# Procurement Manager

**Company:** [Sardine](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/sardine)
**Location:** Remote
**Role:** Business Operations
**Salary:** $120k – $200k/yr
**Experience:** 5+ years
**Skills:** Procurement, Strategic Sourcing, Vendor Management, Commercial Negotiation, Contract Management, Renewal Tracking, Saas Procurement, Spend Management, Purchase Orders, SOC 2, Data Privacy, Dpas, Vendor Risk, Indemnification, Liability Caps
**Posted:** 2026-09-03

> Owns company-wide procurement, vendor relationships, negotiations, renewals, and purchasing processes as the first in-house buyer. Requires 5+ years of procurement or related experience, strong commercial judgment, and cross-functional stakeholder management.

## Job Description

## Responsibilities
- Own purchasing across software and IT, marketing and events, travel, employee onboarding, professional services, and other company-wide categories.
- Manage vendor relationships, sourcing, negotiations, contract management, renewals, and the full vendor lifecycle.
- Guide stakeholders through purchasing decisions, align teams on sourcing strategy, and maintain disciplined purchasing processes.
- Drive savings and improved commercial terms by consolidating redundant tools, reclaiming unused licenses, and comparing market options.
- Track contract details, renewals, spend visibility, and vendor portfolio information accurately.
- Coordinate vendor security and data privacy reviews, including SOC 2 and DPAs, with Security and Legal.
- Partner with Legal and Security on indemnification, liability caps, insurance, and other contract risk terms.
- Build procurement processes from the ground up, including intake and purchase-order workflows, contract and renewal tracking, spend visibility, and lightweight procurement tooling.

## Requirements
- 5+ years of experience in procurement, strategic sourcing, vendor management, or commercial negotiations.
- Experience in-house at a high-growth technology or software company preferred.
- Proven ability to independently own vendor negotiations, contract management, and renewal tracking across multiple functions and spend categories.
- Experience with software/SaaS, marketing and events, travel, and professional services procurement.
- Track record of competitively evaluating vendors and negotiating favorable pricing and terms.
- Ability to influence stakeholders, push back when needed, and partner cross-functionally.
- Experience building procurement processes from the ground up in partnership with Finance and Legal.
- Experience coordinating vendor security and data privacy reviews, including SOC 2 and DPAs.
- Excellent executive-level written communication, presentation, and relationship-management skills.

## Compensation and Benefits
- Compensation in cash and equity.
- Early exercise for all options, including pre-vested options.
- Flexible paid time off and year-end break.
- Health, dental, and vision coverage for employees and dependents in the US and Canada.
- 4% 401(k)/RRSP matching for employees in the US and Canada.
- MacBook Pro delivered to your door.
- One-time home-office setup stipend.
- Monthly meal and social meet-up stipends.
- Annual health, wellness, and learning stipends.

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