Manager, Procurement
About the role
An overview of this role
As a Manager, Procurement, you’ll serve as an individual contributor supporting GitLab’s Chief Technology Officer, Chief Information Security Officer, and Chief Information Officer organizations. You’ll lead strategic sourcing, vendor management, and contract negotiations for critical technology suppliers, with a strong focus on software, cloud infrastructure, and hyperscaler partnerships. You’ll work closely with senior leaders and cross-functional partners to shape sourcing strategies, improve procurement processes, identify savings opportunities, and explore how artificial intelligence can support procurement and negotiation. This role is expected to report to the Senior Director of Procurement and requires working hours that align with stakeholders across Eastern through Pacific time zones.
What You’ll Do
- Lead strategic sourcing and contract negotiations for software, cloud, infrastructure, consulting, and other technology suppliers.
- Develop category and sourcing strategies that support the Chief Technology Officer, Chief Information Security Officer, and Chief Information Officer organizations.
- Manage relationships and lead performance management programs for critical suppliers, including hyperscaler and cloud partners, partnering with business stakeholders to conduct regular business reviews.
- Conduct detailed spend analysis and market intelligence research within assigned categories, monitoring market trends and supply chain risks.
- Develop category-specific KPIs and performance metrics, and present category performance reports to senior leadership.
- Collaborate with stakeholders and Finance Business Partners to forecast demand and manage spend against category budgets.
- Partner with executives and other stakeholders to understand business needs, evaluate options, and guide procurement decisions.
- Collaborate with Legal, Finance, Security, Information Technology, and other teams throughout the procurement lifecycle.
- Identify savings opportunities while balancing cost, risk, service quality, and business needs.
- Improve procurement and procure-to-pay processes to make them clearer and more efficient, with a focus on reducing cycle times
- Explore practical ways to use artificial intelligence in procurement processes, analysis, and negotiation preparation.