Procurement Sourcing Specialist

We are looking for a Sourcing Specialist to join our Procurement team. In this role you will own sourcing and negotiation for purchases across multiple spend categories, guide requests end-to-end through our procurement process, and use spend data to shape where we go after savings next.

This is a hands-on, high-ownership role with a lot of internal visibility. You will work daily with stakeholders across Engineering, Marketing, Sales, IT, Legal, Security, and Finance. If you like building process and are energized by learning in a fast-moving vendor landscape you will do well here.

What You'll Do

Sourcing and negotiation

• Lead vendor negotiations for purchases across multiple spend categories — commercial terms, pricing, discounts, payment terms, ramps, and renewal protections.

• Run competitive sourcing events (RFI/RFP/RFQ) where appropriate, build and present bid comparisons, and make a clear recommendation.

• Prepare for negotiations with benchmarks, usage data, and a defined walk-away position; document outcomes and realized savings.

• Own the renewal calendar for your categories — engage stakeholders well ahead of renewal dates and eliminate surprise auto-renewals.

Process ownership and cross-functional execution

• Shepherd purchase requests through the full intake-to-pay process, coordinating with Legal on contract review and redlines, Security on vendor risk and data reviews, IT on provisioning and access, and Finance on budget, PO, and accrual treatment.

• Keep requests moving: chase the critical path, set expectations on timelines, and escalate early when something is stuck.

• Manage supplier onboarding — required documentation, tax forms, banking verification, and supplier records in our systems.

• Maintain clean, auditable records for every transaction: approvals, executed agreements, and negotiation history.

Analysis and recommendations

• Analyze purchasing and spend data to surface consolidation opportunities, duplicate or underused tools, pricing outliers, and category trends.

• Maintain reporting on savings, cost avoidance, cycle time, and spend under management; present findings to Procurement leadership and budget owners.

• Support annual and quarterly budget planning with category-level spend insight and forward-looking renewal forecasts.

Driving initiatives forward

• Improve the internal experience of buying at ClickHouse: clearer guidance, faster turnaround, less friction, better self-service.

• Act as a knowledgeable point of contact for the business on procurement policy, thresholds, and "how do I buy this?" questions.

What You'll Bring

• 2+ years of sourcing, procurement, or strategic purchasing experience, including hands-on vendor negotiation.

• Exceptional attention to detail.

• Bachelor's degree, or equivalent practical experience.

• Strong finance fundamentals.

• A genuine customer-service orientation toward internal stakeholders — responsive, clear, and easy to work with, while still holding the line on process and policy.

• Self-driven and comfortable with ambiguity: you identify what needs doing, prioritize it, and follow through without being managed to it.

• Ability to adapt and learn quickly in an evolving function and a fast-moving industry — new categories, new vendor models, new tooling.

• Excellent written and verbal communication, and the credibility to negotiate with senior vendor counterparts.

Special Consideration For

• Experience sourcing in a high-growth technology or SaaS company.

• Familiarity with procurement and adjacent tooling — P2P platforms, CLM, ERP, and spend visibility tools.

• Working knowledge of contract terms and third-party risk concepts: DPAs and GDPR, SOC 2 and security review, insurance requirements, and AI/data-use terms.

• Experience supporting a global, multi-entity business — multi-currency purchasing, international suppliers, and regional tax or invoicing requirements.