Procurement Manager

Engineering at Brex 

Engineering at Brex is about building systems that scale with speed and intention. Our teams span Software, Data, Security, and IT, and operate with high autonomy and deep collaboration. We tackle hard technical problems, own our outcomes, and push for excellence at every level — from architecture to deployment. It’s an environment where engineering is a craft, and builders become leaders.

What you’ll do

Brex is seeking a fiercely organized and highly skilled procurement manager to lead IT Procurement. We are looking for someone who is versatile in nature, with the ability to tackle challenges while maintaining an even keel and sense of humor. This person oversees Brex's management and renewal of over $20m in SaaS & Managed Service vendors contracts. They will be confident in their ability to coordinate global contracts and budgets within set deadlines, organize and facilitate meetings, and maintain expectations amongst internal and external stakeholders. This person will be responsible for autonomously establishing and maintaining positive relationships with various teams in the company, while ensuring timely and efficient contract lifecycle management delivery.

Where you’ll work

This role will be based in our Vancouver office. You must be willing to work in office at least 2 days per week on Wednesday and Thursday. Employees will be able to work remotely for up to 4 weeks per year.

Responsibilities

• Manage Procurement analysts assisting with workloads
• Autonomously manage IT vendor relationships, including contracts, negotiations, terms and renewals
• Manage and improve our intake process for software that ensures we’re buying the right things, and helps streamline end to end vendor onboarding
• Manage SaaS spend across multiple budgets, including forecasting and actuals
• Build strong relationships across group budget owners including Engineering,Finance, Legal, HR, Go To Market, and Security
• Clearly & concisely communicate complex information to disparate audiences.
• Manage and improve our global software catalog

Requirements

• 6+ years of work ​​experience 
• Deep experience managing IT SaaS vendors
• Strong contract management and negotiation skills. You’re able to work with vendors to get the terms we want, and the best possible deals
• Excellent organizational and process building skills. You can create and improve processes and get buy-in from others 
• Extraordinary relationship-building skills with the ability to engage and influence others toward achieving common goals
• Experience in project planning and delivery; being able to identify a problem, and map out the scope of work and stakeholders to arrive at a scalable solution
• Excellent analytical skills for managing our KPIs and creating data visualizations

Bonus points

• Experience using Ironclad
• Experience working with DocuSign
• Experience using Coupa
• Experience using Vendr
• Experience working at a tech start-up environment

The expected salary range for this role is $132,000 - $165,000 CAD. However, the starting base pay will depend on a number of factors including the candidate’s location, skills, experience, market demands, and internal pay parity. Depending on the position offered, equity and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package.