Procurement Specialist

Role overview

Responsibilities

• Review vendor contracts for payment, renewal, pricing, penalty, commitment, termination, and currency risks.
• Negotiate discounts, better pricing, extended payment terms, and more flexible vendor conditions.
• Use the existing approval flow while keeping contract turnaround times short.
• Analyze spending to find duplicate tools, unused subscriptions, and cost optimization opportunities.
• Track contract expiry dates and prepare for renewals and renegotiations.
• Suggest improvements to approval processes, procurement policy, and spending thresholds.

Requirements

• Degree in Finance, Economics, or a related field.
• At least 3 years of procurement, purchasing, or financial control experience.
• Strong analytical skills, including data work and comparison models.
• Ability to interpret contracts and identify financial risks.
• Vendor negotiation experience with a record of cost savings.
• Upper-intermediate English or higher; contracts and negotiations are in English.
• Experience with international vendors across multiple currencies and jurisdictions.
• Use LLMs and AI tools for contract review, spend analysis, and reporting.
• Advanced Excel or Google Sheets, including pivot tables, complex formulas, and financial models.

Preferred experience and tools

• IT-company procurement experience with SaaS subscriptions, IT services, or licenses is a plus.
• Hands-on experience with NetSuite, DocuSign, Jira, or similar systems is a plus.

Workplace

• The employer describes its culture as remote-first, with no mandatory office days and flexibility to work from the place that works best.

Benefits and culture

• Flexible working hours without a fixed 9-to-5 schedule, coordinated with the team.
• Time off includes a birthday holiday, 10 personal days annually, seven sick days without paperwork, and additional Christmas and New Year time off.
• The employer describes its mission as making the digital world secure, accessible, and inclusive.
• The employer offers market-benchmarked pay, development plans, and a global working environment.