Senior Procurement Specialist

DeepL SE

Job Overview

Location

London

Job Type

Full-time

Full Job Description

📋 Description

• Identify, evaluate, and select vendors and negotiate contracts, ensuring competitive pricing, quality, and timely delivery.
• Manage the full end to end procurement cycle from gathering requirements, identifying and appraising suppliers, negotiating contracts, and SRM activities, focussing on SaaS.
• Partner with various teams such as IT, Security, Finance, and Legal to streamline the process and ensure contracts are fully compliant and aligned with business needs and best practices.
• Support the evolution of procurement from an IT-only focus to a company-wide function.
• Implement efficient procurement processes, including purchase requisition, order placement, and invoice reconciliation, leveraging technology tools and systems.
• Act as a trusted advisor to internal stakeholders on SaaS and other procurement matters.
• Maintain clear and proactive communication on progress, risks, and outcomes.
• Develop and execute strategies to consolidate the software toolsets in place.

🎯 Requirements

• Proven experience in an IT/SaaS Procurement role (buyer or above) or similar role, preferably within the IT or SaaS.
• Strong negotiation skills with a track record of securing favorable terms.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment with changing priorities and deadlines.
• Strong organizational and time management skills, with a keen attention to detail.
• Fluent in English.
• Knowledge of procurement best practices.
• Experience collaborating with Finance, Legal, and IT stakeholders.
• Strong organizational and communication skills with the ability to maintain transparency across multiple projects.

🏖️ Benefits

• Diverse and internationally distributed team.
• Open communication, regular feedback.
• Hybrid work, flexible hours.
• Virtual Shares - An ownership mindset in every role.
• Regular in-person team events.
• Monthly full-day hacking sessions.
• 30 days of annual leave.
• Competitive benefits.

Skills & Technologies

Senior

Hybrid

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About DeepL SE

DeepL SE develops and operates neural machine translation technology. Founded in 2017 as Linguee GmbH, the Cologne-based company rebranded in 2019 after creating DeepL Translator, a service noted for outperforming Google Translate in blind tests. The platform supports 33 languages and offers browser, desktop, mobile and API access, serving individuals, businesses, and developers worldwide. Revenue comes from tiered subscription plans for pro features and volume-based API usage. DeepL continues to invest in AI research to maintain translation quality and expand language coverage.

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