Procurement Manager
Burlington - Canada
Job Summary
Looking for an innovative high-growth multi-award-winning company in one of the hottest segments of the security market Look no further than Veracode!
Veracode is a global leader in Application Risk Management for the AI era. Powered by trillions of lines of code scans and a proprietary AI-generated remediation engine the Veracode platform is trusted by organizations worldwide to build and maintain secure software from code creation to cloud deployment.
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Veracode is seeking an experienced and strategic Procurement Manager to lead and optimize our procurement function. This individual will be responsible for managing the end-to-end procurement lifecycle developing sourcing strategies negotiating supplier agreements and driving operational efficiencies while ensuring compliance with company policies.
The ideal candidate is a proactive procurement professional with extensive experience building relationships across internal stakeholders and external suppliers. This role requires someone who is comfortable owning the procurement function improving processes and providing leadership to procurement initiatives and team members.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the organizations procurement function ensuring efficient cost-effective and compliant purchasing practices.
- Develop and execute sourcing strategies for software SaaS technology professional services and indirect spend categories.
- Partner with Legal Finance IT Security and business stakeholders to negotiate favorable commercial terms while mitigating risk.
- Manage the complete procurement lifecycle from vendor selection through contract execution and renewal.
- Evaluate supplier performance and develop strategic vendor relationships.
- Identify opportunities for cost savings process improvements and procurement automation.
- Develop procurement policies procedures and best practices to improve operational effectiveness.
- Analyze spend data and provide reporting metrics and recommendations to leadership.
- Ensure procurement activities comply with internal controls financial policies and regulatory requirements.
- Lead cross-functional procurement initiatives and provide guidance to team members and stakeholders.
- Support budgeting forecasting and vendor management activities.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelors degree in Business Supply Chain Management Finance or a related field.
- 7 years of procurement strategic sourcing or purchasing experience.
- At least 3 years of experience leading managing or owning a procurement function including direct people leadership or serving as the primary procurement leader for an organization.
- Demonstrated experience negotiating complex supplier agreements and managing vendor relationships.
- Experience supporting technology organizations preferably within SaaS cybersecurity or software companies.
- Strong understanding of procurement best practices contract management supplier performance management and spend management.
- Hands-on experience with Concur for procurement purchasing workflows and expense management.
- Strong working knowledge of NetSuite including purchasing vendor management and procurement-related financial processes.
- Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Excel and reporting tools.
- Excellent negotiation analytical communication stakeholder management and project management skills.
- Ability to influence cross-functional teams drive consensus and successfully manage competing priorities.
Compensation Transparency
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Job Grade: Team Lead
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