Senior Procurement Specialist

Introduction to Demandbase: 

Demandbase is the Smarter GTM™ company for B2B brands. We help B2B companies hit their revenue goals using fewer resources. How? By aligning their sales and marketing teams around a combination of their data, our data, and artificial intelligence — what we call Account Intelligence — so they can identify, engage, and focus their time and money on the accounts most likely to buy. 

As a company, we’re as committed to growing careers as we are to building world-class technology. We invest heavily in people, our culture, and the community around us. We have offices in the San Francisco Bay Area, Seattle, and India, as well as a team in the UK, and allow employees to work remotely. We have also been continuously recognized as one of the best places to work in the San Francisco Bay Area including, “Best Workplaces for Millennials” and “Best Workplaces for Parents”!

We're committed to attracting, developing, retaining, and promoting a diverse workforce. By ensuring that every Demandbase employee is able to bring a diversity of talents to work, we're increasingly capable of living out our mission to transform how B2B goes to market. We encourage people from historically underrepresented backgrounds and all walks of life to apply. Come grow with us at Demandbase!

About the Role:

Demandbase is seeking a skilled and motivated Senior Procurement Specialist to join our expanding team. As a key member of our procurement function, you will play an integral role in shaping and supporting our procurement processes and technology. Your primary focus will be on implementing technology, driving efficiency, and ensuring smooth operations across the organization. Engaging in cross-departmental collaboration, you will work closely with FP&A, IT, and Legal to ensure seamless procurement capabilities. Key responsibilities include technology management, strategic sourcing, supplier relationship management, and data analytics. In this role, you will report directly to our Procurement Senior Manager.

The base compensation for this role is: $82,394 - $123,590.

What You’ll be Doing:

• Technology Transformation: Contribute to the design, execution, and management of procurement technology transformation initiatives, with a focus on the successful deployment of a new source-to-pay (S2P) technology solution.

• Travel Program: Oversee the organization-wide travel program, refining our policies, enhancing training initiatives, and streamlining reporting processes for optimal efficiency.

• Change Management: Create accessible training materials, user-friendly support content, and concise quick reference guides to facilitate seamless adoption of procurement initiatives

• Supplier Relationship Management: Collaborate with our team to enhance relationships with both new and existing suppliers, optimizing value and performance.
• Negotiation: Efficiently and effectively negotiate optimal pricing and terms to achieve savings objectives, reduce risk, and maintain compliance within the procurement process.

• Data & Reporting: Contribute to organization-wide procurement reporting by conducting thorough data analysis and identifying key insights.

What We’re Looking For:

• 3-6 years of experience in procurement in one or more of the following areas: strategic sourcing, negotiation, procurement technology, contract management, procure to pay process (P2P), supplier relationship management.
• Top-notch communication, interpersonal, analytical, and organizational skills, including experience manipulating data to derive insights for senior management or executives.
• Self-starter with the ability to own projects from initial inquiry to completion.
• Good overall project manager, able to prioritize and execute efficiently, adapting to various responsibilities to achieve results in a high-volume, fast-paced environment.
• Adaptable and solution-oriented, with the ability to learn new skills and technologies quickly.
• Prior high tech industry experience, especially in helping companies grow and scale.
• Experience with designing, implementing, or managing procurement technology (preferred: Coupa, SAP Ariba, Ivalua).

Benefits:

Our benefits include options for up to 100% paid Medical and Vision premiums for employees, flexible PTO policy, no internal meeting Fridays, Modern Health mental wellness platform, and 11 paid holidays and 2 additional weeks where all Demandbase employees take off (the week of July 4th and the week of Thanksgiving). Plus 401(k), short-term/long-term disability, life insurance, and all those good things.

Our Commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at Demandbase

At Demandbase, we believe in creating a workplace culture that values and celebrates diversity in all its forms. We recognize that everyone brings unique experiences, perspectives, and identities to the table, and we are committed to building a community where everyone feels valued, respected, and supported. Discrimination of any kind is not tolerated, and we strive to ensure that every individual has an equal opportunity to succeed and grow, regardless of their gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, race, ethnicity, background, marital status, genetic information, education level, veteran status, national origin, or any other protected status. We do not automatically disqualify applicants with criminal records and will consider each applicant on a case-by-case basis.

We also understand that women often face unique challenges pursuing careers in tech, and we believe that diversity drives innovation and growth. That's why we encourage talented women to apply for roles at Demandbase, even if they don't have all of the required skills listed in the job description. 

We acknowledge that true diversity and inclusion require ongoing effort, and we are committed to doing the work required to make our workplace a safe and equitable space for all. Join us in building a community where we can learn from each other, celebrate our differences, and work together.