Baseten7 days ago

Procurement Lead

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Responsibilities

  • 01Design and implement Baseten's first company-wide procurement process, approval routing, and other workflows
  • 02Establish procurement policies (spend thresholds, approval authority, competitive bidding requirements) tailored to a high-growth business
  • 03Design processes that scale with the business without adding friction or slowing down how teams buy
  • 04Define procurement's operating model and roadmap as the function and team scale
  • 05Build out procurement workflows within our existing P2P platform, including requisition, approval, and purchase order processes
  • 06Build reporting and visibility into company-wide spend by category, vendor, and department
  • 07Own vendor onboarding, due diligence, and risk assessment across the company's vendor base, partnering with Security, Compliance, and Legal on vendor risk reviews
  • 08Lead or support strategic sourcing, RFPs, and contract negotiations on behalf of business owners, freeing up their time and capacity
  • 09Build a vendor management framework covering performance, risk, and renewals
  • 10Partner with Legal, Security, Compliance, IT, and business owners across the company to understand purchasing needs and build workflows that fit how each team actually operates
  • 11Act as a trusted advisor and extension of business teams on sourcing strategy, RFPs, and vendor selection, not a gatekeeper that slows deals down
  • 12Establish procurement controls that support audit readiness, SOX compliance, and security and data privacy requirements as the company matures, in partnership with Legal, Security, and Compliance

Requirements

  • 018+ years of progressive procurement experience, including experience building or significantly maturing a procurement function at a high-growth technology company
  • 02Proven experience designing procurement processes, policies, and systems from the ground up
  • 03Experience running RFPs and vendor selection processes on behalf of business stakeholders
  • 04Experience with strategic sourcing and vendor contract negotiation across multiple spend categories
  • 05Experience partnering with Security, Compliance, and Legal on vendor risk assessments
  • 06Comfortable operating with significant ambiguity and building structure where none exists today
  • 07Strong cross-functional partnership skills, able to work with Finance, Legal, Security, Compliance, IT, and business owners as a partner, not a source of friction
  • 08Based in San Francisco or New York, with the ability to work in-person 3+ days per week

What we offer

  • 01Competitive compensation, including meaningful equity
  • 02100% coverage of medical, dental, and vision insurance for employee and dependents
  • 03Flexible PTO policy including company wide Winter Break (our offices are closed from Christmas Eve to New Year's Day!)
  • 04Paid parental leave
  • 05Fertility and family-building stipend through Carrot
  • 06Company-facilitated 401(k)
  • 07Exposure to a variety of ML startups, offering unparalleled learning and networking opportunities