Procurement Manager

Procurement Manager

Chase Cost Management (CCM) | Embedded Client Delivery | Remote

Overview

CCM is seeking a Procurement Manager with a technology procurement background to support our portfolio of premier clients, including AmLaw 50 law firms and other professional-services organizations, in an embedded delivery capacity.

You will report to a CCM Procurement Director and partner with the director across their client accounts, owning assigned workstreams and engagements independently while collaborating with the broader CCM team as needed for service delivery.

You will work directly with client stakeholders, including senior leadership, to lead sourcing, manage suppliers, advise on the procure-to-pay process, and improve procurement outcomes across technology spend: software and SaaS, IT services, cloud, telecom, hardware, and legal technology.

This is a hands-on role for someone who can operate autonomously, run sourcing events, manage vendors, and bring structure and discipline to procurement in fast-moving, stakeholder-driven environments, with the opportunity to shape how procurement operates across multiple growing and evolving engagements.

This is primarily a technology procurement seat. Candidates whose experience is primarily in manufacturing, direct materials, or generalist indirect procurement are unlikely to be the right fit.

Occasional travel to client sites will be required.

Salary & Benefits: The base salary range for this position is $120K to $140K/year. In addition to base salary, this role is eligible for a performance-based bonus and CCM's comprehensive benefits package.

Key Responsibilities

Client Engagement & Leadership

• Own assigned engagements and workstreams end to end with minimal day-to-day direction, escalating to the Director as needed
• Engage directly with client senior leadership, including C-level executives and firm leadership, to present recommendations, sourcing results, and savings outcomes
• Serve as a trusted advisor to client stakeholders on procurement strategy, process, and supplier decisions

Strategic Sourcing & Category Management

• Lead sourcing events end to end, from intake and business requirements through RFx execution, supplier evaluation, negotiation, and award
• Develop and manage category strategies across software and SaaS, IT services, cloud, telecom, hardware, and legal technology, aligned to client priorities
• Negotiate commercial terms, pricing, renewals, and licensing models to improve overall supplier value and service

Supplier Management

• Manage supplier relationships and performance in partnership with stakeholders, including regular business reviews
• Engage suppliers and stakeholders to resolve performance issues and surface opportunities for improvement

Procurement Operations & Governance

• Manage and advise on the procure-to-pay process, from requisition and purchase order through receipt, invoice, and payment, recommending improvements to workflow, controls, and compliance
• Operate within each client's procurement policies and approval processes, improving sourcing and procurement workflows where needed
• Coordinate with Legal, InfoSec, Finance, and IT stakeholders throughout the sourcing, contracting, and payment process
• Support procurement systems and tools, and develop sourcing templates and standard documentation as needed

AI & Procurement Technology

• Use procurement tools and technology, including intake and orchestration, to manage sourcing, procurement requests, and supplier activity
• Apply AI and generative AI to support sourcing, supplier analysis, and documentation, with appropriate human review of work product
• Identify opportunities to improve efficiency through automation and better use of data, and stay current on relevant procurement and legal-technology tools

Analytics & Value Tracking

• Analyze spend data to identify sourcing opportunities
• Track and report savings, cost avoidance, and other measurable outcomes to stakeholders

How We Work

CCM's core values define how we work with clients and with each other, and we hire against them:

• Clients First: We align with our clients' business goals and build relationships on respect, support, and trust
• Turn Curiosity into Action: We dig into the big picture, spot the gaps, and run with solutions without waiting to be told
• Take Ownership: We stand behind our work and are organized, reliable, and trustworthy
• Speak with Candor: We say what we think, raise problems early, and disagree openly and respectfully
• Can-Do and Proactive: We step up before we are asked and push the envelope to find a better way
• Results Driven: We want to win, hold vendors accountable, and hold ourselves to a high standard of excellence
• One Team: We share what we know and help each other grow

Qualifications

Required

• 7+ years of procurement experience, with the majority in technology categories: software and SaaS, IT services, cloud, telecom, hardware, or legal technology
• Demonstrated ability to work independently and autonomously, owning engagements end to end with minimal direction
• Experience managing the procure-to-pay process and the judgment to advise clients on P2P design, controls, and improvements
• Comfort engaging with and presenting to senior leadership, including C-level executives and firm leadership, and the candor to tell them what they need to hear
• Demonstrated experience running RFx processes and negotiating software, SaaS, and IT services agreements
• Highly organized, with the ability to manage competing priorities across multiple clients and workstreams
• Strong written and verbal communication skills

Preferred

• Experience in a law firm or professional-services environment
• Experience in an embedded, advisory, or managed-services model supporting multiple accounts
• Hands-on with procurement and P2P systems supporting intake, sourcing, contracting, purchasing, and supplier management
• Regular use of modern procurement tools, including AI and generative AI, in day-to-day work
• Familiarity with regulated environments, InfoSec review, or third-party risk processes