Sr. Manager, Technology Procurement - Growth Innovation & Emerging Tech (SaaS)

Location: Amsterdam, Netherlands. Normal office environment with limited travel or visits to external locations; primary coverage for Central European Time (CET/CEST), approximately 8am to 5pm CET, with flexibility for collaboration with US Central Time teams.

Company

hirify.global is a global food and consumer products company with a technology procurement function supporting growth, innovation, and emerging technology.

What you will do

• Support commercial strategy and procurement delivery for the $140M Growth, Innovation & Emerging Technology portfolio.
• Develop category plans, market intelligence, sourcing options, total cost of ownership analyses, and risk mitigation plans.
• Manage and lead strategic sourcing events, including RFPs, RFIs, sole-source justifications, supplier selection, and RFx awards.
• Support negotiations and contract governance for marketing technology, eCommerce, digital experience, consumer insights, growth analytics, R&D technology, SaaS, data licensing, and professional services suppliers.
• Define value-delivery targets and performance measures covering savings, cost avoidance, supplier performance, adoption, utilization, speed to market, risk reduction, and stakeholder satisfaction.
• Manage supplier relationships, strategic procurement projects, contract compliance, risk mitigation, solution standardization, financial reporting, and cross-functional collaboration with Technology, Marketing, Legal, Privacy, Security, Finance, R&D, and global business units.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 7+ years of progressive experience in Indirect Procurement, Strategic Sourcing, Category Management, or a related commercial role, including sourcing projects and stakeholder relationship management.
• Strong experience negotiating technology agreements, including SaaS, data, digital platforms, agencies, or professional services.
• Ability to build stakeholder relationships, communicate clear recommendations, and influence decisions in a matrixed environment.
• Strong written, verbal, presentation, and negotiation skills.
• Strong judgment, collaboration, and change leadership skills, including the ability to manage confidential information and lead cross-functional teams through ambiguity.
• Ability to translate business priorities into practical category plans and sourcing activities supporting growth, operating efficiency, and effective technology use.
• Strong financial acumen, project management, and supplier management capabilities.
• Ability to work in a fast-moving, globally matrixed, multicultural environment across cultures and time zones, managing short-term tactical tasks while building long-term strategy.

Nice to have

• Experience in marketing technology, digital, eCommerce, or other growth-facing categories.
• Deep experience with marketing technology, eCommerce, digital experience, consumer analytics, Revenue Growth Management, R&D technology, SaaS, data licensing, and professional services commercial models.
• CIPS, CPSM, or equivalent procurement certification.
• Familiarity with technology contracting, data processing agreements, data rights, privacy and security requirements, and SaaS commercial models.

Culture & Benefits

• Normal office-based work environment with open workspaces and limited travel or external-location visits.
• Collaboration across global business units, international procurement teams, offshore GPS services, and US and international zones.
• Reasonable accommodations are available in accordance with applicable law.
• Equal opportunity employment for protected and underrepresented groups.