Synthesia

Operations

DirectorofProcurement

£135–190k ~AI est. London, United Kingdom; New York, New York, United States FULL TIME Remote Friendly
The Brief

“Director of Procurement at Synthesia. Skills: Procurement strategy, Vendor management, Negotiation, Cost optimization. Own strategic sourcing. Build frameworks”

What You'll Achieve.

Deliver measurable savings; Deliver operational efficiencies

Industry & Context.

Operations
Problems you'll solve

Problem-solving

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

10+ years procurement experience, Negotiating complex SaaS contracts, Negotiating cloud contracts, Negotiating professional services contracts, Negotiating real estate contracts, Managing multi-million dollar budgets, Familiarity with procurement tools, Familiarity with SaaS management tools, Comfort reviewing commercial terms

Nice to Have

Building procurement functions from scratch, AI first mindset, Optimizing cloud infrastructure spend, Optimizing compute spend, Navigating real estate strategy, Navigating vendor partnerships globally

What You'll Do.

Own strategic sourcing

Partner with Security

Drive vendor rationalization

Lead vendor negotiations

Establish procurement workflows

Establish procurement policies

Establish procurement governance

Establish procurement tooling

Partner with accounting

Champion P2P adoption

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Cross-functional partnership; Influence senior stakeholders; Collaboration with legal teams

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