Offer summary

Qualifications:

Minimum 4+ years of experience in a Procurement function, preferably in a high-growth technology company., Strong organization and project management abilities to handle multiple requests and negotiations., Exceptional negotiation and contract management skills are essential., Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, along with proficiency in modern procurement software..

Key responsibilities:

Manage and optimize the procurement intake and approval process, acting as a liaison between the team and vendors.

Negotiate contracts with vendors to secure favorable terms for Ramp.

Monitor vendor relationships and manage renewals, identifying redundant vendors.

Define and implement best practices for Ramp’s internal Procurement strategy and provide feedback to the Product team.

Job description

About Ramp

Ramp is a financial operations platform designed to save companies time and money. Our all-in-one solution combines payments, corporate cards, vendor management, procurement, travel booking, and automated bookkeeping with built-in intelligence to maximize the impact of every dollar and hour spent. More than 30,000 businesses, from family-owned farms to e-commerce giants to space startups, have saved $2B and 20M hours with Ramp. Founded in 2019, Ramp powers the fastest-growing corporate card and bill payment platform in America, and enables over $55 billion in purchases each year.

Ramp’s investors include Thrive Capital, Sands Capital, General Catalyst, Founders Fund, Khosla Ventures, Sequoia Capital, Greylock, and Redpoint, as well as over 100 angel investors who were founders or executives of leading companies. The Ramp team comprises talented leaders from leading financial services and fintech companies—Stripe, Affirm, Goldman Sachs, American Express, Mastercard, Visa, Capital One—as well as technology companies such as Meta, Uber, Netflix, Twitter, Dropbox, and Instacart.

Ramp has been named to Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies list and LinkedIn’s Top U.S. Startups for more than 3 years, as well as the Forbes Cloud 100, CNBC Disruptor 50, and TIME Magazine’s 100 Most Influential Companies.

About the Role

We are looking for a Procurement leader to help build Ramp’s Procurement team and strategy from the ground up. You will be responsible for designing and executing all aspects of our internal Procurement strategy. In addition, you will provide critical feedback to our Product team as we build our own Procurement software product. This is a unique opportunity to not only build a Procurement function from zero to one, but also to shape the direction of our Procurement software roadmap.

Tactically, you will be responsible for managing/optimizing our procurement intake and approval process, negotiating contracts with vendors, and managing renewals and vendor relationships. At a higher level, you will be responsible for defining how we do Procurement internally, communicating that to the rest of the organization, influencing our product development, and eventually building out the Procurement team.

The ideal candidate will have a strong background in procurement, excellent leadership skills, and a keen eye for detail. This position will require someone who is both able to roll up their sleeves and manage the day-to-day, as well as think big picture and help Ramp’s Procurement function and product scale.

What You'll Do

Procurement Ops: Managing the procurement process -- monitoring requests and approvals, acting as the liaison between our team and vendors
Negotiations: Securing favorable price/ value / terms for Ramp
Vendor Management: Monitoring and acting on renewals, managing vendor relationships, identifying redundant vendors
Internal Procurement Strategy: Implementing best practices for Ramp’s internal Procurement and managing/enforcing policies with stakeholders
Product Feedback: Work with the Product team to build a better Procurement software tool

What You'll Need

Minimum 4+ years of experience in a Procurement function, preferably at a high-growth technology company
Strong organization/project management abilities – able to juggle many different requests/negotiations at once
Exceptional negotiation and contract management skills
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
Proficiency in modern procurement software and tools (e.g. Ramp, Zip, Coupa, Vendr)

Nice-to-Haves

Experience integrating modern AI tools into Procurement workflows

Benefits (for U.S.-based full-time employees)

100% medical, dental & vision insurance coverage for you
- Partially covered for your dependents
- One Medical annual membership
401k (including employer match on contributions made while employed by Ramp)
Flexible PTO
Fertility HRA (up to $5,000 per year)
WFH stipend to support your home office needs
Wellness stipend
Parental Leave
Relocation support to NYC or SF
Pet insurance