# Manager, Strategic Sourcing & Vendor Management

**Company:** [Mark43](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/mark43)
**Location:** Remote
**Role:** Revenue Operations
**Salary:** $100k – $160k/yr
**Experience:** 5+ years
**Skills:** strategic sourcing, Vendor Management, Procurement, saas procurement, cloud spend optimization, zip (procurement platform), Compliance, Stakeholder Management
**Posted:** 2026-07-20

> Individual contributor managing strategic sourcing, vendor relationships, and procurement operations for SaaS, cloud, and services at a public safety software company. Requires procurement experience in scaling tech/SaaS environments, strong analytical and collaboration skills, and familiarity with tools like Zip.

## Job Description

## What You’ll Do
- Build and implement a strategic sourcing framework that drives efficiency, compliance, and agility in purchasing software, cloud services, and business partnerships.
- Oversee procurement operations to ensure all requests flow smoothly through the right reviews and approval paths while meeting SLAs for speed and compliance.
- Partner with our CISO and IT teams to ensure software purchases are secure, complementary to our existing stack, and optimized for cost—eliminating duplicative spend and maximizing vendor leverage.
- Serve as system admin for Zip, maintaining and improving workflows that guide stakeholders through each stage of the SaaS and services procurement lifecycle.
- Advise business partners on procurement policy and best practices, ensuring expectations are managed and decisions align with company standards.
- Collaborate with Engineering and Finance to monitor and optimize cloud spend, surfacing insights that drive budget efficiency.

## What You’ll Need
- Built or supported procurement in a scaling SaaS or tech-driven environment.
- Comfortable navigating a cloud-based vendor landscape, managing sourcing decisions, and improving workflows through tools and cross-functional collaboration.
- Familiarity with Zip or similar procurement platforms is highly preferred.

## You’ll Thrive Here If You’re
- Analytical and data-driven: you bring structure and insight to decisions that impact spend and efficiency.
- A strong communicator: you know how to align stakeholders, explain processes clearly, and build buy-in.
- Curious and collaborative: you understand the “why” behind purchasing decisions and use that to drive better outcomes.

## Compensation
Total compensation for this role is market-competitive, including a target base salary of $100,000–$160,000, plus a 8-10% bonus opportunity, company stock options, and a full benefits package (health, PTO, 401(k), etc.). The higher end of this range will be reserved for candidates with relevant experience in high-cost-of-labor markets.

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