Mark43

Manager, Strategic Sourcing & Vendor Management

Mark43$100K — $160K *
US-Anywhere
+ 3 other locationsRemote
Enterprise Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5-7 years of experience in strategic sourcing and vendor management, particularly in a SaaS environment.
  • Proficiency in navigating cloud-based vendor landscapes and procurement platforms like Zip.
  • Strong analytical skills with a focus on data-driven decision-making to enhance efficiency and budget management.
  • Effective communication abilities to align stakeholders and manage expectations regarding procurement policies.
  • Experience collaborating with cross-functional teams such as IT, Engineering, and Finance.

Responsibilities

  • Build and implement a strategic sourcing framework for software and cloud services.
  • Oversee procurement operations ensuring requests meet compliance and speed expectations.
  • Partner with CISO and IT to secure software purchases and eliminate duplicative spending.
  • Serve as admin for Zip, improving procurement workflows for stakeholders.
  • Advise business partners on procurement policy and best practices to align with company standards.
  • Collaborate with Engineering and Finance to analyze and optimize cloud expenditure.

Benefits

  • Full benefits package including health, PTO, and 401(k).
  • Company stock options as a part of total compensation.
  • 8-10% bonus opportunity based on performance.
Full Job Description
We are looking for a Manager, Strategic Sourcing & Vendor Management to join our Finance team. This is an individual contributor role focused on the technology and services side of procurement-driving smarter sourcing, vendor management, and operational rigor across our SaaS ecosystem and key service partnerships. You'll build and run scalable, secure, and cost-effective purchasing processes that keep pace with a fast-growing software company.
What You'll Do

If you were part of our team, here are some things you would have done last week:
  • Build and implement a strategic sourcing framework that drives efficiency, compliance, and agility in purchasing software, cloud services, and business partnerships.
  • Oversee procurement operations to ensure all requests flow smoothly through the right reviews and approval paths while meeting SLAs for speed and compliance.
  • Partner with our CISO and IT teams to ensure software purchases are secure, complementary to our existing stack, and optimized for cost-eliminating duplicative spend and maximizing vendor leverage.
  • Serve as system admin for Zip, maintaining and improving workflows that guide stakeholders through each stage of the SaaS and services procurement lifecycle.
  • Advise business partners on procurement policy and best practices, ensuring expectations are managed and decisions align with company standards.
  • Collaborate with Engineering and Finance to monitor and optimize cloud spend, surfacing insights that drive budget efficiency.
What You'll Need

We're looking for a strategic sourcing professional who has built or supported procurement in a scaling SaaS or tech-driven environment. You should be comfortable navigating a cloud-based vendor landscape, managing sourcing decisions, and improving workflows through tools and cross-functional collaboration. Familiarity with Zip or similar procurement platforms is highly preferred.
You'll Thrive Here If You're:
  • Analytical and data-driven: you bring structure and insight to decisions that impact spend and efficiency.
  • A strong communicator: you know how to align stakeholders, explain processes clearly, and build buy-in.
  • Curious and collaborative: you understand the "why" behind purchasing decisions and use that to drive better outcomes.
Location

We are open to fully remote individuals based on the East Coast.
Compensation

We feel passionately about equal pay for equal work, and transparency in compensation is one vehicle to achieve that. Total compensation for this role is market-competitive, including a target base salary of $100,000-$160,000, plus a 8-10% bonus opportunity, company stock options, and a full benefits package (health, PTO, 401(k), etc.). The higher end of this range will be reserved for candidates with relevant experience in high-cost-of-labor markets.

Mark43 is approved to hire in Canada, the UK, and 36 U.S. states, including Alabama, Arizona, California (excluding San Francisco), Colorado, Connecticut, Washington D.C., Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, North Carolina, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, and West Virginia. Before applying to a remote role, please ensure that you are able to perform the position in one of the states listed above. State locations and specifics are subject to change as our hiring requirements shift.

About Mark43

Mark43 is a software company that provides law enforcement agencies with a cloud-based platform for managing and analyzing data. The company was founded in 2012 by Scott Crouch, Matt Polega, and Florian Mayr and is headquartered in New York, New York. Mark43's platform is designed to help police departments streamline their operations and improve their ability to fight crime. The company has raised over $100 million in funding and has been recognized as one of the most promising startups in the law enforcement technology space.
Learn more about Mark43
Size
200 employees
Industry
Founded
2012

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