Overwatch
Director of Procurement & Vendor Management
Austin, USA · Director · Contract
Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 20 days ago
Project ManagementBusiness DevelopmentNegotiationSupply ChainVendor ManagementProcurementRecruitingPerformance ManagementContract Management
About the role
- This is a hands-on role responsible for establishing and leading the company's procurement function, including strategic sourcing, purchasing, vendor management, contract lifecycle management, and procurement governance.
- This role requires strong ownership, a bias toward action, and the ability to balance strategic thinking with day-to-day execution.
Responsibilities
- Lead Procurement Operations Own the procurement lifecycle from request through sourcing, purchasing, contracting, vendor onboarding, renewal, and offboarding.
- Partner with business leaders to understand purchasing requirements and develop sourcing strategies.
- Lead RFPs, RFIs, competitive bidding, and vendor evaluations.
- Partner with Finance and business leaders to ensure purchases align with procurement policies, budgets, forecasts, and approval requirements.
- Build Procurement Programs & Governance Design and implement procurement policies, approval workflows, and purchasing standards.
- Develop enterprise-wide procurement governance that balances operational efficiency with financial controls.
- Build standardized sourcing, contracting, and vendor management processes.
- Create procurement dashboards, spend analytics, contract reporting, and executive KPIs that provide visibility into enterprise purchasing and vendor performance.
- Implement and optimize procurement systems, tools, and workflows to improve visibility, efficiency, governance, and the overall employee purchasing experience.
Requirements
- 7-10+ years of progressive experience in procurement, strategic sourcing, vendor management, supply chain, or purchasing.
- Bachelor's degree in Business, Supply Chain Management, Finance, Operations, or a related field (or equivalent experience).
- Experience managing contract lifecycle processes and vendor performance.
- Strong understanding of procurement best practices, purchasing policies, and contract administration.
- Ability to influence stakeholders across multiple business functions.
- Strong communicator with the ability to balance strategic thinking and hands-on execution.
- Demonstrated success operating in fast-paced, high-growth environments with the ability to bring structure, governance, and operational discipline where processes are still evolving.
Benefits
- Overwatch offers a competitive salary and benefits package, including health insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, life insurance, 401(k) retirement plan, paid time off, and relocation assistance available.
- OVERWATCH considers candidates regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status.
Equal opportunity
- Equal Opportunity Employer.
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