Senior Manager, Procurement & Sourcing

About the role: The Senior Manager, Procurement & Sourcing owns Forter's global non-payroll spend lifecycle, from sourcing and negotiation through vendor onboarding, contracting, purchase orders and renewals. Sitting within Finance and reporting to the VP Finance Operations, you will run a high-impact procurement function that protects Forter's margins, accelerates the business with a smooth intake-to-pay experience, and keeps spend, risk and contracts under control as we scale. You will be a trusted partner to Finance, Legal, Information Security, IT and budget owners across the company, balancing speed and flexibility for the business with strong governance and audit readiness. What you'll be doing: Strategic Sourcing & Negotiation • Lead competitive sourcing for software, professional services, travel and other operating spend: requirements, scorecards, RFx, bid evaluation, negotiation and vendor selection • Deliver measurable savings and cost avoidance, and track them against budget • Own the strategic vendor portfolio, including renewal strategy, pricing, SLAs and consolidation of overlapping tools • Manage the renewal pipeline proactively, giving budget owners and Finance early visibility Procure-to-Pay & Governance • Own the end-to-end procure-to-pay process and the Zip intake-to-pay platform: NDAs, new vendors, renewals, requisitions, POs, approvals and invoices • Maintain and enforce the Procurement Policy: spend approval matrix, PO exemptions, contract signatory authority and exception handling • Partner with Accounts Payable and Accounting on PO compliance, accruals, and invoice and close processes • Define KPIs (cycle time, PO compliance, savings, spend under management, renewal coverage) and report them to Finance leadership • Ensure all purchases are made on approved commercial and legal terms; coordinate MSA, order form and DPA workflows with Legal • Work with Information Security and IT on vendor due diligence and risk tiering • Drive standardization of contract terms, templates and playbooks Cross-functional Partnership • Serve as the primary procurement point of contact for the VP Finance Operations, CFO, FP&A and department heads • Advise budget owners on build-vs-buy, vendor selection and negotiation strategy • Drive adoption, training and change management so the business uses the process by default Team Leadership & Continuous Improvement • Lead, mentor and grow the Procurement team (procurement analyst), setting clear goals and priorities • Use AI and automation to streamline intake, contract review, renewal tracking and spend analytics • Work with Business Applications on Zip, NetSuite and related integrations What you'll need: • 8+ years of procurement, sourcing or vendor management experience, ideally in SaaS, fintech or other high-growth technology companies, with strong indirect/software spend exposure • Proven track record leading complex negotiations and delivering measurable savings • 2+ years of people management experience, including setting priorities and driving accountability • Hands-on experience with a procure-to-pay platform (Zip or similar) and ERP (NetSuite preferred) • Strong working knowledge of commercial contracts (MSA, order forms, DPA) and experience working with Legal and InfoSec • Experience applying AI-driven automation to procurement workflows • Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills; confident engaging with executives and budget owners • Strong analytical skills and comfort with spend data, forecasting and reporting • Ability to balance strategic thinking with hands-on execution in a lean team Preferred Qualifications • Experience building or refining procurement policy and governance in a scaling company • CPM / CIPS / CPSM