Senior Procurement Manager ›
Filevine
Operations
Salt Lake City, UT, USA
Posted on May 24, 2025
Responsibilities
- Lead sourcing projects and collaborate with internal teams and external suppliers to optimize Filevine's software spend.
- Serve as a trusted liaison, building strong relationships with purchasing decision-makers and suppliers across Filevine.
- Oversee contract management, including obligation tracking, renewal strategies, and ensuring compliance with SLAs.
- Drive value-creation opportunities across spend categories and proactively optimize cloud infrastructure costs (e.g., AWS).
- Manage AWS partnership obligations, leveraging savings programs, tracking milestones, and ensuring compliance and security best practices.
- Demonstrate expertise in software trends, commercial models, and cloud infrastructure costs while training internal teams.
- Support legal and risk mitigation processes, ensuring robust SLAs and effective procurement system updates.
- Report on sourcing progress, including work planning, ongoing tasks, and key procurement metrics.
- Contribute to the strategic direction of sourcing initiatives and drive continuous improvement across procurement processes.
Qualifications
- Educational Background: Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Business, Economics, Software Engineering, or related fields (MBA or JD preferred).
- Experience: 4+ years of experience in software procurement, cloud services sourcing, or enterprise IT procurement (3+ years with a Master’s degree), with a track record of stakeholder engagement.
- Cloud Expertise: Hands-on experience negotiating SaaS, PaaS, and IaaS contracts, with prior experience at AWS or a major cloud provider and deep knowledge of cloud security, compliance, and risk management.
- Technical Proficiency: Strong understanding of AWS services, pricing models, enterprise agreements, and cloud storage tooling.
- Market Knowledge: In-depth understanding of software contracting trends, licensing models, and enterprise IT business models.
- Analytical Skills: Skilled in BI reporting, spend analysis, fiscal planning, and financial analysis, with advanced expertise in MS Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
- Interpersonal Skills: High emotional intelligence, excellent communication abilities, and a growth mindset, with a demonstrated ability to improve business dynamics and build positive relationships.
- Presentation Abilities: Proficient in synthesizing and presenting complex data and insights in executive-level presentations.
- Training & Mentorship: Willingness to educate users on new technologies, policies, and procedures to foster continuous improvement.
