Global Procurement Manager

If you don’t think you meet all of the criteria below but are still interested in the job, please apply.  Nobody checks every box - we’re looking for candidates that are particularly strong in a few areas, and have some interest and capabilities in others.

About the role:

We are looking for a Global Procurement Manager to assist the Head of Procurement on strategy, define process, and own sourcing and procurement globally with emphasis on software licensing, consulting and third party agreements, IT and office equipment, leases, and events contracts. The ideal candidate with also ensure proper procurement involvement in all major vendor engagements and execute vendor management practices with strategic vendors for the organization.

Why should you want to work at Kong?  

Market Opportunity - We are on a quest to build a $10b+ software company over the next few years and need YOUR help! Why APIs Matter? APIs have been enabling innovation for decades! Strong VC team, Series D, strong year over year revenue growth!

Technical Leadership - We are recognized as the leader in innovation in the connectivity space. Marco, our CTO/co-founder - “We are the Cisco of L4 and L7” - CUBE Conversation, March 2021 We are the leading innovator in the connectivity space!

Amazing Team & Culture - Come be a "Konger" and find out what we mean. Great Place to Work Certified in 2020 & 2021 Kong employees exemplify our culture at our 2022 Sales Kickoff 2022 Forbes Cloud 100 Honoree

Building Great Products - Learn why the world's largest companies love our tech! Kong Named in the Leaders Quadrant of the Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for API Management for the Fourth Consecutive Year Over 250m+ downloads of our open source API gateway!  Over 40k+ stars on Github between Kong API and Kong Insomnia!

What we are looking for:

• This person will use Coupa and Productiv to keep inventory of software used by the company, including usage, cost, and other data points helpful to making decisions around software
• Analyze trends in the market to develop multi-year, innovative category plans
• Meet with existing suppliers and potential suppliers to foster renewals and new purchase discussions
• Support all aspects of the strategic sourcing process, including RFx, vendor evaluations, risk assessment, and commercials negotiations to ensure the best outcome
• Manage facilities footprint, various office agreements, access, one-off requests, and expansion
• Establish and manage facilities budget and is responsible for reporting financial information
• And any additional tasks required by manager

Additional responsibilities:

• Provide support on continuous audits for T&E, Corporate Cards, and Virtual Cards.
• Assist with ISO, Supplier Onboarding, and ESG projects.
• Manage Egencia travel program
• Continuous improvement projects to enable a lean procurement organization, such as implementing a ticketing system, develop KPIs and SLAs. Work closely with Finance to integrate procurement process with Netsuite through purchase requisitions and purchase order process