Senior Procurement Manager - Murphy & Associates, Inc.

SENIOR PROCUREMENT MANAGER

TECHNOLOGY/HEALTH COMPANY

ROLE IS REMOTE OR HYBRID IN SANTA MONICA, CA

$78.28-$87.24/hr, $13,777-$15,354/month COMPENSATION RATE (depending on experience)

PLEASE NOTE: This role is not open to Corp to Corp.

OUR COMPANY – MURPHY & ASSOCIATES

Murphy & Associates has had the privilege of providing technology and business consulting services to over 150 diverse clients in the Greater Seattle Area since 1980. We take great pride in our full disclosure model and low margins which attracts top tier talent. We are transparent with our employees. Our business model fosters loyalty, satisfaction, and consistent delivery of quality services from the consultants on our team. Through it all, Murphy & Associates has stayed true to its roots, partnering with highly qualified technology and business consultants and working closely with our clients, fairly and ethically.

THE CLIENT

This client is all about changing the face of health and wellness through innovative solutions that simplify the life of health and wellness practitioners. Think your neighborhood therapist, nutritionist, speech language pathologist, or massage therapist—the small business owners who dedicate their careers to helping others. The client’s solution provides them with an all-in-one platform to manage their practice and with the tools and resources to thrive as a practitioner and business owner.

SENIOR PROCUREMENT MANAGER

The Role

The Senior Procurement Manager will be an integral part in helping to build out and support the organization's procure-to-pay processes. This role will be responsible for driving efficiencies and best practices within our procurement processes and systems, and will be the primary liaison between internal business owners, key stakeholders, and external suppliers. The ideal candidate is a well-rounded performer who thrives in a fast-paced and demanding environment, has the ability to build out processes, has strong negotiation skills, embraces a collaborative work style and possesses a customer and operations focus.

Key Responsibilities:

• Establish and optimize best practices and purchasing policies for the organization’s procurement processes.
• Collaborate with business leaders across the company to develop procurement strategies that support business objectives.
• Oversee day-to-day procure-to-pay operations by reviewing purchase requests, collaborating with business owners and key stakeholders, and ensuring the timely processing of requests.
• Identify opportunities to leverage purchasing power, and negotiate favorable vendor contracts, payment terms, and pricing.
• Administer the procurement system and optimize approval workflows.
• Provide analytical insights into key metrics that support the organization’s buying decisions, drive process improvements, and establish cost savings.
• Develop a vendor sourcing process and assist in consolidating existing vendor relationships.
• Monitor and assist business owners on contract renewals and negotiations.
• Support ad hoc projects and analyses as required.

YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree.
• 8+ years of purchasing or procurement experience within a SaaS or technical environment.
• Experience working with one or more procurement systems. Zip experience is a plus.
• Ability to deliver high-quality service with a commitment to continuous improvement.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Knowledge of or experience with contract negotiations.
• Ability to effectively operate in a fast-paced team environment, manage competing priorities, and adhere to tight deadlines.
• Ability to work cross functionally with finance, legal, compliance, and infosec departments.
• Action oriented with a strong attention to detail and strong organizational skills.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

Duration: 1/6/2025 to start, to run for 3-6 months.

Daily Schedule: M-F, 40 hours a week, no OT anticipated.

Location: Role is open to onsite hybrid in Santa Monica, CA, also open to fully remote candidate.

BENEFITS

We offer the opportunity to participate in health, dental, and vision insurance, along with a 401k.

HOW TO APPLY

Please register your interest by applying here with your LinkedIn profile.

KEYWORDS

Senior procurement manager, procurement processes, Saas, technical environment, Zip

Murphy is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We will consider all applications without regard to race, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, genetic information or any other status protected by applicable law.