Your opportunity
We are seeking a detailoriented and proactive Senior Procurement Specialist to join New Relic. In this role you'll be responsible for sourcing, purchasing, and managing software licenses, IT and facilities equipment, and related services to support our sales, finance, engineering, and operations teams. Your role will be crucial in ensuring costeffective procurement processes while maintaining highquality standards and compliance with company policies.
What you'll do
- Vendor Management: Identify, evaluate, and select vendors and negotiate contracts and agreements that align with company policies and objectives, and ensure competitive pricing and favorable terms.
- Purchase Orders and Contracts: Create and manage purchase orders, contracts, and agreements and ensure accuracy and compliance with company policies and legal requirements.
- Budget Oversight: Support FPA team to track procurement expenditures. Report on budget variances and costsaving initiatives to management.
- Risk Management:Assess and mitigate risks associated with software procurement, vendor relationships, and contract negotiations. Ensure compliance with cybersecurity and data protection requirements.
- Process Improvement: Continuously evaluate and improve procurement processes and workflows to enhance efficiency, reduce procurement cycle times, and streamline operations. Identify automation opportunities.
- Compliance and Documentation: Ensure all procurement activities adhere to company policies, industry regulations, and legal requirements. Maintain accurate procurement records and documentation.
This role requires
- Minimum of 3 years of work experience in procurement process
- Bachelor's degree in a relevant field.
- Proven experience as a procurement specialist, purchasing agent, or similar role in a software company or IT environment.
- Experience with procurement software and tools (e.g., ERP systems, contract management software like Netsuite, Workday, Coupa etc).
- Excellent communication skills and ability to collaborate effectively with internal stakeholders and external vendors.
- Analytical mindset with strong problemsolving skills and attention to detail.
Bonus points if you have
- Adaptability to thrive in a fast paced and changing environment typical of the software industry.
Fostering a diverse, welcoming and inclusive environment is important to us. We work hard to make everyone feel comfortable bringing their best, most authentic selves to work every day. We celebrate our talented Relics different backgrounds and abilities, and recognize the different paths they took to reach us including nontraditional ones. Their experiences and perspectives inspire us to make our products and company the best they can be. We're looking for people who feel connected to our mission and values, not just candidates who check off all the boxes.
If you require a reasonable accommodation to complete any part of the application or recruiting process, please visit https://newrelic.avature.net/accommodations to submit your request.
Our hiring process
Please note that visa sponsorship is not available for this position.
In compliance with applicable law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work and to complete employment eligibility verification. Note: Our stewardship of the data of thousands of customers means that a criminal background check is required to join New Relic.
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New Relic is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We foster a diverse, equitable, and inclusive environment, free from all types of discrimination, so our Relics can thrive. We hire people with different backgrounds, experiences, abilities and perspectives.
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