We are Outbrain.

We’re one of the world’s largest content recommendation platforms, delighting audiences with engaging, personalized content recommendations while serving as the primary engagement partner and platform for the world’s top digital media companies. 

The procurement team manages non-publisher third party vendors on behalf of the company, working closely with global business stakeholders, Legal, Finance and leadership to create value.

Reporting directly to the Head of Procurement, this role will lead non-IT (indirects) categories and develop stakeholder relationships and purchasing strategies. Category ownership may include, based on experience: 

• • • Marketing
    • HR
    • Professional Services
    • Facilities
    • Travel
    • Meetings & Events 

• This role will own all vendor agreements and purchasing procedures for their designated spend area
• This role will interface with key business partners and management in Marketing, HR, Finance and Legal
• Must be willing to work later hours to overlap with US time zone e.g. evenings at least twice per week

 A day in the life

• Guide the company throughout the Procure to Pay process including Sourcing, Contracting, Opening Purchase Requests, and matching Payments
•  Troubleshoot Procure to Pay issues on a daily basis, working closely with Legal, Accounting, FP&A, Treasury and AP

• Design purchasing strategy through Coupa P2P system and guide end users through the request to payments process in Coupa, as well as legacy offline processes (Netsuite)
• Master of Coupa system and processes, Netsuite 

• Develop on-going category strategy for non-IT (Marketing, HR, etc.) categories
• Maintain spend category profile 
• Foster stakeholder relationships and develop pipeline
• Proactively understand business partner vendor needs, work together to build constant improvement processes, measure SLA’s and improve customer experience

• Support all ad-hoc contracting requests, manage renewals, and monitor contracting needs
• Review and redline contracts for financial and commercial risks
• Fully understand commercial agreements, including impact of commercial terms and required escalation points to Privacy, Security and Legal 
• Accurately identify best contract templates to use in each situation
• Quickly process high volume of quick-turn marketing agreements, balancing fast service on simple agreements with escalation of large risks
• Negotiate commercial and payment terms
• Streamline inefficient contracting issues; identify vendor MSA and consolidation opportunities 

• Conduct and own individual sourcing projects from beginning to end including: 
• Create baselines from diverse and incomplete data sets
• Work with stakeholders in the business function, Finance, Legal and other areas to gather category information
• Create project teams and project management documents
• Opportunity assessments and benchmark analysis
• Determine sourcing strategy including RFP, RFI, multi-supplier quote, incumbent negotiations
• Create and manage the Go-To-Market strategy including advising stakeholders on competitive sourcing vs. incumbent negotiations
• Analyze sourcing results including scenario analysis
• Define and report savings to Finance and management

• Contribute to a global team including: 
• Contribute to standardized savings reporting and management reports
• Help build, align and teach global purchasing standards

What you’ll bring

• 3-5 Years in a relevant Procurement, Strategic Sourcing or Purchasing roleFluent in English, with ability to balance global and local requirements Strategic mindset with desire to drive efficiencies and solve problems
• Contracting experience with standard legal templates, redlining protocol, understanding all aspects of business agreements
• Experience with P2P systems, particularly Coupa
• Excel and Powerpoint expertise
• Non-IT Category experience, particularly Marketing agreements including sponsorships, events, media buys, and subscriptions 
• Excellent project management skills

More than snacks!

• Office and home hybrid working
• Expand your toolbox with our mentorship program and internal learning tools
• Happy hours
• …and of course a fully stocked kitchen!

We Recommend #LifeAtOutbrain

Our company culture is welcoming, dynamic, diverse, global, and built on top performance.

Did you know "trust" is one of our core values? We apply this value to our day-to-day by working collaboratively on a global scale. With managers and teammates often sitting in other countries and time zones, we value communication, patience, and open-mindedness to all cultural backgrounds. We encourage all ideas, and everyone gets a seat at the table!

Our team is made up of individuals who are approachable, resourceful, passionate, and proactive. We foster a sense of belonging through our  Employee Resource Groups –employee-led groups in which we debate topics and drive change. From OB Green (environmental), OB WE (women empowerment), OB Good (charitable initiatives) to OB4E (diversity, equity, and inclusion), you’ll be able to share your passions with likeminded people.

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