Strategic Procurement Lead
Hours / timezone: Other duties may be assigned:• Own and manage commercial strategy and vendor relationships across Shield and ShieldCos, serving as the primary point of contact for strategic suppliers spanning software, hardware, telecom, distribution, and services.• Drive negotiation for strategic and supplier partnerships, including but not limited to leading contract negotiations, renewals, and terminations and driving favorable pricing, terms, and service levels.• Build and maintain a centralized contract and renewal calendar with proactive lead time on upcoming renewals.• Develop and manage a portfolio-wide view of vendor spend, identifying consolidation opportunities and leveraging aggregate purchasing power across ShieldCos.• Establish procurement policies, approval workflows, and purchasing controls in partnership with Accounting and FP&A, ensuring compliance and consistency across entities. • Partner with various finance functions to build out a scalable procure-to-pay process for Shield in alignment with best practices and operational efficiency and to assist in budgeting and forecasting.• Partner with IT and business stakeholders on software and hardware purchasing, license management, and vendor due diligence, including security and data handling review for new vendors.• Support acquisitions and entity integrations by assessing acquired vendor agreements, identifying overlap, and migrating newly acquired companies onto Shield’s preferred vendor and purchasing framework.• Manage vendor performance through scorecards, business reviews, and escalation processes.• Administer and optimize procurement-related systems and workflows, including NetSuite and Ramp.• Develop KPIs and reporting on spend, savings, and vendor performance for Finance and executive leadership.• Support budgeting and forecasting cycles with vendor spend analysis and renewal projections.• Champion AI, automation, analytics, and procurement tools to drive faster decisions, reduce manual effort, and enhance visibility and digital fluencyDefine and implement process improvements that reduce cycle time, deliver efficiency gains, and ensure compliance with policies.
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