Benchling
Head of Procurement
$187K–$254K
San Francisco, CA · Hybrid · Director · Full-time · Posted Oct 12, 2026
- Experience
- 10+ years in procurement, strategic sourcing, or vendor management; most of that experience at technology or SaaS companies.
About the job
Leads Benchling’s procurement strategy, strategic sourcing, vendor negotiations, spend management, and procure-to-pay process improvements.
What you'll do
- Lead negotiations and renewals for major cloud infrastructure and enterprise SaaS agreements, and develop category and renewal strategies.
- Design third-party vendor risk processes and improve vendor risk visibility and mitigation.
- Own procurement and travel and expense policies, improve processes, and apply AI and automation from intake through reporting.
What they ask for
- 10+ years in procurement, strategic sourcing, or vendor management, with most experience at technology or SaaS companies.
- Expertise leading complex, high-stakes negotiations and delivering measurable savings, including cloud and enterprise SaaS agreements.
- Demonstrated procurement process redesign and simplification, including good judgment in applying AI and automation.
- Experience designing third-party risk processes with Security, Legal, and Compliance partners.
Nice to have
- Procurement certification (CPSM, CIPS, or similar).
- Experience in life sciences or biotech.
Pay
$187,425 – $253,575 USD base salary
Tools
Zip, Navan, NetSuite
AI focus
Simplify procurement processes and apply AI and automation from intake through reporting; the interview also includes a brief AI-focused exercise or discussion.
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