Ringcentral
Strategic Procurement Manager
Belmont, California · Full-time
Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 22 days ago
Agentic AIProject ManagementNegotiationFP&AProcurementCommunicationCollaborationNetSuite
About the role
- Our agentic voice AI portfolio-AIR, AVA, and ACE-brings together automation, assistance, and insights across the entire conversation lifecycle.
- More seamless, intelligent experiences for businesses everywhere.
- This is where you and your skills come in.
Responsibilities
- End-to-End Ownership: Own the full "Intake-to-Contract" process. Act as the primary point of contact for internal requesters, guiding them from the initial request through vendor selection, negotiation, and final execution.
- Multi-Project Execution: Simultaneously manage a high volume of active contracts and renewals at different stages of the lifecycle without losing momentum or attention to detail.
- Vendor Stewardship: Manage the external vendor relationship through the negotiation phase, ensuring our company is positioned as a "customer of choice" while maintaining high standards for vendor performance.
- Generalist Procurement Experience: 3+ years in a procurement or strategic sourcing role with a proven ability to manage diverse spend categories (Software, Marketing, Professional Services, etc.).
- Strong background in "value-based" negotiation-looking beyond just the price tag to optimize the total business impact.
- Own the full "Intake-to-Contract" process.
- Simultaneously manage a high volume of active contracts and renewals at different stages of the lifecycle without losing momentum or attention to detail.
- Manage the external vendor relationship through the negotiation phase, ensuring our company is positioned as a "customer of choice" while maintaining high standards for vendor performance.
- With $2.5B+ in ARR and $250M invested in R&D annually, we're building the future of AI-powered business communications.
- We're currently looking for a high-ownership Strategic Procurement Manager to lead our end-to-end procurement lifecycle.
Requirements
- High Sense of Ownership: A track record of taking initiative and seeing complex projects through to completion with minimal supervision.
- Contractual Literacy: Basic experience with contractual terms and the ability to partner effectively with Legal to refine T&Cs, SLAs, and MSAs.
- Communication: Exceptional ability to "speak the language" of different departments-translating technical IT needs into financial terms for FP&A or risk terms for Legal.
Nice to have
- Experience with procurement workflows
- knowledge of NetSuite and DocuSign is a strong plus.
- A great plus: Demonstrable experience using AI tools to summarize contracts, analyze spend data, or streamline procurement workflows.
- Experience in a fast-paced environment where you must pivot between tactical execution (getting a signature today) and strategic improvement (saving 20% tomorrow).
- AI Proficiency: A great plus: Demonstrable experience using AI tools to summarize contracts, analyze spend data, or streamline procurement workflows.
- Systems Knowledge: Experience with procurement workflows
Compensation
- Aggressive Cost Optimization: Treat every contract as an opportunity to save. Challenge historical spend, negotiate aggressive discounts, and ensure we are hitting or exceeding annual savings targets.
Benefits
- Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, disability, life insurance
- Health Savings Account (HSA), Flexible Spending Account (FSAs) and Commuter benefits
- Paid time off and paid sick leave
- Paid parental and pregnancy leave
- Family-forming benefits (IVF, Preservation, Adoption etc.)
- Employee bonus referral program
- Employee perks and discounts program
- We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.
- If you are hired in Belmont, CA, the compensation range for this position is between $100, 450 and $ 143, 500 for full-time employees, in addition to eligibility for variable pay, equity, and benefits.
Company info
- Treat every contract as an opportunity to save.
- Challenge historical spend, negotiate aggressive discounts, and ensure we are hitting or exceeding annual savings targets.
- we are recognized as a Best Place to Work by Glassdoor, the Top Work Culture by Comparably and hold local BPTW awards in every major location.
- Bottom line: We are committed to hiring and retaining great people because we know you power our success.
- And don't just take our word for it: we are recognized as a Best Place to Work by Glassdoor, the Top Work Culture by Comparably and hold local BPTW awards in every major location.
- We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities during our application and interview process.
Equal opportunity
- equal opportunity employer that truly values diversity.
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