTs Sifted.

With headquarters in London and hubs in New York Brno Sydney and Johannesburg we are fundamentally reshaping the global B2B economy.

The Role:

As a Principal Procurement Manager youll be a senior member in the team playing a pivotal role in optimising SaaS procurement for our most strategic accounts. Youll partner closely to develop strategic sourcing plans navigate negotiations with key SaaS vendors and oversee supplier relationships throughout their lifecycle.

Your proven track record in saving costs and driving commercial change will be instrumental in maximising value for our customers. This is a key role with responsibility for delivering great outcomes to our customers through the delivery of commercial strategies and negotiating SaaS purchases and renewals with their vendors.

Responsibilities

• Youll be accountable for Vertices service delivery into a portfolio of strategic accounts.

• Youll support some of Vertices most strategic private-equity relationships contributing to our sales pipeline through exceptional customer delivery.

• Work with C suite and senior stakeholders to gain a deep understanding of their requirements purchase objectives and technology strategy.

• Manage key SaaS Partner relationships for our largest spend areas

• Implement Enterprise sourcing strategies balancing innovation and best practice

• Mentoring junior members of the team to drive outcomes and team culture.

Requirements

• You are a clear confident and compelling communicator in writing in conversation and in front of C-suite stakeholders

• Youre able to provide strategic insight to customers understanding their challenges pain points and opportunities. You have experience of moving this insight into action and delivering commercial value for large organisations.

• You will bring real negotiation expertise to the role with an in-depth knowledge of the available levers to pull and strategies to employ to get the best result across the full range of enterprise SaaS vendors.

• Youll be a creative thinker that challenges customers and suppliers to help reach desired outcomes.
  You are an expert in driving the delivery of commercial change at organisations who can manage stakeholder expectations provide constructive challenge and ensure all key objectives and timelines are met.

• You will bring substantial years of commercial experience in an indirect procurement strategic sourcing or procurement consulting experience.

• Category experience in technology (including IT/SaaS) is highly preferred.

Why join Vertice

• Be a part of a fast-growing innovative startup that is changing the way businesses buy and sell SaaS.

• Work with passionate and talented teams that value your contributions and expertise.

• Be part of a culture that promotes a growth mindset transparency collaboration understanding and diversity.

• Share in our success with equity options.

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Final things to note

Vertice is an equal opportunities employer although you must be legally able to work in the specified region of the job. Any personal data you provide will be processed in accordance with Vertices privacy policy and applicable data protection law.

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