Procurement Lead

Responsibilities

Procurement Strategy and Process

• Design and implement Baseten's first company-wide procurement process, approval routing, and workflows.
• Establish procurement policies covering spend thresholds, approval authority, and competitive bidding requirements.
• Design scalable processes that avoid friction and define procurement's operating model and roadmap.

Systems and Tooling

• Build procurement workflows in the existing procure-to-pay platform, including requisition, approval, and purchase order processes.
• Build reporting and visibility into company-wide spend by category, vendor, and department.

Vendor Management and Sourcing

• Own vendor onboarding, due diligence, and risk assessment across the vendor base.
• Partner with Security, Compliance, and Legal on vendor risk reviews.
• Lead or support strategic sourcing, RFPs, vendor selection, and contract negotiations.
• Build a vendor management framework covering performance, risk, and renewals.

Cross-Functional Partnership

• Partner with Legal, Security, Compliance, IT, Finance, and business owners to understand purchasing needs and build effective workflows.
• Advise business teams on sourcing strategy, RFPs, and vendor selection.

Compliance and Controls

• Establish procurement controls supporting audit readiness, SOX compliance, and security and data privacy requirements.

Requirements

• 8+ years of progressive procurement experience, including building or significantly maturing a procurement function at a high-growth technology company.
• Experience designing procurement processes, policies, and systems from the ground up.
• Experience running RFPs and vendor selection processes for business stakeholders.
• Experience with strategic sourcing and vendor contract negotiation across multiple spend categories.
• Experience partnering with Security, Compliance, and Legal on vendor risk assessments.
• Ability to operate with ambiguity and build structure where none exists.
• Strong cross-functional partnership skills with Finance, Legal, Security, Compliance, IT, and business owners.
• Based in San Francisco or New York and able to work in person at least 3 days per week.

Nice-to-Haves

• Experience with modern procurement and spend management platforms, including AI-enabled functionality.
• Experience operating in a high-growth business.
• Familiarity with SOX controls and audit requirements related to procurement.

Compensation and Benefits

• Competitive compensation, including meaningful equity.
• 100% coverage of medical, dental, and vision insurance for employees and dependents.
• Flexible PTO, including a company-wide winter break.
• Paid parental leave.
• Fertility and family-building stipend through Carrot.
• Company-facilitated 401(k).
• Exposure to a variety of ML startups and learning and networking opportunities.