Nov 3, 2021
We're looking for a Senior Procurement Specialist who’s excited to build a world-class procurement program with us. We are on a mission to make everyone more productive at work. If you love building systems, crunching numbers, and negotiating with vendors while building strong partnerships, read on...
This isn’t your first rodeo. You have 5+ years of Purchasing experience.
You’re highly organized, understand priorities, and thrive in a fast paced environment.
You love to build. You like to create new processes and improve existing ones. You’re driven by efficiency.
You love a good deal. You’ve got plenty of experience negotiating vendor contracts and enjoy the challenge of a tricky negotiation.
You’re data oriented. You approach procurement from a “value per dollar” perspective, using data to help drive purchasing decisions.
You’re highly organized. You can juggle dozens of renewals, while holding approvers accountable and keeping stakeholders informed.
You care about the nitty gritty. You are detail-oriented and enjoy crunching numbers to find potential cost savings.
You're eager to take on any project that comes your way no matter how big or how small.
You love to collaborate and coordinate. You are excited to regularly connect with leadership and other stakeholders.
You’re resourceful. You love a challenge, and you enjoy getting creative to solve problems. You are highly adaptable and are energized by new challenges.
You’re financially savvy. You have experience navigating accounting systems and departmental budgets.
You have excellent written communication skills.
Zapier is a small, fast-growing, and remote-first company, so you'll likely get experience on many different projects across the organization. That said, here are some things you'll probably do:
Own and improve Zapier’s procurement program
Coordinate with approvers to keep purchases on time and on budget
Work with our third party negotiation team to find savings
Continue building our internal processes including Evergreen, Ironclad, and Tropic
Track spend requests against available budgets
Track renewal dates and help facilitate renewals in a timely manner
Work closely with vendors to gather required documents
Gather required needs from Stakeholders for new purchases and renewals
Analyze spend history to find efficiency and reduction opportunities
Assist in spend forecast with Financial Planning & Analysis team
Identify new technology solutions
Location: Planet Earth. UTC +4 through UTC +10
Our flexible, distributed environment lets us work with the best people from around the world. Zapiens live in 40+ countries, including the United Kingdom, Thailand, India, Nigeria, Taiwan, Guatemala, New Zealand, Australia, and more!
Competitive salary
Healthcare + dental + vision coverage*
Retirement plan with 4% company match*
Profit-sharing program for 100% of Zapiens
$2,000 annual learning stipend for use on courses, conferences, and more—your choice
Two annual all-company retreats
14 weeks paid leave for new parents of biological or adopted children
Customized Zapiversary rewards on your 1, 3, 5, 7 and 10 year work anniversaries
Leading-edge equipment. We set you up with an Apple laptop and provide an additional budget for you to choose other home office accessories and software you may need.
Time to renew. We encourage Zapiens to take at least 2 weeks off each year. Most of us take 4-5 weeks, in addition to locally recognized holidays.
Opportunity to work with Zapier’s amazing partners network
*While we take care of Zapiens around the world the best we can, healthcare and retirement plans are currently available specifically in the UK, Canada, and United States.
We have a non-standard application process designed to promote inclusion and equity. We first ask a few questions in our application form that would typically be asked at the start of an initial interview. This helps speed up the process and lets us get to know you a bit better right out of the gate. Please be sure to answer each question; the resume and CV fields are optional.
After you apply, you are going to hear back from us—even if we don’t see an immediate fit with our team. In fact, throughout the process, we strive to make sure you never go more than seven days without hearing from us.
Zapier is an equal opportunity employer. We're excited to work with talented and empathetic people, and do not discriminate based on race, color, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion, national origin, physical or mental disability, military or veteran status, genetic information, pregnancy, age, or any other status protected by local law. Our code of conduct provides a beacon for the kind of company we strive to be, and we celebrate our differences because those differences are what allow us to make a product that serves a global user base.
Zapier is committed to inclusion. As part of this commitment, Zapier will ensure that people with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations. If reasonable accommodations are needed to participate in the job application or interview process, please contact jobs@zapier.com.