Procurement Manager

New York, NY

PROCUREMENT MANAGER

Current is a leading consumer fintech platform transforming financial access for everyday Americans with over 6 million members. We provide access to financial solutions that seamlessly work together to solve the needs of our members and enable all Americans to build better financial futures. Based in NYC, our results-driven environment drives us to build better products, grow faster and empower everyone on our team to have an impact on our business and mission to improve financial outcomes.

ABOUT THE ROLE

We are hiring a Procurement Manager on our finance team. As our expert in procurement, you will help Current design and implement a robust procurement process.  This manager collaborates across teams, acts as a trusted partner to business owners, and cultivates a culture of accountability and governance. 

RESPONSIBILITIES 

  • Proactively collaborate with internal business partners and stakeholders to facilitate contract negotiations with external vendors and suppliers; develop negotiation approaches, fallback positions and acceptable terms and conditions through contract completion and identify key benchmarks to measure contractual arrangements with focus on financial cost efficiencies, understanding of key drivers of spend and areas of risks.
  • Design and implement a procurement process & tools with appropriate cross functional stakeholder review.
  • Review existing contracts and understand business requirements; formulate guidelines and design and implement standard vendor contract protocols.
  • Establish vendor life-cycle strategy to oversee planning, sourcing and selection of new vendors, manage data for vendor performance and manage vendor off-boarding and transition.
  • Assist business partners in onboarding new vendors, products or services through the cross functional third-party on-boarding flow (e.g., Finance approval, IT approval, legal Approval, etc.).
  • Establish and maintain effective partnerships with key internal stakeholders aimed at identifying, understanding and fulfilling their requirements.

ABOUT YOU 

  • Proactively work to resolve performance or diligence issues with vendors to ensure effective and timely resolution.
  • Support other ad hoc projects as needed.   
  • 5+ years of experience in strategic sourcing, procurement or vendor management preferably in a high growth technology environment.
  • Strong communication and project management skills to demonstrate project status, key actions, risks and opportunities.
  • Bachelor’s degree preferably in Procurement, Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, Commerce, Economics or related field.
  • Strong understanding of procurement and negotiation techniques.

This role has a base salary range of $145,000 - $180,000.  Compensation is determined based on experience, skill level, and qualifications, which are assessed during the interview process. Current offers a competitive total rewards package which includes base salary, equity, and comprehensive benefits.

BENEFITS

  • Competitive salary 
  • Meaningful equity in the form of stock options 
  • 401(k) plan
  • Discretionary performance bonus program 
  • Biannual performance reviews
  • Medical, Dental and Vision premiums covered at 100% for you and your dependents 
  • Flexible time off and paid holidays 
  • Generous parental leave policy
  • Commuter benefits 
  • Fitness benefits
  • Healthcare and Dependent care FSA benefit 
  • Employee Assistance Programs focused on mental health 
  • Healthcare advocacy program for all employees 
  • Access to mental health apps 
  • Team building activities
  • Our modern NYC office with open floor plan, stocked kitchen, and catered lunches

Create a Job Alert

Interested in building your career at Current? Get future opportunities sent straight to your email.

Apply for this job

*

indicates a required field

Resume/CV*

Accepted file types: pdf, doc, docx, txt, rtf

Cover Letter

Accepted file types: pdf, doc, docx, txt, rtf

Select...
Select...
Select...

Voluntary Self-Identification

For government reporting purposes, we ask candidates to respond to the below self-identification survey. Completion of the form is entirely voluntary. Whatever your decision, it will not be considered in the hiring process or thereafter. Any information that you do provide will be recorded and maintained in a confidential file.

As set forth in Current’s Equal Employment Opportunity policy, we do not discriminate on the basis of any protected group status under any applicable law.

Select...
Select...
Race & Ethnicity Definitions

If you believe you belong to any of the categories of protected veterans listed below, please indicate by making the appropriate selection. As a government contractor subject to the Vietnam Era Veterans Readjustment Assistance Act (VEVRAA), we request this information in order to measure the effectiveness of the outreach and positive recruitment efforts we undertake pursuant to VEVRAA. Classification of protected categories is as follows:

A "disabled veteran" is one of the following: a veteran of the U.S. military, ground, naval or air service who is entitled to compensation (or who but for the receipt of military retired pay would be entitled to compensation) under laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs; or a person who was discharged or released from active duty because of a service-connected disability.

A "recently separated veteran" means any veteran during the three-year period beginning on the date of such veteran's discharge or release from active duty in the U.S. military, ground, naval, or air service.

An "active duty wartime or campaign badge veteran" means a veteran who served on active duty in the U.S. military, ground, naval or air service during a war, or in a campaign or expedition for which a campaign badge has been authorized under the laws administered by the Department of Defense.

An "Armed forces service medal veteran" means a veteran who, while serving on active duty in the U.S. military, ground, naval or air service, participated in a United States military operation for which an Armed Forces service medal was awarded pursuant to Executive Order 12985.

Select...