Procurement Lead

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Procurement Lead at Perplexity · LumiJobs

senior

$190k–$240k

H1B: yes

Perplexity The Procurement Lead builds and leads Perplexity's procurement function, managing vendor deals and designing procurement workflows and policies. This role involves negotiating multi-million dollar agreements and implementing AI automation in procurement processes.

Responsibilities

Lead our highest-impact vendor deals across software, cloud services, data, and professional services, from competitive alternatives through pricing, terms, and signature
Structure committed-spend, usage-based, and multi-year agreements that scale with our usage and preserve our flexibility
Own relationships with our most important vendors, including performance tracking, business reviews, and renewal negotiations
Design an efficient procurement workflow, policies, and approval thresholds, and implement the tools and AI automation to run them
Use AI workflows and agents to automate procurement, from intake and contract review to spend analysis and reporting
Build visibility into vendor spend and contracts, and drive savings through consolidation, right-sizing, and renegotiation
Partner with Legal, Security, and Accounting on contract terms, vendor risk reviews, and audit-ready controls
What You'll Bring
5-7+ years of experience in procurement or strategic sourcing at a high-growth technology company, including building or scaling the function.
A track record of personally negotiating multi-million dollar software, cloud, or data agreements, managing those vendors and renegotiating at renewal, and delivering measurable savings
Experience building procurement processes, policies, and systems from scratch
Ability to run multiple deals at once with incomplete information, and sound judgment about when to move fast and when to escalate

Qualification

Required

5-7+ years of experience in procurement or strategic sourcing at a high-growth technology company
Experience building or scaling procurement functions
Track record of negotiating multi-million dollar software, cloud, or data agreements
Experience building procurement processes, policies, and systems from scratch