Senior Sourcing Procurement Specialist

The Company You’ll Join

Carta is a platform that helps people manage equity, build businesses, and invest in the companies of tomorrow. Our mission is to create more owners. 

Carta is trusted by more than 30,000 companies and over half a million employees in nearly 150 countries to manage cap tables, compensation, and valuations. Carta also supports over 5,000 funds representing over $100B in assets under administration with their venture capital solutions. Carta’s liquidity solutions have returned $13B to shareholders in secondary transactions. Today Carta’s platform manages over two trillion dollars in equity for nearly two million people globally. Companies and funds like Canva, Tribe, and Pipe build their businesses on Carta. 

The company has been included on the Forbes World’s Best Cloud Companies, Fast Company's Most Innovative list, and Inc.’s Fastest-Growing Private Companies. We’ve also been recognized as a 2023 Built In Best Place to Work in the U.S. and  a Muse VIBE Award winner in the Vacation and Time Off category. For more information, visit carta.com.

The Team You’ll Work With

The Senior Procurement Specialist will be reporting to Carta’s Head of Procurement and will be involved in the execution of tactical procurement tasks across the entire procure-to-pay process. The position will work closely with teams like Compliance, Security, and Legal to complete the procurement process. 

The Problems You’ll Solve

You will also be responsible for spend analysis and formulating category plans and renewal strategies. You will help identify and implement process improvements in our procurement processes.

• Working collaboratively at senior levels to facilitate their procurement activities to ensure Carta gets favorable business and commercial terms.
• Lead cross-functional management to plan sourcing strategies and supplier management programs aligned with business objectives.
• Analyzing Carta’s current spend and supplier base and ensure our vendors are delivering value out of our current investments.
• Review Carta’s current procurement processes and provide recommendations for process improvement. Drive change management initiatives to improve processes.
• Design, track, generate & update reports and dashboards including but not limited to deal dashboard, Category analysis, and contract renewal calendar.
• Proactively manage upcoming procurement actions such as project timelines, contract renewals, notices, and negotiations.
• Work closely with Carta’s Strategic finance team on spending metrics and budgets to maximize cost-efficiency.
• Support Carta’s Sourcing Manager on RFP projects providing updates, meeting agenda, and meeting minutes/action items.
• Administer Coupa, our procure-to-pay system.
• Assist in training employees on procurement systems and processes.

About You

• Bachelor’s Degree with 3+ years of experience in indirect procurement, strategic sourcing, and vendor management.
• Ability to analyze data and effectively communicate interpretations and recommendations.
• Ability to develop, cultivate, and maintain complex working internal stakeholder/customer relationships.
• Experience and understanding of the procure-to-pay processes 
• Quantitative modeling skills using Excel or other data tools. Looker or Domo.
• Comprehensive knowledge of contract negotiation and sourcing methodologies.

• A strategic thinker focused on improving efficiencies, scale, and minimizing company risk.
• Clear and effective written and verbal communication

 

We are an equal opportunity employer and are committed to providing a positive interview experience for every candidate. If accommodations due to a disability or medical condition are needed, connect with us via email at recruiting@carta.com. As a company, we value fairness, helpfulness, transparency, leadership and build our teams around these values. Check out our careers page to get to know us better as you think about your next step at Carta.

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