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Procurement Manager
Location: Vancouver, WA 98660 (Hybrid Preferred)
Employment Type: 3 Month W2 Contract (No C2C or Sponsorship)
About the Role
Talent Groups is seeking an experienced Procurement Manager to support a leading technology organization during a temporary leave of absence. This role is ideal for a procurement professional with experience sourcing technology, SaaS, and professional services in a fast paced, high growth environment.
Responsibilities
- Lead strategic sourcing initiatives, including RFPs, RFQs, and RFIs, across technology, SaaS, professional services, marketing, and other indirect spend categories.
- Negotiate pricing, commercial terms, SLAs, and contracts to maximize value and minimize risk.
- Build and manage strategic supplier relationships while conducting regular performance reviews.
- Partner with Legal, Finance, IT, HR, Security, and business leaders to align procurement strategies with organizational goals.
- Analyze spend data to identify cost savings, vendor consolidation, and sourcing opportunities.
- Ensure vendor agreements comply with company policies, data privacy requirements, and regulatory standards.
- Improve procurement processes, workflows, and tools.
- Support technology, cloud, AI, data acquisition, and professional services contracting.
Qualifications
- 5 to 8 years of procurement, strategic sourcing, or supply chain experience.
- Strong contract negotiation and vendor management skills.
- Experience with procurement platforms such as Coupa, SAP, ServiceNow, or similar.
- Strong analytical and spend analysis experience.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
- Bachelor''s degree in Business, Supply Chain, Finance, or a related field.
Preferred Qualifications
- Procurement experience within a SaaS or technology organization.
- Knowledge of software licensing, cloud services, and professional services contracting.
- Experience supporting AI, cloud, or data acquisition agreements.
- CPM, CPSM, or similar certification preferred.
Talent Groups is an equal opportunity employer. Only qualified candidates will be contacted.
Salary : $35 - $45