Procurement Manager

Aven Hospitality

$90K — $110K *
Enterprise Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5-8+ years in Procurement/Strategic Sourcing/Vendor Management; strong background in software/SaaS/IT spend.
  • Experience in Workday Procurement or similar ERP/P2P systems.
  • Expertise in negotiating software/SaaS pricing and contract redlining.
  • Knowledge of SaaS pricing strategies and vendor consolidation.
  • Proficient in bid analysis, vendor comparisons, and tracking savings.
  • Strong interpersonal skills to collaborate with cross-functional teams.
  • Excellent analytical skills for spend analysis and creating concise summaries.

Responsibilities

  • Lead and support negotiations for vendor contracts including renewals and expansions.
  • Review and redline contracts, ensuring alignment with company standards.
  • Coordinate with Legal, Security, and Finance for necessary approvals.
  • Assist in Workday procurement processes including POs and issue resolution.
  • Analyze spending patterns to uncover cost-saving opportunities.
  • Support vendor onboarding and maintenance of supplier records.
  • Manage renewal timelines to ensure timely contract actions.

Benefits

  • Generous Paid Time Off (25 PTO days)
  • 8 Hours of Volunteer Time Off (VTO)
  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and wellness program.
  • 12 weeks paid parental leave
  • Flexible working arrangements available.
  • Formal and informal recognition programs for employee contributions.
  • Engaging employee development events throughout the year.
Full Job Description
Procurement Manager

About the Role

We are seeking a Procurement Manager to support contract redlining, vendor negotiations, renewal management, and procurement execution across SaaS, software, technology services, marketing, and related spend categories. This individual contributor role will own a portfolio of deals, coordinate approvals and cross-functional reviews, and provide support for Workday purchasing activities such as requisitions, POs, and issue resolution as needed. The ideal candidate brings strong commercial judgment, attention to detail, and the ability to operate effectively in a fast-moving, cross-functional environment.

Key Responsibilities

Negotiations & Contract Support
  • Lead/support negotiations for new vendors, renewals, expansions, and reductions.
  • Review/redline commercial terms in MSAs, Order Forms, SOWs, and amendments.
  • Negotiate key terms (price protections, renewal caps, usage/true-ups, SLAs, auto-renewal, termination, support).
  • Coordinate reviews with Legal, Security, and Finance (risk, approvals, payment terms).


Procure-to-Pay & Workday Procurement Operations
  • Assist with Workday purchasing (requisitions, approval support, POs, receipts, closeout) as needed.
  • Help monitor open/aging POs and support purchasing issue resolution as needed.
  • Support vendor onboarding and supplier record maintenance (setup, tax/payment docs, contacts).
  • Triage intake by renewal timing, spend, risk, urgency, and business impact.


Spend Analysis & Cost Optimization
  • Build spend/pricing analyses using proposals, bids, history, budgets, and benchmarks.
  • Analyze usage/commitments to identify license optimization and savings.
  • Partner with Finance to track savings/cost avoidance and budget impact.
  • Support consolidation, scope reductions, and alternative supplier evaluation.


Sourcing
  • Support sourcing and renewals across SaaS, software, cloud/IT tools, marketing and technology vendors.
  • Gather requirements (use case, licensing/usage, timeline, budget) with business owners.
  • Evaluate proposals and pricing (tiers, renewal terms, TCO, and license structure).
  • Identify savings via tool rationalization, license right-sizing, and vendor consolidation.
  • Maintain renewal calendar; plan early to avoid auto-renewals and missed notice windows.


Qualifications & Experience
  • 5-8+ years in Procurement/Strategic Sourcing/Vendor Management; strong software/SaaS/IT spend experience.
  • Experience working in Workday Procurement (or similar ERP/P2P environment)
  • Proven negotiation of software/SaaS pricing, renewals, Order Forms, SOWs, and amendments - including contract redlining.
  • Knowledge of SaaS pricing, renewal management, vendor consolidation, license optimization, and TCO.
  • Experience with bid analysis, vendor comparisons, business cases, and savings tracking.
  • Strong cross-functional partner (Finance, Legal, Security/Privacy, IT, and business stakeholders).
  • Strong analytical skills (spend/pricing analysis, models, and executive-ready summaries).
  • Comfort with ambiguity and changing priorities in high-growth environments.
  • Excellent communication, project management, and attention to detail.


Preferred Qualifications
  • Experience with intake tools, approval flows, or spend analytics.
  • Familiarity with enterprise software/cloud vendors and common HRIS/finance/security/IT toolsets.
  • CPSM, CSCP, PMP, MBA, or similar.


Key Performance Indicators
  • Timely and accurate contract review/redlining.
  • Savings and cost avoidance versus baseline/renewal proposals.
  • Percent of renewals reviewed 90-120 days in advance.
  • License optimization and vendor consolidation savings.


Outstanding Benefits
  • Very competitive compensation
  • Generous Paid Time Off (25 PTO days)
  • 8 Hours of Volunteer Time Off (VTO)
  • We offer a comprehensive medical, dental and Wellness Program
  • 12 weeks paid parental leave
  • An infrastructure that allows flexible working arrangements
  • Formal and informal reward, recognition and acknowledgement programs
  • Lots of fun and engaging employee development events

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