Offer summary

Qualifications:

Minimum 5+ years of experience in a Procurement function, preferably in a high-growth technology company., Strong organization and project management abilities to handle multiple requests and negotiations., Exceptional negotiation and contract management skills are essential., Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, along with proficiency in modern procurement software and tools..

Key responsabilities:

Manage the procurement process, including monitoring requests and approvals, and liaising with vendors.

Negotiate contracts to secure favorable terms for Ramp and manage vendor relationships.

Implement best practices for internal procurement and enforce policies with stakeholders.

Provide feedback to the product team to enhance the procurement software tool.

Job description

About Ramp

Ramp is a financial operations platform designed to save businesses time and money. Combining corporate cards with expense management, bill payments, vendor management, accounting automation, and more, Ramp's all-in-one solution frees finance teams to do the best work of their lives. More than 25,000 companies, from family-owned farms to e-commerce giants to space startups, have saved $1B and 10M hours with Ramp. Founded in 2019, Ramp powers the fastest-growing corporate card and bill payment platform in America, and enables over 35 billion dollars in purchases each year.

Ramp's investors include Sequoia, Founders Fund, Thrive Capital, Khosla Ventures, Greylock, Stripe, Goldman Sachs, Coatue, and Redpoint, as well as over 100 angel investors who were founders or executives of leading companies. The Ramp team comprises talented leaders from leading financial services and fintech companies—Stripe, Affirm, Goldman Sachs, American Express, Mastercard, Visa, Capital One—as well as technology companies such as Meta, Uber, Netflix, Twitter, Dropbox, and Instacart.

Ramp has been named to Fast Company's Most Innovative Companies list and LinkedIn's Top U.S. Startups for over 3 years, as well as the Forbes Cloud 100, CNBC Disruptor 50, and TIME Magazine's 100 Most Influential Companies.

About the Role

We are seeking a procurement leader to help build Ramp’s procurement team and strategy from the ground up. You will be responsible for designing and executing all aspects of our internal procurement strategy. In addition, you will provide critical feedback to our product team as we build our own procurement software product. This is a unique opportunity to build a procurement function from zero to one and shape the direction of our procurement software roadmap.

Tactically, you will manage and optimize our procurement intake and approval process, negotiate contracts with vendors, and manage renewals and vendor relationships. At a higher level, you will be responsible for defining how we do procurement internally, communicating that to the rest of the organization, influencing our product development, and eventually building out the procurement team.

The ideal candidate will have a strong background in procurement, excellent leadership skills, and a keen eye for detail. This position will require someone who can roll up their sleeves and manage the day-to-day while thinking big picture and helping Ramp’s procurement team scale.

What You'll Do

Procurement Ops: Manage the procurement process -- monitor requests and approvals, act as the liaison between our team and vendors
Negotiations: Secure favorable price/value/terms for Ramp
Vendor Management: Monitor and act on renewals, manage vendor relationships, identify redundant vendors
Internal Procurement Strategy: Implement best practices for Ramp’s internal Procurement and manage/enforce policies with stakeholders
Product Feedback: Work with the Product team to build a better Procurement software tool

What You'll Need

Minimum 5+ years of experience in a Procurement function, preferably at a high-growth technology company
Strong organization/project management abilities – able to juggle many different requests/negotiations at once
Exceptional negotiation and contract management skills
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
Proficiency in modern procurement software and tools (e.g. Ramp, Zip, Coupa, Vendr)

Benefits (for U.S.-based full-time employees)

100% medical, dental & vision insurance coverage for you
- Partially covered for your dependents
- One Medical annual membership
401k (including employer match on contributions made while employed by Ramp)
Flexible PTO
Fertility HRA (up to $5,000 per year)
WFH stipend to support your home office needs
Wellness stipend
Parental Leave
Relocation support to NYC or SF
Pet insurance