[Hiring] Procurement Lead @BibliU

Role Description

The Procurement Lead is responsible for owning the end-to-end procurement process, sourcing, negotiating, and managing suppliers to ensure the organization gets quality goods and services at the best possible cost. Sitting within Finance, this role pairs hands-on procurement execution with budget discipline and financial controls, working closely with FP&A and Accounting to keep spend visible, forecastable, and compliant.

The Procurement Lead uses ERP and spend-analytics tools to drive data-informed sourcing decisions and to tie procurement activity directly to the company's broader financial planning and reporting.

What you will be doing:

• Develop and execute sourcing strategies across assigned spend categories
• Identify, evaluate, and negotiate with suppliers on pricing, terms, and contracts
• Manage purchase orders, expediting, and delivery coordination
• Track spend against budget by category, vendor, and cost centre; report variances to Finance leadership
• Partner with FP&A on procurement forecasting, budget planning, and cost-savings targets
• Partner with Accounting/AP on invoice matching, accruals, and month-end close for procurement-related spend
• Build and maintain procurement policies, approval workflows, and spend controls (thresholds, competitive bidding requirements)
• Partner with Legal and business stakeholders to align procurement with company needs
• Support audit readiness and internal controls (e.g., SOX) for procurement and vendor spend
• Resolve supplier quality, delivery, and invoicing issues
• Identify cost-saving opportunities and drive continuous process improvement

Qualifications

• 5+ years of progressive procurement experience.
• Experience with strategic sourcing and vendor contract negotiation across multiple spend categories
• Proven experience designing procurement processes, policies, and systems from the ground up
• Experience running RFPs and vendor selection processes on behalf of business stakeholders
• Experience partnering with Security, Compliance, and Legal on vendor risk assessments
• Comfortable operating with significant ambiguity and building structure where none exists today

Requirements

• Experience with AI tools
• Prior experience in a procurement function embedded within Finance (vs. Operations or Supply Chain)
• Familiarity with AP/invoice processes, accruals, or audit/SOX controls

Benefits

• 🌴 35 holiday per year - yep, that’s not a typo! (in addition to public holidays)
• 🎂 Your birthday off
• 🌱 12 scheduled company wellness Fridays off per year (in addition to your vacation entitlement)
• 🩺 Medical, vision & dental insurance (BibliU contributing 70% of all monthly premiums)
• 📄 401k plan (Company Match: 100% of the first 3%; 50% of the next 2%)
• ❤️ Enhanced maternity & paternity allowance
• 💸 Flexible Spending Account
• ⏰ Flexible working hours - we’re a remote team spread across the US and UK
• 💻 Work-from-home allowance to help you set up your dream WFH station