Procurement Lead

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Procurement Strategy and Process

• Design and implement Baseten's first company-wide procurement process, approval routing, and other workflows

• Establish procurement policies (spend thresholds, approval authority, competitive bidding requirements) tailored to a high-growth business

• Design processes that scale with the business without adding friction or slowing down how teams buy

• Define procurement's operating model and roadmap as the function and team scale

• Systems and Tooling

• Build out procurement workflows within our existing P2P platform, including requisition, approval, and purchase order processes

• Build reporting and visibility into company-wide spend by category, vendor, and department

• Vendor Management and Sourcing

• Own vendor onboarding, due diligence, and risk assessment across the company's vendor base, partnering with Security, Compliance, and Legal on vendor risk reviews

• Lead or support strategic sourcing, RFPs, and contract negotiations on behalf of business owners, freeing up their time and capacity

• Build a vendor management framework covering performance, risk, and renewals

• Cross-Functional Partnership

• Partner with Legal, Security, Compliance, IT, and business owners across the company to understand purchasing needs and build workflows that fit how each team actually operates

• Act as a trusted advisor and extension of business teams on sourcing strategy, RFPs, and vendor selection, not a gatekeeper that slows deals down

• Compliance and Controls

• Establish procurement controls that support audit readiness, SOX compliance, and security and data privacy requirements as the company matures, in partnership with Legal, Security, and Compliance