The Role
As our first Procurement Manager, you own the cash fonio spends with third parties. You build procurement from zero, on your own: processes, tools, cost control and our vendor relationships. You work closely with IT and Finance, and you have the autonomy to decide within agreed limits.
What to Expect
- Build the procurement function from scratch: source-to-pay process, procurement policy, approval thresholds and buying playbooks
- Select and implement the right tools for intake, purchase orders, contracts and SaaS management, and connect them to our accounting together with Finance
- Control expenses: full visibility over spend by vendor, team and category, a renewal calendar with no unchecked auto-renewals, and measurable savings
- Own vendor management: sourcing, RFPs and negotiations for cloud, telephony and carriers, AI/LLM providers, SaaS, hardware and services
- Run vendor onboarding, due diligence, performance reviews and risk checks (GDPR, DPAs, security)
- Work with IT on the full software and hardware lifecycle: request, security review, provisioning, license tracking and offboarding
What You Bring
- 5+ years of experience in procurement, strategic sourcing or vendor management, ideally in a tech scale-up
- You have built or significantly scaled a procurement process before, and you work fully independently
- Strong negotiator with a track record of measurable savings
- Hands-on experience implementing procurement or spend-management tools
- Solid understanding of SaaS, cloud and IT purchasing; telephony or AI/LLM vendors are a plus
- Pragmatism: you keep processes simple, so buying gets faster, not slower
- Tech oriented: you are obsessed with efficiency and make sure that our systems are connected and automate our expenses
- Fluent English
Nice-to-haves
- German is a plus
- Experience with different markets across Europe, US & Brazil
What We Offer
- €70,000 to €80,000
- Equity
- Relocation support
- Daily lunch and dinner
- Equipment of your choice
- Regular team off-sites
- On-site in Vienna, working directly with the core-team
Hiring Process
- 20 min Intro Call with Talent Acquisition
- 30 min Skill Interview (Deep dive on your technical skills of the role through a case)
- 20 min Cultural Fit
