Senior Manager, Indirect Procurement

Location: AMER, with Houston listed as another location; hybrid working

Salary: $130,000–$220,000 USD base salary, with potential bonus, equity, and/or commission programs.

Company

Nscale provides GPU cloud infrastructure for AI start-ups and enterprise customers, focusing on performance, cost management, innovation, and environmental responsibility.

What you will do

• Support strategic sourcing and procurement across IT and software, professional services, marketing, HR and recruitment, travel, facilities, and other corporate services.
• Develop and execute category strategies aligned with business requirements and growth plans.
• Lead competitive RFP/RFQ processes, supplier selection, commercial negotiations, contract renewals, and pricing discussions.
• Partner with functional leaders and Finance on requirements, planned expenditure, committed and forecast spend, and budget management.
• Manage supplier relationships, performance governance, contractual commitments, service levels, and renewal dates.
• Improve procurement governance, purchase requisition, PO and approval processes, spend visibility, reporting, systems, workflows, and audit trails.

Requirements

• Significant procurement experience, ideally in a technology, cloud, infrastructure, or high-growth international business.
• Strong experience across multiple indirect procurement categories.
• Demonstrated success in strategic sourcing, competitive tenders, and complex commercial negotiations.
• Strong understanding of supplier economics, contracts, and total cost of ownership.
• Strong commercial, analytical, and financial skills.
• Ability to challenge senior stakeholders while maintaining strong relationships.
• Ability to operate in a rapidly scaling international organisation.

Nice to have

• Experience with procurement or P2P platforms such as SAP Ariba or equivalent.

Culture & Benefits

• Collaborative, supportive, and innovative environment with emphasis on ownership, accountability, openness, transparency, and urgency.
• Competitive compensation package including base salary and equity, with possible bonus, equity, and/or commission programs.
• Clear progression plan with opportunities to try new things, lead others, challenge the status quo, and own impact.
• Flexible work approach and hybrid working with self-led remote work.
• Potential benefits include medical, dental, vision, flexible paid time off, parental leave, and retirement plan participation.
• Inclusive and equitable workplace encouraging applications from candidates of all backgrounds, experiences, and abilities.