Procurement Manager

Procurement Manager LocationLondonAddressLondon, England Employment TypeFull timeDepartmentCustomerProcurement Spend on technology is one of the biggest items in an enterprise CFO’s 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 world’s 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 FT’s 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 Procurement Manager, you'll play a pivotal role in optimising SaaS procurement for our customers. You'll partner closely to develop strategic sourcing plans, navigate negotiations with key SaaS vendors, and oversee supplier relationships throughout their lifecycle.Reporting to the Procurement Director, you will work closely with the rest of the Procurement and Account Management team, 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:You’ll be accountable for Vertice’s service delivery into a portfolio of accounts, supported by Vertice’s broader delivery capability and resourcesYou’ll support some of Vertice’s most strategic private-equity relationships, contributing to our sales pipeline through exceptional customer deliveryYou’ll work with a range of customers, some of the fastest growing and best known in the world, negotiating SaaS deals on their behalfYou’ll work closely with the Vertice account management and sales teams to maintain strong relationships with our customers.You’ll act as the primary buy-side contact for our customers, ensuring that their commercial objectives are met.You’ll work alongside your customers to develop software commercial category strategies, jointly targeting the areas of greatest commercial benefitWork with senior stakeholders to gain a deep understanding of their requirements, purchase objectives and technology strategy.Requirements:You are a clear, confident and compelling communicator — in writing, in conversation and in front of C-suite stakeholdersYou’ll be experienced in high volume and high value transactions in a buying or selling capacityYou 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 from SaaS vendors.You’ll be a creative thinker that challenges customers and suppliers to help reach desired outcomesYou’re effective in managing stakeholder expectations, providing constructive challenge and ensuring all key objectives and timelines are metYou will bring commercial experience in an indirect procurement, strategic sourcing, or procurement consulting experienceYou are commercially savvy and can identify opportunities to contribute to the growth of Vertice’s...