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The Opportunity
We are looking for a Senior Procurement Manager. In this role, you will support our business partners' vendor relationships by driving consistency and optimization. This individual should be a highly analytical, forward-thinking advisor who will bring their procurement knowledge to our growing team. The perfect candidate will be comfortable working cross-functionally with business teams to guide and support our business partners through vendor procurement and management opportunities.
Root is a “work where it works best” company. This means we will support you working in whatever location works best for you across the US. We will continue to have our headquarters in Columbus and offices in other locations to give us more flexibility and choice about how we live and work.
 

How You Will Make an Impact

• Develops and executes strategic sourcing initiatives to deliver measurable cost savings, improve vendor value, and support the company’s financial goals.

• Leads the design and development of a vendor management framework - ensuring alignment with business priorities and regulatory requirements for the Data Science, Performance Marketing, and Claims teams.

• Negotiates and manages complex vendor contracts and relationships, driving favorable terms, scalable pricing models, and ongoing vendor accountabilty. Builds and governs end-to-end contract lifecycle, including intake, redlining, approval workflows, and renewal planning - ensuring visibility and compliance across all business units.

• Partners cross-functionally with Marketing, Legal, Finance, Security, and Data teams to align vendor selection, risk assessments, and spend with strategic outcomes

• Proactively identifies sourcing and vendor consolidation opportunities, providing data-driven recommendations to streamline spend and vendor portfolios.

• Builds and maintains procurement performance dashboards to monitor vendor health, track contract deliverables, and report on procurement KPIs and savings realization.

What You Will Need to Succeed

• 7+ years demonstrated procurement experience, preferably in insurance and/or a fast-paced technology environment.

• Experience in Insurance a strong preference.

• BS with analytical focus and/or procurement, supply chain, program management, and/or relevant industry certifications.

• Procurement experience supporting data science, analytics, or digital marketing teams is a strong plus, especially with contracts involving data elements, pixels, or AI tooling.

• Tech-savvy with a strong interest and proven success in vendor management.

• Approaches problem-solving with natural curiosity, open-mindedness, and comfort with ambiguity.

• In-depth knowledge of contracts, invoicing, and negotiation terms

As part of Root's interview process, we kindly ask that all candidates be on camera for virtual interviews.
This helps us create a more personal and engaging experience for both you and our interviewers.
Being on camera is a standard requirement for our process and part of how we assess fit and communication style, so we do require it to move forward with any applicant's candidacy.
If you have any concerns, feel free to let us know once you are contacted. We’re happy to talk it through.

Don’t meet every single requirement?

Studies have shown that women and people of color are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At Root, Inc., we are dedicated to building a diverse and inclusive workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway!

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