Procurement Manager

Employment Type: Permanent/Direct Hire
Compensation: $110-160k base/yr + Bonus + Benefits + Options
Location: North Denver, CO
This role will own how the organization sources, negotiates, contracts with, and manages key third-party vendors across technology, information security, SaaS, cloud infrastructure, and professional services.
Responsibilities:

• Lead strategic sourcing and competitive vendor selection
• Negotiate pricing, commercial terms, renewals, service levels, and contract protections
• Build category strategies and identify consolidation and cost-saving opportunities
• Partner with Legal, Information Security, Finance, and business leaders on vendor decisions
• Integrate procurement with third-party risk, compliance, and audit requirements
• Manage vendor performance, escalations, renewals, and offboarding
• Build spend visibility, savings tracking, and executive-level reporting
• Develop procurement policies, approval processes, and operating procedures
• Help select and implement procurement / contract management tools
• Use AI to improve contract analysis, negotiation preparation, spend analysis, and sourcing workflows

What We're Looking For:

• 5+ years of procurement or strategic sourcing experience
• Strong experience negotiating commercial and financial terms
• Experience managing technology, SaaS, cloud, security, or professional services vendors
• Strong understanding of pricing models, contract structures, renewals, SLAs, and termination rights
• Strong analytical and Excel skills, including TCO and spend analysis
• Ability to influence across Legal, Security, Finance, and technical teams
• Strong communication, judgment, and executive presence
• Experience building or improving procurement programs is highly desirable

Nice to Have:

• Fintech, payments, banking technology, or regulated industry experience
• Third-party risk management / SOC 2 experience
• Procurement or contract lifecycle management systems experience
• CPSM or similar certification

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